We have now been providing Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC) for a few years, and I am happy to say the results are amazing. The advantages and benefits of this therapy are simply awesome. WBC is a sophisticated method of cold therapy involving three minutes of skin exposure to temperatures between -200°F to -250°F. While this…
1. Question to ponder… “Are you pointing out the window… or pointing in the mirror?” I can’t give credit for this quote, as I cannot remember where I heard it earlier this week. But, as humans, we love to point fingers and blame other people and our circumstances for our shortcomings. It is easy to…
Everyone knows that exercise is a good thing. The human body is designed to move. Most people associate exercise with burning calories, thus a great way to lose weight. The great thing about exercise is that is goes way beyond burning calories and helps improve all bodily functions. Yep, I just said all bodily functions!…
1. Cartoon I love… Here is a cartoon that we hang up in our office from time to time, and it always gets a laugh. It is funny, but also sad… as it is so true. I seldom see a new patient who isn’t taking at least one medication regularly, and most take multiple medications.…
In the mid-1800’s, women in maternity wards were dying at a high rate of puerperal fever, also known as childbed fever. A physician named Ignaz Semmelweis, while working at a hospital in Vienna, Austria, noticed that women in the maternity ward that was staffed by male physicians died at a rate three times that of…
1. Documentary worth watching… Joseph Campbell was a professor of literature and author, who was well known for his work with comparative mythology. The documentary, Finding Joe, delves into how a hidden pattern that shows up in every story, which he called “the hero’s journey,” is “relevant and essential in today’s world.” Joseph Campbell was…
I remember my very first helicopter lesson about fifteen years ago. My instructor and I were sitting in the cockpit with the blades spinning. He explained what each of the flight controls were responsible for. The cyclic is the part that moves the aircraft forward, backward, and side-to-side. The pedals, one for each foot, spin…
1. Phenomenon you should be aware of… There are processes called trophic cascades which “are powerful indirect interactions that can control entire ecosystems. Trophic cascades occur when predators limit the density and/or behavior of their prey and thereby enhance survival of the next lower trophic level.” The trickle down effects of removing a species for…
We can blame our shortcomings on our upbringing, the neighborhood we came from, our parents, the weather, the city we live in, blah, blah, blah… The crazy thing is that two people from those same so-called adversities can end up at opposite ends of the success scale. One may be in prison, while his twin…