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Stand at Your Desk! Then Sit Down Everywhere Else?

January 28, 2015 by Steve Nakamura
Evidence on Standing Desk Benefits Doesn’t Sit Well With Researchers Apparently, it’s hard to come by solid research confirming that the new trend in desks actually decreases time spent sitting. A newly released Cochrane review of studies on the effects of interventions aimed at reducing sitting time for office workers asserts that most evidence to […]

Most MS Patients Who Received Stem Cell Transplants Still in Remission Years Later

January 21, 2015 by Steve Nakamura
Hope for MS sufferers. A phase 2 study of 24 volunteers has demonstrated impressive results by rebuilding the immune system using a patient’s own stem cells. Researchers found that more than 86 percent of the patients remained relapse free after three years, and nearly 91 percent showed no sign of disease progression. Most of the […]

Running Shoe Myths

January 12, 2015 by Steve Nakamura
Gimmicks aside, we can help our patients run faster and prevent injury, there’s just not a magical cure-all shoe to help do it. We would recommend plyometrics drills like box jumps, and spending more time in the weight room to become a stronger and more injury-free runner. Myth #1: Running Shoes Prevent Injury Myth #2: […]

10 Ways to Increase Insulin Sensitivity for Better Fat Loss

January 6, 2015 by Steve Nakamura
If you impair your body’s ability to efficiently store glucose, and you’ll be fighting an uphill battle against fat loss. You see, insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism are directly correlated to your body composition. So with that being said, here are 10 ways you can increase insulin sensitivity and make it easier to change your […]

America: A Nation of Couch Potatoes

December 29, 2014 by Steve Nakamura
In a new study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers found that the average person is getting less than two minutes of activity per day.That’s right. 2 minutes. From the blog Live Better at EXOS (http://www.coreperformance.com) comes some grotesque numbers about how inactive Americans actually are. Data was captured from 2,600 people to see how […]

Bionic Eyes & the Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of 2014

December 22, 2014 by Steve Nakamura
Here are 10 breakthroughs set to reshape healthcare in the coming year. The Cleveland Clinic asked 100 of its top experts — people who focus on patient care very day — to offer insight these are their answers, the top 10 innovations for 2014: 10. Targeted therapy for cancer 9. Heart risk through the gut […]

Could this be the Diabetes fix we need?

November 24, 2014 by Steve Nakamura
There is a bright glimmer of hope in the awful world of diabetes. Funding has been secured for a clinical trial of a drug that not only prevents mice from getting type I diabetes, but actually reverses the condition if it has already taken hold. The drug in question, Verapamil, is already used to treat […]

Acetaminophen does NOT effect recovery time in Low Back Pain

November 14, 2014 by Steve Nakamura
Or should that be a question: Acetaminophen does NOT effect recovery time in Low Back Pain? Despite being recommended by more than 15 different Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for Low Back Pain (LBP) Since 1987, it seems as if maybe Tylenol doesn’t help recovery time. A large and compelling recent study titled “Efficacy of paracetamol […]

Get out there and get moving!

November 10, 2014 by Steve Nakamura
I don’t have time to workout. I make it. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

Kauai Marathon Starting Line Video

November 10, 2014 by Steve Nakamura
It is so nice to see so many runners show up and participate in this year’s Kauai Marathon. Here is a fun video of the start of the race. Hopefully you will be as inspired as we were to get up and get moving! Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to […]
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