Less than two years ago I made the decision to give my resignation. 

I did not know what my future would hold. If I would ever be able to return to physical therapy, cycling or enjoying the mountains at elevation. 

If you asked that girl in the second photo if she ever thought she’d see the girl in the 4th, she’d say only in her dreams. This is my healing journey, understanding and recognizing our bodies are miraculous healing machines…

My hope is that collectively by sharing information and my journey that we can elevate our current sick care system and make changes so that we actually support providing health care. I truly believe lives could change.

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…

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…

Drainage…

How do we take something that has been made so complex and break it down to understand it?

Think of the drains in your house. The kitchen sink drains down to the basement or under the home (think lymphatic system). Gravity helps. What if something is too big or greasy for the sink to break down? The garbage disposal and soap help (just like the liver and gallbladder).

I am learning that there are many other people out there struggling with different health challenges as I walk this journey recovering from the effects of toxic mold. The one thing that we all have in common is the desire to help others, the necessity to self-advocate and the feeling of isolation.

Have you ever wondered why it takes you longer to heal from the common cold, skin to close from a wound, inflammation to subside, nerve pain lingers, joint pain will not go away?

What is VEGF and why is it important?

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor improves delivery of nutrient and oxygen via capillary blood flow and stimulates the growth of new blood vessel formation (angiogenesis).

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.

You need someone who will listen to the clues your body is leaving, look for patterns and have the knowledge and tools to help correct the dysfunction.

“So what if we didn’t slap bandaids and started paying attention to clues the body was leaving to determine the root cause?”