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Lower Back Regenexx Treatment Returns Fitness Professional to Competition

Perpetual growth in mind, body, and soul is the philosophy professional body builder Eileen Wells lives by. Her everyday goal? Be better today than she was yesterday. As a professional competitor in the fitness division of the International Federation of BodyBuilding (IFBB) she was able to live by that mantra…until all of that changed in…read more

Fish Oil and Exercise Together May Produce Better Workouts!

I’ve blogged extensively on research showing that fish oil can help many different things—from your heart to your joint pain. Now a new study suggests that the relationship between fish oil and exercise may be more beneficial than we knew. Let me explain. Why Is Fish Oil a Big Deal? Fish oil contains omega fatty…read more

Happy 4th of July 2016 from Regenexx!

We just wanted the opportunity to say, Happy 4th of July!  We wish you and your families a joyous, safe, and fun-filled day as we celebrate Independence Day 2016 and our amazing country!

New Study Says There Are Almost 600 US Stem Cell Clinics: How Did We Get Here?

A Internet-based research study was published this week that was covered widely in the news that said we have more than 570 stem cell clinics in the United States. Its thesis is that while the scientific community has been focused on clinics offering embryonic stem cells in Asia and Russia, the US stem cell scene…read more

Stem Cell Factors? More Amniotic and Placental “Stem Cell” Reports

One of the nuttier regenerative medicine trends of the last two years has been the explosion in physicians using what they call “amniotic” or “placental” stem cells. The problem with the concept is that none of these products contain any living cells, let alone stem cells, so now a few doctors who got the memo…read more

Demonizing Butter: New Research Shows No Connection to Heart Disease

No other food has been as vilified as butter. I grew up in a world where the government told us that tasty and creamy butter was evil, a cause of heart disease that was right up there with cigarette smoking. Over the last few years, Americans who have had success with low-carb/high-fat diets have begun…read more

Teaching the World to Count: Does Your Doctor Know How to Dose Cells?

Yesterday I was meeting with the Interventional Orthopedics Foundation (IOF) scientific team. They showed me this great book that teaches physicians how to count the number of cells in a same-day stem cell treatment. I quickly realized that I was seeing a first in stem cells, a nonprofit organization that was dedicated to advancing the…read more

Exercise as You Age: Your Muscles Will Thank You!

Staying active as you age has sometimes been called the real fountain of youth, but how much do we know about how staying active helps slow aging? Several studies have suggested that pumping iron as you age can do things like improve the genes inside muscle cells. A recent study shows more benefits to the…read more