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- Restoring Movement and Mobility: The fitness professional’s role in total joint replacement care
  
  Tags: Fitness Professionals , Joint replacement
  
  Posted: December 12, 2019
  
  By: Dr. Stephen A. Black
  
  According to the American Joint Replacement Registry, there are 860,000 total knee and hip replacements done in the United States per year. This number is projected to double in the next ten years. There are more knees than hips done
  
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- Alcohol and Your Health - Cheers! or Not?
  
  Tags: Healthy Aging
  
  Posted: December 9, 2019
  
  By: Nicholas A. DiNubile, MD
  
  Depending with whom you speak, alcohol can be a villain or it can be a hero. We have long known that alcohol can help reduce the stress of everyday life, and even relaxes our most tightly wound friends and associates.
  
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- Surviving the Holiday Season
  
  Tags: exercise , fitness , nutrition
  
  Posted: December 5, 2019
  
  By: Kristy Richardson
  
  The hardest time of year for weight management is from Halloween until Valentine’s Day - temptations are everywhere from home to the workplace and everywhere else you go, people wear more clothes and are more covered up because of the
  
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- Born to Run? How Your Genetics Can Impact Running Performance
  
  Tags: Fitness Professionals , genomics
  
  Posted: December 4, 2019
  
  By: Toolbox Genomics
  
  Ask any runner and they will likely tell you that optimal performance in running and other endurance events depends on many different variables. Some of these variables: training and nutrition status, are within a runner’s control. Others, like race-day weather,
  
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- A New Era Begins
  
  Tags: Allied Health , chiropractors , Dietitians , Fitness Professionals , Massage Therapists , physical therapists , wellness coaches
  
  Posted: December 3, 2019
  
  By: Phil Kaplan
  
  The rallying cry is, “Let’s change healthcare!” From all corners of the medical universe, there is agreement that change is necessary. The biggest questions are, “What is the change?” and, “Who will make it happen?”
  
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- The Naturopathic Chef: Blueberry Dumplings with Warm Blueberry Compote
  
  Tags: nutrition
  
  Posted: December 2, 2019
  
  By: Tina Martini
  
  This was one of my dad's favorite recipes. We used to enjoy it on Sunday, as a special brunch treat. Strawberries and blackberries work well, too. The dumplings are light, with the tang of cheesecake, from the buttermilk...
  
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- Getting Paid What You’re Worth
  
  Tags: business , fitness professional
  
  Posted: December 1, 2019
  
  By: David Rachal III
  
  A patient arrives at your practice interested in learning more about how to get started with your medical fitness program. In sitting down with them to conduct your motivational interview and detail the benefits of your program, you discover that...
  
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- The Connection Between Blood Glucose and Bone Health
  
  Tags: bone health , nutrition
  
  Posted: November 29, 2019
  
  By: Dr. Joel Fuhrman
  
  In addition to following a diet that is made up of whole plant foods, it’s important to keep the glycemic load of your diet in mind. Using more beans, nuts, and seeds as major calorie sources, instead of grains and potatoes...
  
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- Why Medical Fitness? An Integrative Perspective
  
  Tags: chiropractors , Dietitians , Fitness Professionals , Massage Therapists , physical therapists , wellness coaches
  
  Posted: November 27, 2019
  
  By: Dr. David Kruse
  
  It is well recognized that the population of individuals over the age of 65 in the United States is expanding. With age, comes natural and expected physiologic deficits in the musculoskeletal system that affect the pursuit of exercise and fitness.
  
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- It May Be Time To Rethink Your Core, You’re Probably Doing It All Wrong
  
  Tags: chiropractors , exercise , fitness , Fitness Professionals
  
  Posted: November 25, 2019
  
  By: Scott Bertrand
  
  The “CORE” -- it seems to be our newest buzz word. I know you’ve been thinking about it. You would have to be blind and deaf not to feel inundated by the very word. Every doctor, fitness enthusiast, and...
  
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