Regenerative Life

08/22/2023

06/06/2023

Life can get messy. You have your unique story. You may of had kids, motor vehicle accidents, falls, and you name it. But, how are you going to get back to living a life you love.

It has definitely seemed impossible for me at times and I’m sure it has for you as well.

I’m sure you’ve thought this is what life handed me or this is the trade off. It can work that way and up until now it probably has for you. But, no. Decide today to not accept what people say is your fate.

I remember laying in my bed staring at a white wall after my mother’s death. It had been years after falling off a 100 foot cliff. I went to the doctors to try to get better. I would get another pill. I was told that I was going to be stuck with all the pain as it hadn’t resolved after 6 months.

In that moment sitting in that bed, it all hit at once. What had her suppression and going with the hand she was dealt done. She had years of pain followed by becoming immobile. She got bedsores. She learned that the medical community had changed their minds to think it is better to move if you have multiple sclerosis many years after the damage of not moving had taken its toll. I am glad I had her in my life for as long as I did. However, what the heck was I doing abiding rigidly to a system of healthcare that had always seemed to make no sense in its approach to most health concerns since I was a little kid looking up at my parents thinking there is something terribly wrong going on.

Why did I believe I had to be on medication because someone said I needed this for the rest of my life? (side note: Some supplements, medications, or hormones can be necessary for life though pain medication isn’t usually. Sometimes, pain medication has to be tapered due to physiological addiction or has to be continued as it is controlling a person’s dangerous physiological response to the pain)

Why did I care what my family might say if I looked elsewhere? I am not saying I don’t love my family, but what benefit would this actually provide them.

I had nothing to loss. My life was in the gutter, but your life doesn’t have to be to make this decision. I live a vibrant healthy life now free of so much that I was told

10/29/2022

Telomere elongation, while research associates it with decreasing the risk of some cancers such as leukemia, is enough reason for me to take Epitalon.

During the course of Epitalon:
I noticed that some of the chains of my lymph nodes, that had been inflamed & swollen on my face associated with fast paced work while wearing a mask throughout my shifts at work, started to heal lessening in size. While I was just taking the Epitalon for the whole body, as opposed to how it is used in studies on wound healing, my face is in much better shape now.

I moved quite a lot of heavy furniture, but my stamina was surprising as I usually have to consume much more protein for muscular endurance and energy.

I love working with the best offerings for pain, recovery, & performance in medicine. Besides personal benefit, this medicine is there for my patients.

If you know someone that isn’t able to get back to functioning or you are struggling to get to where you want to be, give us a call to make an appointment (503-828-9265). We work as a team to provide the best care from hormone balance, peptides, rehabilitation, cutting edge technologies, & more. We work with other clinics to make sure that if we don’t have it, our patients are still getting what they need.

10/14/2022

Joint pain tips:

-Reducing simple carbohydrates & sugar over time helps to reduce joint pain though quick shifts from simple carbohydrates/sugar to another main energy source can lead to what is called the “Keto Flu” especially in people with less than 2 poops a day.
-For some, simply cutting the vegetables that are considered nightshades out of their diet significantly reduces their joint pain (ex. Tomatoes, eggplant, bell peppers, potatoes, ect).
-Protein in the diet helps people maintain/gain muscle around joints to help with circulation & stability of the joints.

-Consider the following treatment options:
*Acupuncture
*Cupping
*Manipulations/Adjustments
*Shockwave
*Growth factor injections
*Placental stem cell exosome injections. The white mist you see in this video is from the dry ice used to transport these messenger RNA filled exosomes so they can be defrosted just before use to ensure they remain intact. Adult stem cell exosomes hold the messenger RNA to tell the body how to make about 11 different growth factors while placental stem cell exosomes hold the messenger RNA to tell the body how to make about 33 different growth factors. That is a whole different way of healing.

Save this post for when you are ready to start working on your pain or send it to someone you know is struggling with pain.

Happy Fall Season & Weekend 🎃 🍁

10/06/2022

Feeling foggy & stuffy:

I’m clearing my head with my mix of:
*8 oz distilled water
*1 drop of potassium iodine
*2 drops of eucalyptus oil
*2 drops of frankincense oil
*300 mg (1/2 capsule) of N- acetyl cysteine from Integrative Therapeutics
*1 salt & sodium bicarbonate packet from Neilmed or 1/2 tsp salt with 1/8 tsp baking soda

I rinse with 1 of these mixes up 1 nostril followed by repeating with the same type of mix on the same side followed by doing the same up the other nostril.

I follow this with my tractioned ear lobe massage.

Self care is a big part of staying &/or getting healthy. See a doctor like me to figure out the self care & treatment options that will most likely serve you best.

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10/06/2022

Cupping helps to:

*Release myofascial restrictions to help with mobility, reduce the chance of pinched nerves, & help adjustments/manipulations that need to be done repetitively to stay.

I felt how I didn’t need to actively try to push out my upper abdomen after this treatment as my tissues no longer uncomfortably tried to suck under my ribcage like a vacuum was pulling them.

*Sometimes, people have blood stasis like when you see thin dark purple blood vessels on a person’s leg. This is just dried up blood that is getting in the way and causing dysfunction. Sometimes, we have that deeper in the body. In that case, cupping can bring it to the surface so the lymph system can move it out. There is a lot of this near my spinal surgery scar and by where I broke some ribs.

*Occasionally, there are toxic fluids that come up with cupping. A little fluid seeps out or sits under some dead skin layers till the body removes it. You can’t see if here, but I cupped over my sternum after this with some fluid coming up.

Cupping can be such a relieving therapy for people with pain &/or mobility issues.

