Expert Wellness & Therapy Blog from Murrieta, CA
Are You Looking for Better Exercise Results? Blood Flow Restriction Training Just May Be the Answer for You!
By Dr Charles Bellah PT, DPT, OCS, NCS, CHC
Or maybe you need to be much more moderate in your exercise routine due to a medical condition and you are frustrated that you can’t benefit as much from the usual type of workouts.
Blood flow restriction training exercises have the potential to be of tremendous value to those that are recovering from surgery/illness, have decreased endurance, weakness AND want to enhance their functional abilities or recreational/competitive athletic...
Posted on 2021-02-17
Matters of the Heart. Cooking Oils and Your Heart; What's Fact and What's Fiction?
By Dr. Carin Shuler PT, DPT, MS, CHC
Are you often confused about which type of cooking oil is healthy? Do you stare at the many varieties of oils in the grocery store aisle and wonder if any are heart healthy oils? The month of February, we often think of matters of the heart! It is the month of Valentine’s Day after all! The month of the heart reminds us that heart health is an important topic here in America!
According to a recent report by the Amer...
Posted on 2021-02-03
What is Type 2 Diabetes? And What Can You Do About It?
By Carin Shuler PT, DPT, MS, CHC
Loss of legs due to amputations, loss of eyesight, loss of sexual function, heart attacks, nerve damage leading to non-stop pins and needles or total lack of sensation of the feet and hands, non-healing open wounds, kidney damage, loss of bladder control, strokes and even early death are just a few of the awful possible results of uncontrolled diabetes.
Have you or a loved one received a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes? Maybe you or your loved one has ...
Posted on 2021-01-10
Did You Know a Simple Change in Diet May Help with Breast Cancer Prevention?
By Dr. Carin Shuler PT, DPT, MS, CHC
Have you or a loved one received a diagnosis of breast cancer; or gone through the extensive treatments for breast cancer?
We all fear such a diagnosis and the potential for surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
A diagnosis of breast cancer simply changes our world in an instant. Worse yet, you may have lost a loved one to this awful disease.
Sadly, breast cancer remains one of the most common cancers in America today and one of t...
Posted on 2021-01-10
The Winter Blues, Tips to Maintain Your Mental Health
By Dr. Carin Shuler PT, DPT, MS, CHC
Mental health is a big concern this time of year and now even more so with Covid19 depression and isolation. Are you or a loved one down in the dumps, suffering from the winter blues, mood swings or stressed out over the holidays; maybe even wondering if this is post-holiday depression or something more worrisome?
Many people feel excited and joyous this time of year with the excitement of the holidays and the prospects of a new year. 2020 though brought ...
Posted on 2021-01-10
