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?
Hey gang, sorry I've been less active here. Wanted to post this. I just spoke at The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, where I was able to talk 20 minutes about CrossFit! Amazing. They are leaning forward, and with the growing popularity of CrossFit, the primary care sports medicine docs must understand what to… Continue reading Taking Care of the CrossFit Athlete
There is lots of debate on Statins in Primary prevention for Coronary Disease. Now the USPSTF weighs in on their recommendations. Bottom Line: 1. Adults 40 -75 with 1 risk factor: Hypertension, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia PLUS Pooled Cohort risk > 10%. --> Give Statin (low to moderate intensity) 2. Same as #1, but with risk 7.5%… Continue reading #Statins and Primary Prevention – USPSTF Weighs In.
High Intensity Interval Training. Great blog site, please review, and enjoy this blog! Between work, the commute, family/friends, and general life- we can oftentimes procrastinate our workouts/shorten them/forego them all together. We don’t have that 45 minutes we had initially… Source: 'Too busy' to workout? Enter: HIIT
Hamstring Injuries are common, especially in sprinters, and weekend warriors doing sprints. I myself am currently suffering though a mild hamstring tendinopathy. How did it start? Well, by sprinting. Doing 200M sprints for time. Nothing immediately afterwards, but by the next week, I had this ache in my "hips." Of course I was thinking gluteus… Continue reading Hamstring Injuries and Rehab
Robert Oh, MD, MPH 