Magnesium is an essential element found in food. It is important for cellular functions in cardiac tissue and muscles, particularly. Magnesium in the medical setting has been used for replacement for hypomagnesemia and important to maintain for cardiac health. to prevent and even treat arrhythmias. It has also been used for use in preeclampsia to… Continue reading Magnesium for CrossFit Athletes
This is my breakfast this morning.  2 egg omelet, stuffed with Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon, spinach sautéed in extra-virgin olive oil and garlic.  used Kerrygold butter for the omelet. Delicious, and healthy with 2 servings of vegetables, with only 7 grams of carbohydrates–all coming from real food. Ingredients 2 oz. Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon 2 cups… Continue reading Salmon, Egg and Spinach Breakfast
HEAT Alert! It's going to be a scorcher this week in Washington. If we learned anything in the Army, and at the Heat Center of Excellence in Fort Benning, GA - HEAT KILLS. Be Smart out there. If you have to go out in the heat, be prepared. Remember -- it's generally NOT a hydration… Continue reading Heat Kills – Be Smart Outside – Don’t Drink More Water.
I've been a big fan of gait retraining. Â I've always struggled on how to quickly teach our athletes how to change their gait. Â It's difficult to do in the outpatient clinic and especially if you don't have time to find to put them on a treadmill and watch their gait. So, what can you do?… Continue reading Running and Gait Retraining
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. Â 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. Â Unfortunately there's not much out… Continue reading Shin Splints, Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (#shinsplints)
Robert Oh, MD, MPH 