When we hear blood sugar we (or most of us at least) immediately think, “I don’t have Diabetes,” or “My doctor said my sugar is fine,” or “I don’t eat a lot of candy or sugar.” These are not my top concerns for individuals and their blood sugar. You don’t need to have diabetes to haveContinue Reading»
The Gut starts at the mouth → pharynx → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine → anus – the whole entire pathway. The intestinal lining makes us or breaks us. The intestinal lining is the inside of our intestines: the borders, the protectors, the keys to our immune system. If we haveContinue Reading»
BERMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS – WHO ARE WE? Berman Health and Wellness is a Functional Medicine and Wellness practice that helps individuals reach their goal weight and improve their gut health while avoiding needless medications and achieving the highest quality of life imaginable! Berman Health and Wellness specializes in treating problems and not just theContinue Reading»
There are many different types of ways that may cause you to endure lower back pain. A few of the most common ways is poor posture, a back pain muscle strain, and lifting heavy items incorrectly. When trying to lift heavy weights (could be during a workout or moving heavy household items when you areContinue Reading»
Most of the time it can be hard to see what you are personally doing wrong in your habits because it is your lifestyle. Though, something that could be causing your shoulder or rotator cuff pain is your everyday routine, believe it or not!Your continuous routine is so ingrained into you, that it can becomeContinue Reading»
This is one of the most common injuries we see here in my clinic. The shoulder has the greatest movements of all the joints in the body and the rotator cuff is a set of muscles that supports these movements. There are ONLY three ligaments in the shoulder that allow for a type ofContinue Reading»
Since my first year out of physical therapy school I’ve been searching for the elusive “magic pill” that would miraculously fix back pain (really any body part) with little to no effort exerted by me OR the patient, leading to massive amounts of fame and fortune that would allow me to travel the world curingContinue Reading»
Since the pandemic hit, we’ve gotten more calls about shoulder pain, rotator cuff issues, and concerns about needing shoulder surgery than we’ve got in years! Seriously, pre-March 2020, the most common calls we got at our Naples physical therapy location was for back pain. I even went as far to say that 75% of whatContinue Reading»
Ready to defy your age and gain some more distance off the tee? I can’t imagine any answer other than YES! Soon I’m going to give you some immediately actionable tips that you can start using NOW to begin your process of actually making a significant improvement in your ability to “make the ball get reallyContinue Reading»
Over the years I’ve given countless complimentary golf talks at the local country clubs in Naples, Marco Island, Bonita Springs, Estero, and even Ft. Myers. I’ve even done virtual Zoom golf talks for attendees all around the country. The purpose of these talks is strictly from an educational perspective ending with immediately actionable tips thatContinue Reading»