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What Should I Be Eating To Improve My Recovery?

A recent question we received in our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical Therapy practices was in regards to nutrition.  Are there foods, diets, and supplements that could accelerate their recoveries if used concurrently with Physical Therapy interventions.  An area of emerging research is on the relationship of high blood sugar levels, inflammation, cell damage,...

Improving Obesity and Heart Health With A Plant Based Diet

Nutrition is a key component of health and recovery from injury and disease. Due to strong evidence on this link health care practitioners, including Physical Therapists, are being to prescribe adequate portions of fruits and vegetables in patients diets. In a previous blog post we described the beneficial effects of a lower processed diet compared...