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Open New Window | Download In this episode I am joined by my wife, the lovely Christabel Tabbada, LAc., An acupuncturist and herbalist by trade, Christabel is a former collegiate (volleyball, crew) and lifetime athlete. She practices in a Sports Medicine clinic in Costa Mesa-with additional specialties in Pediatrics, Womens Health, and Fertility. Christabel and I…

Open New Window | Download In this episode I interview Aaron Guyett, owner of Innovative-Results – a functional fitness center located in Costa Mesa, CA. Aaron’s Bio: http://www.innovative-results.com/aaron-guyett-personal-trainer-and-co-owner-of-innovative-results-gym-in-orange-county/ Aaron and I discuss some of the fundamental structural, postural, and strength challenges that everyday people face- the same ones faced by athletes and especially endurance athletes. We…

Open New Window | Download   1) Is Endurance Exercise destroying your teeth? Blog linking to different chronological studies showing that endurance athletes have greater tooth decay- linked primarily to exercise: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/is-exercise-bad-for-your-teeth/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 Pre Study blog: http://www.atrailrunnersblog.com/2009/02/decaying-teeth-of-endurance-athletes.html   2) Does Coffee make you pee your bones out? Here’s how the pH of Coffee measures out: pH 5…

Open Podcast in New Window | Download Question from a listener: My ankles and feet swell up after a hard training session/race and I get hip and low back pain. What can I do to recover better before the next workout? Injury/Exercise recovery are similar and also a bit different. Depends on the type of…

Open in new window | Download Podcast Here Show notes SP Podcast #8 What is muscle testing and is it bogus? A very effective assessment method used by practitioners to get a more complete picture of the imbalances present in clients/patients. Simple way of communicating with the body Assess the nervous system and apply challenges selectively…

Download Podcast Here Show Notes How to tell if scars are getting in the way of your healing process Healing is slowed Many methods have “failed” to heal the injury/sickness You’ve done “all of the right things” and still your body can’t seem to get better Progress in healing is unusually slow. You have visible…

; Click to download the podcast Show notes: Athletes foot cure What is athletes foot? – 1) fungus 2) Autoimmune response to stress/food If fungus- use antifungal cream (toxic and only work temporarily) Better solution is to use Herbal Detox Bath and/or Whole Skin Ointment first If not fungus and autoimmune then changing diet- removing…

In this episode, I interview Coach Stephanie Havelka of The Surge Method of Swimming (https://www.facebook.com/surgeswimmethod) to uncover some of the most common fundamental errors and missing elements of water skills, swimming form and mindset that hold age group and elite level swimmers and triathletes back from performing to their potential. Most swimmers and coaches focus…