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“The body leaves clues.”
Everyone is looking for the quick fix
When it comes to health & healing, I get a lot of questions about one muscle group, a supplement, a book, or a nervous system exercise. There is likely no one thing is going to heal you (especially if the issue is chronic). Just like it is not just one part of your body that was injured. You have to heal the whole.
Hierarchy of Healing
When you think of healing do you consider your body’s hierarchy of needs?
If we are not considering all of the systems and the body as a whole, we are not serving our clients very well. Once the body feels safe, it will begin to heal.
I always say, “the body leaves clues”.
Saddle Sores…
The unspoken truth about saddle sores using my experience as a criterium racer, professional bike fitter, working alongside other racers, physical therapist and root cause practitioner…
Injury and Inflammation: M.E.A.T. versus R.I.C.E.
No, we are not talking about food. We are talking about how to treat an acute injury and inflammation. So, let us get back to basics…
Electrolytes and Minerals… what you need to know
The question of the week is what is the best source to use for safe, effective electrolyte & mineral replacements.
Did you know many companies use citric acid in their performance products?
Did you know citric acid is typically sourced from a fungus, Aspergillus niger?
Before I had a significant environmental exposure, I did not know any of this. Why would I have a reason to? In an effort to keep my own and other patients toxic load low, I have done a huge amount of research and reaching out to companies to ask about sourcing protocols.
To stretch or not to stretch…
The weather began to warm and whether you hit the ground running or you were at the end of your spring sport season and wore your body down, you are most likely recovering. As you are progressing from that spring time strain, my patients have asked “to stretch or not to stretch????”
Chasing Pain
It may be a fairly simple rehabilitation plan, but when you begin chasing pain I have found (in my experience) that there is bigger root issue.