February 19th, 2014 Written by: Dr Mike Breast cancer is the 2nd leading cancer among women. Screening for this particular condition has been around for about a century by way of x-ray and physical examination. It wasn’t until 1969 that the mammogram made its way onto the scene as a powerful new way to detect breast lumps much smaller than you could feel during a self check.   Since then, they have been considered the gold standard of breast cancer detection and prevention in the medical world. Almost 40 million mammograms are done each year, as it is recommended that women […]

After NINE years, today was the day that I made the decision to give my daughter Brooke a medication. Well, Laura and I decided together. Her first med of any kind, and it was an antibiotic. I had hoped that she would make it out to her teen years without needing anything, and the reality is, she didn’t need it today. But, the question came, “is the risk enough, that the risk of the medication effecting her negatively, is less than the risk of not having?” We decided it was…. (read on)

There is an issue with eating too many nuts.  And it isn’t fat.  But it is actually worse than that.  The question becomes, is there enough evidence to support low consumption of nuts, over high consumption, to warrant a reduction?  I tend to drive people toward nut and seed consumption, but the MYCO-TOXINS that exist in them, might be enough to alter that once you get up to a decent level of daily consumption. My point is that if we move to the point where we are eating nuts as nut butter, using it as flour for breads, and snacking […]

Hello my lovely readers!  I want to implore you to listen (well read) about the fabulous Garage Games 1 Event coming up next weekend (14th-16th).  This is the biggest CrossFit event in the country based on total competitors.  It will be totally awesome, and I want you to come to it!   The greatest thing about this event is the realization of a movement that I started, which is referenced by the hashtag, #BeThe1  This movement is focused on every individual being the superstar athlete who changes the course of history.  Often we celebrate those who are pro athletes, or […]