I've seen enough.  I've been searching the web to see what kind of back pain/sciatica exercise programs people are putting out there and I have to say that I've been shocked and even appalled! 

A lot of what I'm seeing is not only not good for you but actually dangerous!

I included one below that I have tagged as a "favorite" on my "posturedoc" youtube page because it's just that insane (the first 30 seconds is all you need to watch). 

Then watch my corrected version that I recorded to show you how to do this fast and effective exercise that can sometime give amazing instant relief…without damaging your spine! 

I use it a lot on road trips or if I'm is a long seminar.  It's invigorating! Give this simple exercise a try and let me know what you think!  Any immediate benefits?  Problems? Pain?  Let me know by clicking the "comments" link in the upper right hand corner of this post.

Just wanted to share this spectacular view with you from the top of the Peralta trail in the Superstition Mountains just east of Mesa, AZ.

Had a short but fantastic trip to visit my snowbirding parents in Scottsdale.  What amazing energy that climate has!  It was about 10-15 degrees cooler than it usually is but I wasn’t complaining about a solid 65.

Gila River Valley...once the pima home, now a resort and casino

Also got to see the area I always talk about when I do my seminars on insulin resistance, sugar handling and diabetes.  The Gila River Valley, home of the Pima Indians who did just fine and dandy when they were active and growing crops with extensive irrigation systems but after white man come and they got ousted from their natural environment they are all overweight and dyinng of heart disease and diabetes in their 50′s.

The “thrifty genotype” like the Pima’s is good at storing energy for famine.  But when food is available everywhere and can even be delivered to your door the population suffers.

So the question is…do the Pima’s suffer from poor genetics?…or a poor environment?  Seems to me that it’s a good solid answer to the age old “nature vs. nurture” issue.

Another question.  Is it possible to change your environment and therefore change your health status?

Let me know what you think by leaving a comment on this post!

drh

If there’s one thing it takes above all others to really live this life to the fullest it’s the ability to do what you believe is right no matter what kind of flack you get from the people around you.

YOU are in charge of your own life and have the right to make any choice you want.

Strong convictions and strong beliefs are especially crucial when you come to a crossroads with your health.

You must do your due diligence and research all available avenues out there and then choose the one the feels right in your gut.

The simple question to ask is “Does the treatment method I’m considering get to the real cause of the problem?”.

And, as you may know, unfortunately 99 percent of the treatment options in the conventional American medical system only address effects, not cause.

So, what happens when you tell your doctor that you don’t want that drug because you’d rather take care of your problem with nutrition, chiropractic, or something natural? You get cut off. You get looked down upon. Your made to feel silly and ashamed.

Now I know that there are lots of integrative docs out there who actually listen and respect the law of cause and effect and take the name “Doctor” seriously (because it actually means teacher). But we are still living with a very “backwards” system that would rather drug and cut the fish rather than simply changing the water.

The best way to gather up courage is to read, learn, explore, and stack references upon references for your conviction and than stand strong in your power.

And oh yeah, ALWAYS stay open to the possibility that new knowledge will come down the pike and you may have to adapt.

So discover your core truths and keep gathering the courage to go your own way.

Dr. Hoffman