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Is Altered Carbon Coming True?

I’m a big sci-fi guy and one of my favorite recent shows is called Altered Carbon on Netflix. It posits a future where bodies are grown. Now a new stem cell study is doing something similar with mice. Let’s dig in. Altered Carbon These are Richard Morgan books that were made into a Netflix series…read more

The Base Anti-inflammatory Supplement Regimen

I have what I call my “Base Anti-inflammatory Regimen”. What’s that and why should you care? Let’s dig in. Inflamaging As people get old like me, many get what’s called “inflammaging”. That’s the extra inflammation many people get as they age. In practice, what does this mean?  All of that extra low-level inflammation tears up…read more

An Anchor Chain, Morning Activities, and Back Pain

I’m back after a week-long hiatus with a story of how and why people tend to throw their backs out early in the morning or after prolonged sitting. I hope that my story will help some readers with chronic back pain save themselves from that next big blow-up. Let’s dig in. My Back and Mornings…read more

Gone Sailing Update

I’m now moored in Avalon Harbour off the coast of Catalina Island. Lots of education happening, not much time to blog. However, I wanted to make sure everyone knows all is well. Have a great week!

Gone Fishing…

This week I’ll be taking a much-needed vacation. However, I won’t actually be fishing, instead, in my work wind down years over the next decade, I want to spend time with my wonderful wife sailing. The time is right as we’re getting ready to have our last kid graduate high school next year. So instead…read more

A Medieval Fashion Trend that Caused Bunions Can Teach Us about Hallux Valgus

Medieval fashions were a bit strange at times. One of them involved crazy pointy-toed shoes for men. However, this had a significant impact on Medieval toes that we can still see in cemetery studies today. All of that can teach us about Hallux Valgus. Let’s dig in. Pointy Toed Shoes These pointy men’s shoes were…read more

Pain News Network Piece on Recent Pew Stem Cell Article

A recent article from the Pew Charitable Trusts claimed that stem cell treatments had a high complication rate. The paper they relied on was a serious piece of junk that I rebutted last week, but I also thought that I would highlight the opinion of a patient advocate published recently in Pain News Network. The…read more

Interest and Commitment

I was browsing the Internet and came across this quote that captures exactly why Regenexx and its physicians are different. There are so many claiming that they know something about how to help people avoid surgery by injecting magic stem cells. At Regnenexx, it’s all about the results, which is why we’re the only national…read more