by Dr. Cooley | Jul 3, 2016 | Chronic Pain, Nutrition
Inflammation is a serious problem in today’s society. Chronic inflammation is a component of nearly every disease process, especially any degenerative disease. People that suffer from chronic pain or any chronic condition in many instances have too much inflammation...
by Dr. Cooley | Jul 3, 2016 | Chronic Pain, Immune Dysfunction
A lot of people have heard of the importance of anti-oxidants. Especially with the talk of superfoods, almost all superfoods have some anti-oxidant properties. Having adequate anti-oxidants in your body is key to avoid aging, injuries, inflammation, or any chronic...
by Dr. Cooley | Jul 2, 2016 | Nutrition
Many of the concepts presented below are taken from Chris Kresser’s “Diet-Heart Myth”, which I strongly recommend. For very current information, on cholesterol I strongly recommend Chris Masterjohn’s website www.cholesterol-and-health.com. In 1984, Time magazine came...
by Dr. Cooley | Jul 2, 2016 | Nutrition
When it comes to general nutritional guidelines there are thousands of different books on the subject. A few that I highly recommend are: Big Book of Health and Fitness, by Dr. Phil Maffetone, Body Restoration by Dr. Michael Lebowitz, The Whole 30: It Starts with...
by Dr. Cooley | Jul 2, 2016 | Fatigue, Hormones
The thyroid is a small butterfly shaped gland that sits in the lower neck. It is part of the endocrine (hormone) system. It is responsible for producing the hormones Thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and calcitonin. It is estimated that 20 million people have...
