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Again, I am NOT a physician. This is my layman’s understanding. Do your own research and consult medical professionals before deciding on your approach to pain management. From talking with many folks who have used opiate-based pain medications, I have identified a few key drawbacks. There are likely more. Because they depress the central nervous system,…
Secrets of Hydration
Easy, free and inarguably essential to health. Staying hydrated is one of the ways to reduce pain, support healing and well, every other metabolic function (for instance, carrying nutrients to your cells and toxins from them). And yet we seldom drink as much as we need. Hint: if you only drink when you experience thirst, you’re not…
You’ll need to quit smoking
If you’re a smoker, your surgeon will require you to quit smoking, for a whole set of reasons related to how it compromises your cardiovascular and respiratory systems. There’s a very good mind-training CD for this. By the way, this is equally true for smoking cannabis, if that’s something you do. Medical cannabis has been…
Why listen to me?
It’s an important question. I am neither a doctor nor a physical therapist. I have studied with masters of various healing arts (including osteopath/acupuncturist Dan Bensky, osteopath Dr. John “can talk to tumors” Upledger, and Kathmandu’s cherished ayurvedic physician Vaidya Mana Bajra Bajracharya, as well as chiropractor/breema practitioner Jon Schreiber), and I have studied, practiced, shared widely and…
Waiter, make it a double.
What about doing both at once? If you’re in relatively good shape and thus getting the anterior or superior approach, and you are going to need them both done eventually, I strongly recommend getting the two-for-one special. Of course, this assumes: your surgeon believes you to be a good candidate for a double. your surgeon does double…
Make it Awesome
So you need a total joint replacement. Perhaps it feels as if a calamity has befallen you. It’s terrifying to imagine. A hard road lies ahead. Those are all possible mindsets you could be in. But you can adopt a different mindset, so you can readily find in yourself the willingness to do all the constructive…