Did you know there isn’t one solid study that demonstrates that exercise results in weight loss? Although exercise is probably the absolute best thing you can do to live a long, healthy life, it isn’t a magic cure for excess weight. In fact, many patients with excess weight have a lot of inflammation and aches and pains that make exercising miserable. That’s why we always start with nutritional biochemistry as our first-line treatment. Once that inflammation is reduced, getting the body moving is a much easier task! And, contrary to what many people think, moving the body isn’t limited to machines and gyms. There are a lot of ways to improve the physical fitness of the human body that don’t require running in place!
From Gravel Roads to Greater Health!
Dr. Orr and Dr. Newell’s 100-Mile Triumph at Bad Astra 2023 On September 30th, the 3rd annual Bad Astra took place in Ottawa, Ks. This is a grassroots gravel cycling event that invites people to come and share the joy of riding a bicycle and appreciate the beauty of Kansas gravel roads. Ottawa Bike and […]
Supernatural
The only thing my 13-year-old son wanted for his birthday last month was a virtual reality headset – something called an Oculus Quest 2. A few days before his birthday, as I was debating spending a big chunk of money on yet another electronic device, one of my patients started telling me about her new […]
Metabolism
I hear from patients all the time that they think their metabolism is “broken”. In fact, metabolism is not simply one thing. The definition of metabolism is the sum of the processes by which a particular substance (energy) is handled in the living body. Everybody’s metabolism is different and is composed of 4 primary things: […]