Despite a temporary issue with right trochanter pain, my training was going well. So I set off one morning to cover five miles. About a third of the way through I began to wonder...
I’ve read it or heard it a hundred times. You have too. It’s the classic depiction of the human “fight or flight” reaction: “You spot the saber toothed cat bearing down on you,...
Stress is bad for your health. But it’s not as bad for some people as it is for others. In part, it could be that a lucky few sail though life exposed to less than their fair...
I've just finished my exercise video Strengthening Vertical Landing and Lateral Shift. It can help runners, basketball or tennis players, skiers, or anyone who has problems of...
After a few training runs I began experiencing some hip pain (trochanteric regional pain syndrome -- here's a link to Chapter 3 that talks about it), so I devised a rehab...
I've just posted my video "Dr. Lavine's 15 minute self-care program for the low back" on Youtube. If you've had low back problems, or want to protect yourself from ever having...
Analyzing the biomechanical forces that contribute to pain in the area of the hip.
Once I committed to training for a half-marathon, I had to come up with a plan…
It started because I was inspired by one of my patients. I've never had an Olympic athlete in my practice before, so I was excited that one of my recent patients is an...
I’ve never been able to understand why some people don’t enjoy exercise. And more importantly, what it would take to change their minds about it. And I have the same curiosity in...
Last year I was interviewed for the Cognidiet Healthy Lifestyle Show; the interview was aired...
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened. This is from the 16th century French essayist Michel de Montaigne.
Did you know that spiders tune their silk threads so they can “hear” where on the web they’ve captured prey? And know the size of their victim, too?...
Sixteen million Americans have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a condition characterized by shortness of breath. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are common...
Since it’s found in fruits, sugar has always been a part of the human diet. Grains and dairy foods also contain sugars. The amount of sugar you consume in fruits and other whole...
The economist Tim Jackson, way back in 2012, wrote this essay for the New York Times - “Let’s be less productive.” He’s a proponent of sustainable development, and the essay is a...
This chart says it all. It shows the woefully low point to which American agriculture has sunk. It shows the steady decline in mineral content of a cross-section of food crops...
In today’s modern age, we’re missing out on something - irregularity. In particular, challenging ourselves to walk on irregular surfaces. Researchers in Oregon set up two groups...
