Touch has a broad spectrum of healing benefits; oftentimes lighter massage techniques trigger these beneficial effects more effectively than deeper methods.
Guest article: Touch & healing – what’s depth got to do with it?
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Personal Stories
A selection of Dr. Lavine's articles on Personal Stories...
Results of my testosterone boosting supplement program
Though I raised my testosterone with a nutritional supplement program, it had little effect on my blood pressure, so I needed some fresh ideas.
Boost testosterone naturally
The vitamins and herbs that helped boost testosterone by enhancing its precursors.
Blood pressure and low testosterone
In my quest to improve my health, I focused on my low testosterone and its relationship to high blood pressure.
My blood pressure quest. Chapter 4: results of my detox program
The results of my mercury detox were disappointing, so I had to decide what to do next.
Chapter 2: My blood pressure quest. Heavy metal testing
Determined as I was to delve into the causes of my high blood pressure, one of the first areas I explored was the possibility that I was carrying an excess load of toxic heavy...
Do you like my diploma?
It shows that I’ve completed my training with Functional Medicine University and now I’m a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner. I’ve learned a vast amount about how we...
Guest article: Fear dreads resilience
For today's guest article, I thank Cameron Stout, who writes Light At Sea - Self Care in the time of corona and beyond FEAR DREADS RESILIENCE Posted on June 15, 2020 So, first of...
Running efficiency at any speed
When I was training for the half-marathon, I wasn't too concerned about my speed. I just wanted to finish. And not finish dead last. As I piled up the miles, though, I noticed...
Training for a half marathon. Chapter 6: I nearly passed out
I must have looked wasted. My wife was quite worried. She was ready to meet a friend for lunch but wouldn’t leave me until a modicum of life force had returned to my face. I had...
Regaining health – one man’s story
Today's article has been provided by David Williams. It's his personal story of recovery. Regaining Health – David M. Williams As we rang in the New Year on January 1, 2020, I...
I’m running a half marathon. Chapter 5: I can talk myself out of anything
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’m running a half marathon. Chapter 4: My hip rehab program
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’m running a half-marathon. Chapter 3: I got hip pain
Analyzing the biomechanical forces that contribute to pain in the area of the hip.
I’m running a half marathon. Chapter 2: the training plan
Once I committed to training for a half-marathon, I had to come up with a plan…
I’m running a half marathon: Chapter 1 – the commitment
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...
What are your health biases?
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...
The importance of touch – Dr. Lavine interviewed by Veronique Cardon
Last year I was interviewed for the Cognidiet Healthy Lifestyle Show; the interview was aired...
