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Shin Splints, Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (#shinsplints)

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One of the residents and I teamed up to write about Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, or "Shin Splints" or bone stress injury of the tibia.  Bottom line, it's all about "too much, too fast, too soon" but we add the new evidence of MTSS, its diagnosis and evidence based treatment.  Unfortunately there's not much out… Continue reading Shin Splints, Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (#shinsplints)

Nutrition

Fish oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids – Quantity and Quality matters

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Just a quick note on Omega-3 fatty acids.  I've had an interest in fish oil and omega-3's use in primary care.  For those interested in further reading, please go to my review article on Practical Applications of Fish oil in Primary Care I wrote in 2005, in the Journal of American Board of Family Medicine.(1).… Continue reading Fish oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids – Quantity and Quality matters

CrossFit

Low-Carb (#LCHF) or #keto for Everyone?

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INTRODUCTION Low carbohydrate diets (Lowcarb) and specifically #keto have been really taking off as a mainstream nutrition plan. However, despite significant evidence it continues to get a bad rap. As with any "diet", there are always good ways and bad ways to follow this plan. So let's take a look on how one defines lowcarb,… Continue reading Low-Carb (#LCHF) or #keto for Everyone?