It's hard to believe that in less than four months, I will celebrate 25 years since I was discharged from chemotherapy and officially deemed "in remission" from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
The 26 months I spent in treatment were by far the hardest times of my life. During that time, not only was I severely traumatized by my own desperate fight for my life (which I OFTEN thought I was losing), but by the fact that other children were literally...
It's crazy to think that in 2024, with all the advances in medicine and technology that we've had over the decades, that the rates of nearly every health problem are going up. A LOT.
Musculoskeletal problems are no exception. In fact, according to a Mayo Clinic study, musculoskeletal problems are the most common reason people see doctors in America. This includes things like arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis, disk problems, strains, sprains, tears, and the like.
After...
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What a crazy week it has been. Sofiya, Natalie and I went to the Blue Ridge mountains in Georgia on Monday the 29th, and when we got back on Friday the 2nd, we didn't even know that a hurricane was on the way.
By the grace of God, our neighborhood didn't have any flooding, but this is what the gym parking lot looked like after Debby came through.
In 2006, when I first got certified in Muscle Activation Techniques, I had already heard some amazing stories of professional athletes having incredible results with it. NFL Hall of Famer John Elway, winner of Super Bowl 31 and 32 (at age 37 and 38), credited MAT with helping him overcome injuries that could've ended his career. NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton said the same thing, and even mentioned Greg Roskopf, the founder of MAT (and the man I...
Most people who meet me have a hard time believing that during my teen years I struggled with obesity. I even have stretch marks to prove it! Thankfully though, by the grace of God, I was able to lose nearly 80 pounds of bodyfat by age 20 and I have kept it off ever since.
What I have found sad is that since then there has been a VERY dramatic trend in America towards higher and higher obesity rates. This...
A gray-haired older woman sat motionless with her gaze lowered. In the late stages of dementia, she no longer spoke to others or made eye contact.
When Ayako Yonetani started playing the violin, the woman slowly lifted her head.
“Her mouth moved, and her eyes brightened as if she heard my music and was trying to follow it,” recounted Ms. Yonetani, a concert artist and professor of violin and viola at the University of Central Florida School...
Two weeks ago, something happened to me that is VERY unusual- I started having pain. It started as just a nagging ache in my back, and quickly became pretty intense and mildly debilitating. By the end of the day, it was so bad that I couldn't even walk right.
Now, I'm certainly no stranger to pain. In fact, over the past 20 years I've had some VERY serious injuries that could have crippled me. Thankfully though, whether it was...
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I love inspirational stories, don't you?
I especially love the ones that exemplify what can happen when people refuse to surrender to their situation and end up greatly defying the odds. Today I want to share one such story with you.
Ira Kasdan and I met each other in January of 2015. Ira was in his early 60's, and as you’ll read below, he was in pretty bad...
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As you probably know, this past Sunday my hometown football team won the Super Bowl. It was the Kansas City Chiefs second championship in a row and their 3rd in 5 seasons. People are already calling them a dynasty.
Much of the success they've had can be attributed to the incredible play of quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes is only 28 years old, but he has already won 3 Super Bowls and 3...