The health benefits of coconut oil include hair care, skin care, stress relief, cholesterol level maintenance, weight loss, boosted immune system, proper digestion and regulated metabolism. It also provides relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV, and cancer, while helping to improve dental quality and bone strength. These benefits of oil…
Here is a simple recipe that can be used a side dish but also as a main dish. All you need is a knife, the requisite vegetables and your oven! for about 4 side dishes: 2 small eggplants (chopped and diced) 2 zucchinis (chopped and diced but not skinned) ½ cup of corn kernels (not…
This past December, we had a pretty heavy snowfall. While some of it melted, we can be sure that more of the white stuff is on the way and with the snowfall comes shoveling and MORE shoveling. But shoveling doesn’t need to equate to low back pain. With proper technique and precautions, you can keep…
Skiing takes its toll on knee and hip joints. If you were to watch a high level skier coming down the slopes, he/she is absorbing the bumps and deep snow by using their legs as if they were suspension coils, absorbing all impact while their upper torso remains virtually still. The Jack Knife is a…
We have mentioned it several times in our weekly fitness tips that the hip joints are designed to be mobile. What lies adjacent to the ball and socket joint is just as important; the knee and the lumbar spine and pelvis. These joints were designed to be stable joints. Therefore, it goes without saying that…
“ I’m skiing like a champ!” “ What are you working on to get stronger?” “ My flexibility!” “ Your what…? Really? Being more flexible makes you stronger?” Yes! Mobility will trump stability and strength every time! If your hips are NOT mobile then they cannot be FULLY stable and if the joint has issues…
“You put high heels on and you change.” -Manolo Blahnik As appealing as high heels are to some women (and to some men, seeing their women in them), they do change you once you put them on. The x-ray you see here demonstrates the point (pun intended!) When the feet are placed in a high…
ANYTHING. BUT. YOUR. STOMACH! When sleeping on your side: curl your hips up into a fetal position, pillow or duvet between the knees. When sleeping on your back: place a small pillow under your knees but try NOT to sleep with your arms over-head SLEEPING on your stomach is learned. It is quite comfortable (take…
Of all the well-known muscle groups in the lower body, the quadriceps group in the front of the thigh is the some of the most used and abused! The legs, from hips down, will get injured if the body does not understand how to eccentrically accept loads…in other words efficiently decelerate. This is where our…
Your body is the ultimate piece of golf equipment! However, any physical limitations, will lead to an inefficient golf swing, injury and a less than optimal golf game.
