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by Manny Aragon   Many folks who come into my office with back pain (upper, middle or most commonly lower back pain) will tell me a familiar story: They have either suffered trauma (like a car accident, fall, or something similar) or that the pain kind of crept up on them over the years and…

by Manny Aragon This week in the news, a new study came out indicating that persistent low back pain may be preceded by bacterial infection in the inter-vertebral disc space. This is big news because the findings indicated that this was the case in over 40% of all back pain cases. To put this into…

by: Manny Aragon   I LOVE the Wildflower experience. This is THE BEST triathlon that I have ever participated in bar none. From the camping with the tri club to being there with my family, to not having to transition so quickly from real life to the race back to real life in the space…

by Manny Aragon   Last Saturday I had a humbling experience. Yep. It kind of sucked. But there was redemption in the end so I’d like to chalk it up as a great learning experience. As many of you know I race many Long Course Triathlons each year and have been experiencing fairly constant improvement…

by Manny Aragon Earlier this month an article outlining a new “study” on the health dangers of eating meat caught my eye. According to the study, meat eating, specifically eating red meat, caused a rise in the gut metabolite TMA which then is converted by the liver to a metabolite called TMAO. Supposedly TMAO is…

by Manny Aragon Last week on Thursday, my colleagues Glen Depke- Traditional Naturopath, Robert Janda DC, and I gave a presentation illuminating a growing health problem of epidemic proportions.  The end result of many of these cases ranges from chronic pain in the joints and or other tissues of the body,  chronic fatigue, digestive problems,…

by Manny Aragon Some of you pointed out to me regarding last weeks installment- “what was disturbing about shortness of breath?” In my zeal to share my story I failed to properly share my concern for my friends health, well-being and longevity. After all, our kids are roughly the same age but given the shortness…

by Manny Aragon Last week my family and I did what we have done in the past couple of years and went up to the beautiful Sierra Mountains (Sequoia Park to be exact) with two of our favorite families and their children. Two of the dads are fairly active- myself included, and one is about…

by Manny Aragon A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece on how after eliminating all inflammatory foods for 6 weeks and then re introducing sushi rice – I felt a familiar pain in my back (that had been absent during the anti inflammatory diet period) return with a vengeance within 20 min of…

by Manny Aragon   Its been about 3 weeks since my six week gut rebuilding/ liver cleansing protocol ended and here’s whats happened: My body fat is up Inflammation is up (I can feel it in my gums) Sleep is not quite as good My first pimple appeared yesterday Im not as energetic- It seems…