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Can We Force Our Brain to Think More Creatively?

When we think of creative types, it likely brings to mind artists, actors, writers, and musicians, but creative thinking is an asset even to our logic-minded left-brainers. Albert Einstein didn’t become a genius physicist and inventor without a great deal of right-brained creative genius as well. In fact, he was also a violinist and once…read more

Metformin: What Does Your Gut Microbiome Have to Do with Blood Sugar?

Many type-2 diabetics and prediabetics take the common medication metformin to help control their blood-sugar levels. Discovered nearly a hundred years ago, metformin has been prescribed in the United States since 1995 and is currently billed as the most common oral medication for type-2 diabetes. While we know that metformin decreases the production of glucose…read more

Parkinson’s Risk Increased by…Low Fat Milk?

When was the last time you had a tall glass of whole milk? Not the 2% stuff, not the 1% stuff, and certainly not the you-can-barely-call-it-milk skim stuff—but real full fat whole milk? If you’re one of the American majority, you probably don’t remember because you’ve been under the spell of the low fat craze…read more

Can We Delay Dementia? Brain Scavenger Cells May Hold the Key

The body’s clean up crew is made up of scavenger cells called phagocytes. Phagein means “to devour” and -cyte means “cell.” And phagocytes are indeed like billions of little vultures, scarfing down the carcasses of other dead, or dying, cells and consuming foreign materials that shouldn’t be there, like plaque, bacteria, and other infections. In…read more

Regenexx SD Knee Update: Joe Young Going Strong!

We track patients in a Registry which tracks pain and function scores and outcome over time, and guides research and treatment decisions…but we love hearing directly from our pateints! This Regenexx SD knee update made us smile! Readers of this blog will remember Joseph Young. Whether you are a parent, or have a parent, I’m…read more

Controlling Stem Cell Loss May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age

As we approach middle age, most of us start to notice some physical changes. Our previously 20/20 eyesight seems a little less clear. Wrinkles or gray hairs pop up here and there. Weight management is likely more challenging. In addition, when we exercise, we do so with less intensity and our muscles tend to wear…read more

Women Who Drink Tea May Get an Epigenetic Boost

Epigenetics is the study of how behavioral or environmental changes can impact our DNA. Our genes and DNA structure are actually not static and unchangeable; in fact, our base coding is being modified all the time. Certain types of tea (particularly green and black teas for example) have been touted as being healthy, and studies have…read more

Sleeping May Clear the Clutter from Our Memory

You’d probably have to go all the way back to childhood to remember when you first heard how important it is to get a “good night’s sleep”…that is if your brain didn’t label that memory as weak and scrub it while you were sleeping. A new study sheds light on the relationship between sleep and…read more