The Update on the Aquaponics system going into my back yard, I will update another one today as well with some more of the progress. A couple quick points: The food for the plants in the grow bed, is entirely supplied by the fish in the pond To preserve organic as best as possible, concrete is being used in all of the construction, to avoid plastic as much as possible In an extra hot year like this one, having the roots have constant access to water, insures strong plant growth Two options exist with a system like this, and all […]

There is a new article in the Wall Street Journal from 2 days ago, entitled “To Heal a Heart, Train Harder” with tag line “Not just for athletes, intense exercise replaces slow, steady regime”.  YEAH!  CrossFit making its way into the cardiac rehab units of the Mayo Clinic! Oh yeah, getting ahead of myself.  So the Mayo Clinic is one of the notable clinics that has been utilizing this type of cardiac rehab, and in their case, for FOUR years!  Their Dr. Squires comments: “There’s been a natural progression over time of what we’ve thought exercise for patients with cardiovascular disease […]

I was in my small group tonight, discussing the book of Matthew, where Jesus is led into the desert to be tested and tempted by the devil.  Our discussion moved towards the discussion of testing God, and identifying the difference between a test and trust.  It made me think of my patients, and the need to be led into trusting God. Trusting God when it comes to your health looks kind of like this… “I know that I have been designed with a healing power in me, I know that there are laws that God has put into place that […]

Injuries are a common thing.  Last week, as I review my patients, I can recall no less than 8 brand new injuries that took place.  From car accidents (1), falls <some on stairs> (4), to gardening incidents (1) to working out (2)… and there might be more?  That is a lot of damage done in one week, especially for a summer week where I am seeing on average 20% less people. So with this much injury happening all around me, I think we should discuss what happens following an injury, and make sure that we are taking all of the […]

Monster? I don’t actually mean monster sized salmon, I am actually referring to “Monster-like” salmon, because the ones I am referring to are genetically modified. Not too much unlike Frankenstein if you ask me, which is what the Daily Mail Reporter called it. The FDA reported on this new species of Salmon which was created by Massachusetts based company, AquaBounty who states their mission as: Our mission is to play a significant part in “The Blue Revolution” – bringing together biological sciences and molecular technology to enable an aquaculture industry capable of large-scale, efficient, and environmentally sustainable production of high […]

First off, I have been using earbuds for years as a step towards reducing cell phone radiation to my head.  I have been setting my phone on the passenger seat when I drive to avoid radiation to my hand, leg or anywhere else I might think to set a phone while driving!  I reduce the amount of usage of my phone vs my laptop (wireless inside a home is minimal compared to the amount in a phone to cell tower burst), when I can.  Airplane mode is also one my favorite inventions. So Mercola has a nice short video on […]

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For decades it has been touted that the best way to insure strong teeth, is to add fluoride to the water.  And the majority of clinical data has shown that statement to be true.  There is really no argument against the effectiveness of fluoride in building strong teeth.  The question at hand is and has been safety. The EPA sets a maximum standard of 4 milligrams per liter, or 4 parts per million for the amount of fluoride that can be present in your water.  As you read the EPA’s standard, you will notice they refer to it as contamination […]

Time for another challenge for all of you health pursuing crazies!  Actually, this will be great for all of you, crazy or not.  Our focus in all of the workouts that I provide here, are to achieve some level of metabolic conditioning, which means the workouts need to be short enough that you can really push yourself hard, yet enough work that you tax the systems in your body that produce energy.  These are metabolic pathways, therefore: metabolic conditioning! So because of this, I like running, but I also like testing your other physical capacity.  So today we will give […]