CYCLING AND THE CURIOUS PROBLEM OF THE PROSTATE

Cycling

Few things completely change everything in a person’s life in one moment. This happened to me during a recent doctors visit. I went in for my yearly physical and also for some minor urinary problems. I suspected a medication was causing me urinary retention. The...

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY – WHAT ARE TBI AND CTE?

Concussion

So last week we talked about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). There is actually a big difference between TBI and CTE even though they both have to do with damage to the brain from trauma. CTE is a progressive degenerative...

HOW TO TEST YOUR BLOOD HEMOGLOBIN AT HOME

Fitness

Testing your hemoglobin without taking your blood has been a possibility for quite some time. We have been using this technology in the operating room for some years. Basically, it consists of using several wavelengths of light that measure the absorption of light in...