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Category: lifestyle-medicine

The one thing 40-60 year old men can’t afford to do. According to John Woodall, there are 5 seasons in a man’s life. Birth – 20:  Foundation.  You’re being influenced Read More

I live, practice, and raise a family in a town with lots of military.  We have the Air Force Academy, Peterson Air Force base, Schriever Air Force base, Fort Carson Read More

Many of my clientele are either business owners or high end management/executives in their companies.  What does this mean?  It means they are drivers and achievers.  They push themselves hard Read More

A few weeks back I had posted a picture of the infamous Unicorn Frappuccino.  It was an image that equated the sugar load of the beverage with eating 3 Snicker’s bars.  Read More

I admit it, I consider myself a CrossFit junkie…or maybe I’m just a giant poser.  I drank the Kool-Aid about 3 1/2 years ago and haven’t stopped.  Before I go to bed Read More

I was recently interviewed on Dr. Scott Mills’ podcast, The Full Body Fix.  You can subscribe to it on iTunes or click the image above for show notes.  We dive into Read More

If you are being treated for high blood pressure, I’m sure you’ve been told to watch your sodium intake.  The traditional medical theory is that since you consume too much Read More

If there’s one thing I have learned from both working with clients for 12 years and trying this thing called parenting is that beliefs dictate behavior. If someone believes they Read More

Ready to make a change?  Feeling guilty about the choices you’re trying to make because it goes against everything you have heard or done the past 40 years?  Here’s 4 Read More

bi·o·hack·ing /ˈbīōhakiNG/ noun The activity of exploiting genetic material experimentally without regard to accepted ethical standards, or for criminal purposes. Do-it-yourself biology, a social movement in which individuals and organizations Read More

I have a number of pet peeves.  For those that know me really well, you know I can go from zero to maximum irritability in 0.2 seconds when I see random Read More

If you were to ask my wife, current and past co-workers, and kids what I really suck at, I’m sure it would take them about a microseconds to spit out EMPATHY. Read More

My last post was about about breakfast, I mean dessert.  What’s the difference?  The point of it is that if you break down the ingredients in your typical breakfast, it’s Read More

Breakfast vs. Dessert On my initial intake paperwork for people, I have the potential client list out their food items.  Under more investigation of the ingredients of those foods, I Read More

In the age of information, are you actually seeking information or are you seeking affirmation?  When you accept something as truth, do you seek out other sources that may question Read More

I had an ‘aha’ moment this morning that I think can potentially help a lot of people.  Most of my days begin between 4- 5 am…planned and willing (mostly).  Yesterday, Read More

There’s a saying, ‘We fear that which we do not know.’  Many will recite this as a way of self comforting after being criticized.  While I think this is true, I Read More

If you were conscious in the late 80’s and through the 90’s like me, you’ll remember the commercial and many parodies from the line, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.”  It turns Read More

When making recommendations for people, I often get asked, “what do YOU do?” I love this because I think it separates those doctors that lead by prescription pad versus the Read More

Walk down the aisle of any grocery store and labels that brag about being ‘Gluten-Free’ will smack you in the face.  When this started, I thought it was awesome since Read More