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Polyphenol Research? Should You be Taking Polyphenol Supplements to Supercharge Your Exercise?

The use of polyphenol supplementation is common in athletes and dedicated fitness enthusiasts alike, but does it enhance performance? Many who are committed to heavy levels of exercise take supplements to not only replace the minerals and nutrients they quickly burn but also to enhance their performance; polyphenol is one of those. However, is there…read more

Are Anti-oxidants Important for Stem Cell Health Supplements?

Stem cell health supplements are beginning to become popular. Based on the published research, what should be in them? After all, not everybody has the tremendous resources needed to test various supplement ingredients with stem cells like we did in our advanced lab. Based on the research, it looks like anti-oxidants are a safe bet.…read more

Hip Arthritis Physical Therapy No Better than Placebo?

Hip arthritis is a problem that impacts 9-18 million Americans at any given time. At one point or another, many of those patients get sent for hip arthritis physical therapy (PT). Now a new study suggests that all of that PT may not be doing anybody any good. Hip arthritis is when the hip looses…read more

The Impact on Orthopedic Stem Cell Research of the Slow Death of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

When the Bush white house shut down embryonic stem cell (ESC) research in the early 2000s, the field of adult stem cell research was in it’s infancy. California prop 71 was born, promising embryonic stem cell research breakthroughs that would quickly have the blind seeing and the crippled walking. This never happened, instead, as discussed…read more

Improve Stem Cells: Is Your High Cholesterol Hurting Your Stem Cells?

I’ve blogged a few times about ways to improve stem cells. However, one of the most obvious may be cleaning up your lifestyle. A new study suggests that cholesterol may be a big player in that effort. Cholesterol is a key building block of the body which is a critical component of cell walls. It’s…read more

A Search for Stem Cells Low Back: Can Stem Cells Increase Disc Height?

A search under the term “stem cells low back” will turn up many studies that can seem to be able to regenerate worn out low back discs with stem cells. Does this work? If you believe a recent meta-analysis of 6 animal studies all it takes to restore a bad disc is a stem cell…read more

Hormonophobia – Did Two New Big Studies on Testosterone Side Effects Get it Really Wrong?

Hormonophobia is a word you might not have come across yet.  At the recent AMMG meeting in Orlando, the speaker who was on before I lectured went over two new studies that seemed to show that being on Testosterone caused more heart attacks. It was a really elegantly conceived and delivered presentation that basically tore…read more

Sciatica Epidural Recovery? When Epidurals Fail

Low back pain due to a pinched nerve (sciatica) is a common problem that used to require surgery most of the time. A big medical advance of the 1980s was the use of epidural steroid injections to reduce pain and decrease the chance that a surgery would be needed. However, is there hope when low…read more