Category Archives: Rolling Reflections

More often than not patients feel as though they have little autonomy on the trajectory of their lives. We make statements like “it runs in my family” or I can’t help but do this. We have, probably rightly so, made conditions like addiction a disease, in which we have little or no control over ourContinue reading “RR 41 – Are You Doomed?”

This past week has been a lot of ILE reading on the definition of states as well as power and strategy. It’s interesting comparing business strategy and military strategy. Business strategy is generally defined as low cost, differentiation, dual advantage or niche. Military strategy is based on achieving a desired end state through various means.Continue reading “Rolling Reflections 40”

I started my lifting journey after I got bullied on the court playing basketball. I didn’t like getting pushed around. If I could put on muscle, then I could prevent this from happening again. The only lifts I knew were push ups, dumbbell curls and overhead press. So I did a lot of reps ofContinue reading “20 Years of Strength”

There is no perfect exercise or activity. If you’ve been involved in athletics for any duration of time, you’ve likely run into overuse or traumatic injuries. Cross training is imperative for health and we should look at our exercise programing to include each of the pillars. Exercise has four pillars – strength, cardiovascular fitness, mobility,Continue reading “RR – 4 Pillars of Exercise”

Orthobiologics are an evolving field in musculoskeletal care, as well as aesthetics. Leaders in the field hope it transforms orthopedic interventions to being less invasive with a shorter recovery time. The field stems around using autologous products (derived from your own body) to promote healing.  I’ve found that the more a patient moves after aContinue reading “Orthobiologics”

In considering the field of healthcare, there are four pillars. These pillars are disease management, quality of life/healthspan, longevity, and performance. We may want all of these things, but there are obvious competing demands.  Traditional medical care has a focus on disease management. If you go to your traditional annual physical you are provided withContinue reading “RR – 4 Pillars of Healthcare”

For some reason my learning this month has primarily focused on addictions. There was Dr. Anna Lembke on the Knowledge Project. I’ve been working through Paul Chek’s 1-2-3-4 On Obesity, Addiction, and Disease. And reading through Codependent No More. Then I had a good conversation with my best friend talking about levels of thinking andContinue reading “RR 39 – Addictions”

It’s interesting how easy it is to get off track. I’ve been considering restarting writing, but I didn’t know where I wanted to begin. RR started as a means to do quick blurbs on my reading from the week and reflect on it. I think that template served me well, when I was doing it.Continue reading “Rolling Reflections 38”