In 2005, 133 million Americans were living with at least one chronic condition and this this number is expected to grow to 157 million by 2020. While 63 million people …
You can’t Out-Exercise a Bad Diet
There can be no doubt that physical exercise is one of the best single activities that we can do to improve our health. All of the latest research on the …
Don’t Just Sit There!
Don’t Just Sit There! Since the original 1956 research of the London transport system investigating the difference in cardiac episodes between bus drivers and the conductors on the buses, we …
The Science Of Change
The Science of Change The health benefits of good food choices and exercise are abundant…but how do these changes occur in the body…and more importantly how do they help improve …
Low grade Inflammation and Your Patient
Low grade Inflammation and Your Patient There is an ongoing battle within many of us between the pro inflammatory and oxidative processes versus the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant processes. Inflammation is …
The Missing Ingredient in Your Weight Loss and Longevity Plan
The Missing Ingredient in Your Weight Loss and Longevity Plan What is the missing link that’s been shown to be one of the secrets to weight loss and disease prevention…F …
Addressing the Diabetes Epidemic
Estimates by U.S. government are that two out of every five Americans will develop type 2 diabetes. This increases the lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes to 40 percent for …
Why Exercise?
As physical therapists from time to time we may be confronted by a patient who is resistant to the idea of being involved with exercise. When those times occur I …
If Exercise Were A Pill
It is ironic that in today’s high-tech health-care world that something as simple as exercise can create measurable health benefits. If you were told that a certain pill could boost …
Progress or Plateaus
So often we see such great progress as we begin our weight loss program, pushing onward to our goal at a jackrabbit pace, only to be met with a discouraging …