CORTISONE INJECTIONS: HELL NO!

I think it's time we set the record straight regarding cortisone injections for joint pain, including sciatica. Cortisone Injections are injected into: The epidural space. It is called an epidural injection. This injection targets the area around the spinal cord where nerve roots exit and extend to our muscles and organs systems. The area near …

HOT YOGA: Is A Better Cardiovascular Workout

Since when do we do yoga for a cardiovascular work-out? Aren't we going into the yoga room to become enlightened, to de-stress, to breathe?  Isn't the physical practice of yoga a moving meditation?  Don't misunderstand me here, I walked into the yoga room because something inside me knew I was not emotionally or spiritually okay. When I first started …

We Got It All WRONG!

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), stress is the “health epidemic of the 21st century.”  Stress kills 7 people every 2 seconds, that is 110 million people every year.   The Center for Disease Control and the National Institute on Occupational Safety & Health declares the workplace our #1 life stressor. What if this …

Use It or Lose It…

As discussed in "The Medicine Behind How We Occupy Ourselves In Space" and in "The Silent Epidemic That Nobody Wants To Talk About," we are allowing our bodies to adapt to the demands of the electronic revolution.  Not to beat a dead horse, but how we are adapting is causing us pain, disease and dis-ease including …

You are your own best therapist…

This blog is a forum to start a discussion with medical professionals, yoga teachers, personal trainers and everyone out there who is suffering, has suffered and/or knows someone who is suffering from a chronic illness or injury.  Mine started in October 2008 when a chiropractor, uneducated in hyper-mobility, over-adjusted my neck leaving me with headaches …