The Big 10 of Nutrition

For those paying attention (not even me most days) you'll remember that I was just at the NFL combine to pow-wow with Team doctors. One of the invited speakers was Amanda Philips; nutritional consultant to the Miami Dolphins, FSU and Tampa Rays.

Over the years, I have personally studied thousands of hours of advanced nutrition. It's one of those things that gets more and more complicated, nerdy and geeky. Ms. Philips was able to bring it down to a simplified message. She found that most players would just toss their meal plans and head to McD's. Think about it, that's buying an Aston Martin DB-9 and filling it up with 87 octane. So she breaks it down. Nutrition in 10 simple steps:

1.  Come back to Earth

Eat food that comes from dirt, not bags. Closer to the ground the better; green leafs better than tree fruit.

 2. Eat a rainbow often

No less than 3 colors of fruit and veg/meal

3. The less legs the better

Quality of protein: fish/egg>poultry>animal

  

4. Eat fats that give back

Eat the fats that are more than just calories. Omega 3's have wonderful benefits besides just being high-dense calories.

5. Breakfast everyday

It really is the most important meal

6. Eat every 3 hours

Eating often reduces your overall calorie consumption, boosts your metabolic rate, and prevents gorging.

7. Stay hydrated

1 oz. of water/lb. of body weight

8. Don't waste a workout

9. Supplement wisely

***Another story for another day

10.Get some sleep

No less than 7 hours per night

My brush with greatness

My brush with greatness

I am now close personal friends with team Chiropractors for all the NFL teams, and by close personal, I mean Facebook. Every year during the combine, they all get together to talk about what challenges they’re having and to learn about new treatment procedures; and it’s open to other doctors. So besides enjoying the shrimp cocktail in the country’s largest metro area devoid of a navigable waterway, I learned tons.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll go into each one more. But here’s the quick version:

1.       New shoulder treatment and rehab protocol

2.       More, muscle-specific treatments for muscle spasms, pulled muscles and sprains

3.       New knee rehab protocols

4.       The latest on diagnosing and treating concussions

5.       Hamstring injuries

6.       Simplified, athlete focused nutrition

And this weekend I’m off to yet another seminar this weekend. This one’s the more boring, behind the scenes stuff like how to manage Obama-care and new ICD-10 (if you don’t know, don’t ask. It’s the cure for insomnia) changes. But, since I’ll be out of town, instead of giving the staff a day off, you get discounted massages. 1 hour, only $49!