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• “The sign of a good doctor should be how many patients he can get OFF medications, not how many he puts on.”

1. NYTimes writes a story about surgery being no more, if not less, effective than exercise. Yet still being popular. Interesting that they didn’t interview a physical therapist in this article. You think that might be apart of the problem?  #GetPT1st

2. Addiction is a serious problem in our country.  Know where to get more information – Addiction Resource & ASAM

3. The slow catastrophe of antibiotics – “At least 23,000 people die as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant infections, and many more die from other conditions that were complicated by an antibiotic-resistant infection, the agency says.”

4. The environment may be playing a bigger role than we thought, “the findings at least raise the possibility that exposure to environmental toxins before birth might change babies’ physiology in ways that affect their interest in exercise throughout their lives” Continue reading “Late Summer Hits 2016: General Healthcare”