Growing up as a kid in the 1970s, I would play all day outside in the sun. I would go to the beach and and be out in just a bathing suit and come back dark and tanned. In high school, I would even lay in my backyard trying to get tan. And why not? [...]

About a year ago, I met a colleague for lunch at Quiznos. I had been working-out at the time and was sore from the previous day’s interval training. Running six miles three to four days a week was taking it’s toll on my aging body. I was hungry but I wanted to eat something healthy [...]

You’re probably not even sure exactly when your gut – the body fat in your abdomen – started. It’s been a part of you for so long that life without it seems like a lifetime ago. It may even be hiding some pretty cool-looking abs. It is like the uninvited guest who needs to be [...]

More than a third of Americans have a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or more and are classified as being obese. Another third are overweight. How do you know if you are one of them? Well, the fact is, most people know when they are overweight. They don’t need calculations to tell them so. [...]

“I would pay anything for a good night sleep.” Those of you who have insomnia know exactly what I am talking about. There is almost no price for a good night sleep. Unless you have had insomnia, you probably can’t understand how truly miserable insomnia can be. Sleep effects all aspects of your well-being. It [...]

The whole reason I became a sports medicine physician stems from my crushing ankle injury playing high school basketball. It was during a practice and I was wearing the standard cool-looking but poorly-structured white high-tops-of-the-day when I came down on my teammate’s foot. The pop was audible to everyone around. I thought I broke my [...]

About two years ago, I was at home on a Saturday flipping the channels on my TV and stumbled upon an infomercial showing some people working out doing all sorts of exercises. It was a cool-looking video and I was intrigued so I kept watching. And listening. I couldn’t stop. It was my first exposure [...]

Iliotibial band (IT) syndrome is a painful condition affecting mainly runners, especially runners increasing their intensity or duration of training for a race. Pain is usually felt on the outside part of the knee and can radiate to the front of the knee under the knee cap. It usually occurs at a certain time or [...]

Low fat? Low carb? Balanced? Atkins, Nutrisystem, Zone, South Beach, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers? There are literally hundreds of diets out there and they all say they can help you lose weight. So how do you know which diet is best for you? Well, the confusing world of diets may have just gotten a little [...]

Do you have numbness, burning, or tingling on the lateral part of your thigh? You may have a condition called meralgia paresthetica. What is it? It is a compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) in the groin. The LFCN is a sensory nerve only and you should have no weakness. It usually occurs [...]