Doctors learn very little in medical school about fitness. Hence, when patients complain to their doctors about weight gain, deteriorating physique, low energy, and depressed mood,unless those doctors have gone well out of their ways to self-educate, they’ll simply repeat what they were taught in residency: walk more, use an exercise bike, avoid lifting weights…

The Right Supplements Help! One reason why patients experience chronic pain is escalated inflammation. While acute inflammation can help fight off infections, heal wounds, and encourage muscle growth after work outs, chronic inflammation is almost always a destructive force. We’ll delve more deeply into the specific biochemical pathways that link chronic pain and chronic inflammation,…

Over the past 25 years, we’ve learned that after just a few weeks of significant pain, hormone levels begin to change. One of the first major changes occurs in the adrenal glands. Pain is a stress escalator, and adrenal production of the stress hormone cortisol increases dramatically. This increase in cortisol in turn increases blood…