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Nutrition for Sports Performance

Kathleee Stewart wrote the following fantastic article on how best to optimize your sports performance through proper nutrition.

Nutrition for Sports Performance
Fueling the machine (that’s you!)

Most of us grew-up familiar with the USDA’s food guide pyramid. Remember that grains and carbohydrates lived at the…

My experience after PRP

This is a brief chronicle of my experience during and after a PRP injection. I underwent a PRP injection from Dr. Bayes in my knee for two problems: torn meniscus (shock absorbing C-shaped cartilage) and a symptomatic bipartite patella (kneecap is in two pieces because the bones never fused…

Concussions

Due to recent media attention and increasing societal awareness, concussions have come to the forefront of sport-related issues. This blog is a collection of informative links about concussions and related news.

Dr. Bayes was recently featured in an article on stltoday.com  (

The Importance of Exercise, Part IV: Special Populations

This is the fourth blog in a series on the importance of exercise. This will focus on diseases and disorders which receive unique benefits from exercise, as well as special considerations for exercise prescription in those populations.

For healthy adult populations a summary of an exercise program is…

The Importance of Exercise, Part III: Elderly

This is the third blog in a series on the importance of exercise. This chapter will discuss the benefits and recommendations of exercise for seniors.

First, let’s start by stating that the term “elderly” does not necessarily classify a specific chronologic age or set of ages because aging…

The Importance of Exercise, Part II: Adults

Risks and Benefits

The benefits of regular physical activity are far reaching. Sedentary lifestyles increase all causes of mortality, double the risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and obesity, and increase the risks of colon cancer, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, lipid disorders, depression and anxiety. A sedentary lifestyle can…

The Importance of Exercise, Part I: Children

This is the first blog in a series highlighting the importance of exercise. This first blog will focus on the benefits and recommendations for physical activity in youth.

Participating in regular physical activity can help improve your overall fitness level and reduce your risk for many chronic diseases…