Here’s a question I get every day: Doc! My back hurts what can I do so this doesn’t happen again? BOOKS: Stuart McGill, PhD. (There’s a video interview with him at the end of this post). His book takes you, step by step, explaining how you can control your back pain: Esther Gokhale’s book has […]
Category: Finding Health!
Spine Straight!
Do you see what’s wrong with my shadow in the photo above???????? We humans used to know how to hold our bodies, and how to do things without straining and injuring our backs and necks. We held our spines straight. Take a look at these early photographs! These women knew to hold their spines in […]
Walking. The Best, Most Overlooked Medicine in the World?
Humans have been walking. Everywhere. All the time. Long distances. For everything. Since the dawn of man. In today’s world, we don’t need to walk much, it has become yet another exercise to add to our list of things to do in a given day. How sad. Walking boosts our immune system, helps maintain weight, […]
Rucking, Recovery and Rehabilitation
Michael Easter wrote a book, The Comfort Crisis, encouraging people to get out of our all-too-comfy modern way of living, that is making humanity weak and sickly, and back to what humans have been capable of doing since the dawn of man. He introduces us to rucking – the simple, archaic and very uniquely human […]
Trials to Trails (with Tails!)
Welcome to my blog! This is Sam, my service dog. And this is one of my favorite trails. It’s been years since I’ve been able to hike to this spot due to physical disability caused by severe auto-immune disease. I’m an Osteopathic physician specializing in rehabilitation medicine, and I am one of my own patients. […]
Why We Get Sick
To everyone with a chronic disease who ever said to me: “Doc, I don’t like taking all these drugs, what can I do?”, I hereby officially add to my list: Get Dr Bikman’s book! Better yet, buy two and give one to someone you love! 85% of Americans may be insulin resistant! Dr Bikman is […]
Comforts of the Abyss, The Art of Persona Writing
A talented docent explaining what we see in various rooms of the museum of his life, Philip Schultz engages us in a cinematic guided tour of the emotions and inspired souls who molded him as a writer. He brings Hemingway’s wife, Elizabeth Bishop and Norman Mailer so close to us we can hear them breathe. […]
Attitude is Everything!
What did you notice first? Mud? or Blue sky? Storms happen. Mud happens. Some people would turn around and go home. Some get stuck. Some wallow. Many never look up. Some never bother to look across to see what’s on the other side. Some just need encouragement from a friend. It’s important to acknowledge the […]