I don’t tend to put this many cups on a person, but I know my body. Also, I gave myself a treatment with growth factors & exosomes recently. This lets me get a lot more aggressive therapy with a lot of positive change without feeling run down for a good period of time after.

If you are ready to start working on your health, save this post. If you know someone that could use some help, send it their way.

09/16/2022

Quick High Protein Options:

-Ripple is a pea protein based milk alternative. The unsweetened versions are a great way to drink protein throughout the day. I like the unsweetened vanilla Ripple the best.

-Nutmilk by Silk has unsweetened versions that are great for drinking protein throughout the day. I prefer the vanilla one.

-Edamame is an option for people that can have soy. Dried edamame is high in protein, high in fiber, & a good source of potassium. This is easy to eat on the go. The steamed edamame is a great addition to a meal.

-If you eat meat, jerky can be great. Make sure to read the ingredients to avoid the ones with sugar. I usually choose a low fat one as I keep a high protein diet for energy stability, muscle strength, and to have the muscle to help keep my bones strong.

Have a great weekend & save this to start working on increasing protein intake.

09/06/2022

There are better options. Diapers don’t have to be the go to. In the moment, I understand not wanting to end up with wet pants. However, urinary incontinence increases the risk of a urinary tract infection which in turn increases the risk of urinary incontinence. It is a vicious cycle.

The scary part is, as people age, they often stop feeling symptoms when they get urinary tract infections. This makes urinary tract infections more dangerous as it can result in an ascending infection that spreads to the rest of the body without someone noticing.

Fortunately, there are great tools to help get this area back to working right. There are ways to work on the decrease in muscle tone, scar tissue such as from births, & the changes in function that occur with the decline in s* # hormone levels.

We are all getting older, but it doesn’t mean life has to be getting worse. Call 503-828-9265 to make an appointment.

09/03/2022

Top Herbs for Detox:

-Milk thistle
-Yellow dock
-Dandelion
-Burdock
These make great teas or tinctures. They are an easy way to help your body with detoxification.

Happy Friday!

08/18/2022

Tips on Oxygenation & Healing:

*Optimal blood volume is required for proper healing. Ask yourself the following:
-Are you, your fingernails, or your under eyes pale?
-Are your hands or feet cool or cold easily?
-Do you tend to feel colder than the average healthy male?
-Are your menstrual flows heavy, more than 4 days total, making you tired, or making you feel lightheaded?

A “yes” to any of these should get you thinking about making an appointment to check if you need to work on blood volume. Full thyroid & hormones panels would be other great labs to run whether you are male or female as our hormones have such a drastic effect on our ability to heal.

*If you are low in blood volume or anemic (similar though different conditions), we’ll want to look at what you need to correct the blood volume issues (ex. iron, vitamin C, vitamin B12 that is methylated, and methylated folate).

*Nitric Oxide is something that the blood vessels see as a signal to dilate. Vegetables like beets help increase nitric oxide levels as can particular supplements like L-arginine. This tends to be beneficial for blood flow & healing.

Tools like shockwave can aid when the capillaries (tiny blood vessels) to regions of injury have started to disappear. Also, shockwave can help with conditions that may cut off the flow of these capillaries/vessels to the regions of injury.

Follow, share, & look back at this series on healing & repair to start to understand your body more.

08/16/2022

Stem cell therapy is well known, but what does that mean?

Typically, when people talk about stem cell therapy, they talk about taking stem cells from a person’s bone marrow or fat. Once these cells are processed to put back into the person, they are dead though they still have some benefits.

However, exosomes (messenger or commander packets) can be collected from the stem cells from sterile c-section placentas. These messenger packets have the instructions to tell a cell how to make about 33 different growth factors as opposed to the about 11 an adult will make. This means no reactions to someone else’s cells as no cells are being injected. What we see is healing that resembles that of a young child as opposed to healing like an adult which usually involves scar tissue.

These exosomes are stored frozen to avoid having them start to break down.

As an intravenous solution, our macrophages like to traffic these exosomes to the liver, kidney, spleen, & areas of inflammation. Nerves love to suck up these exosomes which is great as nerves generally have such issues healing when they are nicked or cut completely. Also, these exosomes can be injected right into areas of trouble with alternative options like aerosolizing when the lungs are the major target.

People tend to have increased quality of life, feel younger, feel more energetic, and the healing tends to surpass that of other therapies for a large portion of the conditions a person can have (ex. pain, altered sensation, ect).

Follow & share as we keep diving into healing & optimizing life.

08/09/2022

Healing & repair 101:

-Vitamin C strengthens the ligaments & tendons by helping with hydroxylation of collagen within them. It is needed for healing. When it is low, we might bruise from a simple impact such as slamming into a piece of furniture.

-Zinc is needed for healing, but keeping it in balance with copper is important.

-Omega-3 fatty acids help control inflammation, help process/remove inflammatory fats, & help with stiffness/fluidity of tissues.

-Near Far Infrared Red Light Therapy helps with melatonin production, collagen production, energy, & a wide range of skin conditions.

-Collagen is a major component of our tissues that helps with elasticity.

-Protein helps to stabilize blood sugar levels, helps with energy, is a major component of muscle helping with muscle strength to stabilize structures, & helps with muscle to strengthen bone.

-Hormone balance is important to healing. Testosterone influences muscle mass/strength. Estrogen influences the thickness of tissues in women. Progesterone influences water metabolism/placement in women. Thyroid impacts healing, energy, strength, sleep, & more.

-Sometimes, our bodies need a little extra help. That is where exosomes & peptides come in. I’ll talk more about this later.