Dr. Dan Murphy put together this review from various studies. Some fascinating information in this review. Spinal stiffness was linked to visceral pathology with nearly 100% accuracy based upon sympathetic innervation. (Medical Times, 1921) 1,000 capsules of Tylenol in a lifetime doubles the risk of end stage renal disease. (New England Journal of Medicine,

2010 is starting off really well. At the end 2009 I got the opportunity to join forces with the Fanatik Bike Team and I could not be more excited. As some of you know I am a huge fan of the bike and cycling has been a life long passion…both racing and riding. Just

Happy 2010! I am really excited about the new year and am anticipating it being a great one. I recently got signed on with the Hagens Berman Elite Cycling Team out of Seattle to work with these up and coming riders. I will be travelling with the team to some of the big National

This information was obtained from Dr. Dan Murphy. Epidemiology and Infection October 2007, Vol 135, No. 7, pp. 1095-1098 “There is an epidemic of vitamin D insufficiency in the United States, the public health impact on this observation could be great.” “Over a 3 year period, taking 800 IU (per day) of vitamin D3

The title states what we all want both athletes and non athletes. In practice I strive to deliver on these ideas. On the athlete side my patients have been reporting better performance and faster recovery. Why is this? One reason is the lending of nutritional support to the adrenal glands. Many athletes (and non

Spent this past weekend down in San Diego attending a Dr. John Brimhall seminar….while Bellingham was enjoying the best weather in probably over 2 years while San Diego was under a gray sky the entire time we were there. We did not see the sun for one minute. Sigh! I picked up some great

This is too important not to get the word out. This is from Dr. Jeff Spencer’s blog. He reviewed the following paper: Mechanobiology and Diseases of MechanotransductionDonald Ingber, Phd, MD Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School Annals of Medicine of Medicine 2003; 35 (8), pp. 564-77 This is exactly what I have been writing

I spent Saturday at a seminar put on by Erchonia (the laser company) and Dr. Jeff Spencer. He taught us more gems on using the laser and gave us some insight into what he did to keep Lance Armstrong and the rest of the team healthy during LA’s 7 wins and then Alberto Contador’s

A week overdue. I was out in Ft. Collins, CO a week ago with the WWU Cycling Team for the Collegiate National Cycling Championships. I have been working with the team for 3 seasons now and it has been nothing but a pleasure to watch the riders grow as cyclists not too mention as

Tuesday this past week I had a patient come in complaining of shoulder pain with cramping occurring to the pectoralis minor. A brief assessment his shoulder indicated some tight muscles but nothing more. I followed up with the question, “have you had any surgeries?” His reply was “yes, 10 years ago on my right