Swanick Sleep Blue light exposure at night presents many health risks including increased risk of various cancers, weight gain, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and damage to the eyes. I just received my Swanick Sleep blue light blocking glasses and sleep mask in the mail. My intention was not to use these every day but to have […]…
Friday: Who to Follow (Functional Medicine Practitioner Dr. Pompa) One of the chiropractors I used to work with was also a doctor of Functional Medicine. He introduced me to the work of Dr. Pompa. You can keep up with him is going to be via his newsletter @ https://drpompa.com/, he also has a weekly […]…
Reconsidering the Sleeper Stretch The sleeper stretch is a popular shoulder exercise but there are some factors you should consider before deciding on its appropriateness. Oftentimes range of motion limitations are misdiagnosed. Certain muscle groups are then blamed and inappropriate stretches are performed. The hamstrings, for example, are a common muscle group that are blamed […]…
The Importance of Skipping Breakfast While there is nothing wrong with eating some eggs for breakfast (eggs are pretty much a perfect food) there are many benefits to skipping breakfast entirely. We have been ‘force fed’ the notion that bad things will happen to us if we skip breakfast. A lot of this propaganda has […]…
The Value of Blowing up a Balloon Thanks to PRI Practitioner Ryan Dobbeck for the photoshoot. In 2012, I read a blog by physical therapist Jeff Cubos that really got my attention, “The Balloon – Your New Clinical Tool.” In 2016, I finally ended up becoming certified in Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) and studied extensively […]…
The ONE Thing “People do no decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” – F.M. Alexander In his book (The ONE Thing) Gary Keller raises the question, “What’s the ONE Thing I need to do such that by doing it, everything else becomes easier or unnecessary?” The author explains […]…