People have been processing food since there were people. And Neanderthals may have done it, too, but that’s unclear. Processing food technically means doing anything to it before you eat it, whether it’s fermented beverages, cooked meat, noodles, pickled veggies, cured fish – you get
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Integrative, Complementary, Alternative Health – What’s it All Mean?
We have all these terms for different subfields of medicine, and especially these three: alternative, complementary and integrative, seem to be used almost interchangeably sometimes? We live in a world of buzz words and fads – even medical fads. Is this one of those cases?
Why & How to Stay Hydrated in the Summer
Get those 8 glasses of water in a day! That’s what everyone says. But first of all – nobody drinks 8oz glasses of water. And second of all, not everyone knows what it really means – 8oz 8 times a day is 64oz, which is
Holistic Nutrition is About More than Just Food
What’s holistic nutrition, you ask? An integrative approach to health and wellness, holistic nutrition looks at overall health as a symptom of everything that’s going on with your body – the physical, mental, and emotional. Holistic nutritionists work with people to create an entire healthy
Dr. Blatman Speaking at ICCMO Event – October 5-7, 2023
Dr. Blatman will be speaking in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, October 5-7, 2023 about the role fascia plays in chronic pain like TMD. EVENT: ICCMO’s 33rd Annual Bernard Jankelson Memorial Lecture LOCATION: Calgary, AB Canada DATE: October 5-7, 2023 LEARN MORE HERE.
May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month!
Every May, we prepare for the summer sun with a month of skin cancer education – prevention, signs, screenings, and more. Being the most common cancer in the US, as well as one of the most preventable, educating the population on how to prevent skin
When Does a Diet Tip the Scales & Become Disordered?
There’s no doubt that the US is obsessed with dieting. A pathological combination of unhealthy body images in our media and the soaring obesity and obesity-related disease rates, there is never not a fad diet go on. Atkins, South Beach, Paleo, Keto, intermittent fasting –
Ohio HB 498 Adult Use Act: What Would it Do for Ohio’s MMJ Program?
Introduced in December 2021, Ohio’s House Bill 498, called the Adult Use Act, would open up Ohio’s marijuana laws in a huge way. More of a series of augmentations and amendments to Ohio’s current MMJ laws, HB 498 would absorb the state’s Medical Marijuana Control
3D-Printed PRP Implants: Futuristic Sci-Fi or Modern Homeopathy?
Platelet-rich-plasma therapy is proving useful in injection form for painful joint conditions and chronic soft tissue injuries. And because it is a natural, safe and effective way to treat conditions we previously treated with surgery and opioid regiments, research and development is always underway. The
Dr. Hal Blatman Selected As Cincy’s Best Pain Doctor
We’re proud to announce that Dr. Blatman has been selected by patients as Cincy’s Best Pain Doctor in Cincy Magazine for THREE different categories in 2022: Interventional Pain Management Pain Management Pain Medicine Look for him in the Winter 2023 issue!
The Shortcomings of Cortisone Treatments for Pain
Cortisone injections are used for a host of things, perhaps most notably, really bad bouts of poison ivy. As an emergency intervention for allergic reactions, it has its uses. But cortisone shots are also standard treatment practice in degenerated joints, partially because it has expedient
The Implications of Biotechnology for Medical Research & Healthcare
As medical research speeds ahead with advances in disease and injury treatment, biomanufacturing is becoming more common. In fact, in medicine, biotechnology is the future. Biomanufacturing is creating a biologic from living cells, and is being researched in food production and other industrial purposes –
Rotator Cuff Injuries: Can Stem Cell Therapy Heal Damaged Shoulders?
Your rotator cuff is a group of muscles, tendons and fascia that cover the top of your humerus and cap your shoulder. As the name implies, the rotator cuff is what allows you to raise, lower and rotate your arms. Your shoulders are arguably the
The Health Advantages of Getting Your Daily Dose of Sun
It’s summer, and that means bright, sunny days, mornings on the front porch, kids’ outdoor sporting events, and trips to the beach. Much of the time, when we talk about the summer sun, we’re talking about how to protect ourselves from harmful UV rays. Wear
October isn’t Just for Halloween; it’s National Health Literacy Month!
There is a National Something Month for everything, and sometimes a month even has more than one. October, surprisingly, has a lot going on. And in the field of medicine, October is both National Health Literacy Month and Stem Cell Awareness Day on the 11th.
Marijuana Regulation in the US
It seems like it’s been a long time since the first state passed legislation about marijuana – probably a lot longer than you think. During the Victorian era you could get marijuana tinctures in any drug store, and marijuana was used medicinally in different solutions.