Above Atlas Clinic

04/23/2026

Hormones move through a system. In Functional Medicine, we call hormones the communicators. What happens in the thyroid can influence the ovaries. What happens in the adrenals can shift the entire rhythm.

This is why I think in pathways, not parts. The Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Thyroid–Adrenal–Ovarian axis is a communication network. And how we eat and live shapes that conversation every day.

A simple way to support it through the STAME framework:
• Synthesis → nourish the body with adequate protein and key nutrients
• Transport → support circulation, hydration, and carrier proteins
• Activation → focus on anti-inflammatory, nutrient-dense foods
• Metabolism → care for the liver, blood sugar, and muscle
• Excretion → prioritize sleep, movement, rhythm, and stress regulation

Small, consistent inputs translate into meaningful endocrine shifts over time. I’m giving a presentation on this topic next week. Here's the link to register: https://www.nmi.health/reframing-menopause-a-root-cause-systems-based-sequenced-approach-featuring-nutrition-and-lifestyle/

04/20/2026

There are blueprints and plans and protocols and guidelines that work…..ed for someone.

Here’s the problem. You’re not someone. Hear me out.

The blueprint to drop fat and lean out, is not the one to get bigger, heavier, denser, or stronger.

the one to get big is not to the one to cut total weight quickly for a match, tournament, fight or event.

Leaning out, Weight cutting and getting bigger or stronger are all different than fueling for athletic or fitness performance.

Becoming an efficient “fat as fuel” burner for long distance aerobic endurance is not the same as what is necessary to recover from a pathophysiology in an organ system.

And most of it is different in some way, shape, or form from what is required to live long and live well; that goes way beyond diet.

Here is what I’m finding… over and over and over again.

“Regular” people are really, REALLY confused.

On what they actually want. And how to get there.

Great intentions. Hard work. (Sometimes… I do see the “lazy” types too)

Minimal or no results.

Same goal as last year. Same goal as next year. Unaccomplished. Unacceptable.

Stop spinning your wheels.

You need a step by step, sequentially ordered, prioritization of meaningful actions.

I see it ALL THE TIME. When patients and clients do the 1-2 things, that are right for them as an individual, the needle starts to move and their eyes light up and their hope comes back.

I get texts daily

“I have an appetite again.”
“I lost 10lbs in 4 days.”
“My period was way less painful.”
“I slept through the night for the first time.”
“I did a lot today and didn’t feel drained.”
“I finally pooped.”

The rest of it is relentless, consistent applications of the bare bones minimum basics over whatever decades you have left.

04/18/2026

My patients are pretty cool

Farm fresh butt nuggets, raw A2 cheddar and probiotic fermented pickles

04/14/2026

Contrary to internet alternative health poo poo pop culture, “nervous system regulation”

….is free , $0

Breathe work, barefoot grounding, sunlight, journaling, meditating, gratitude, cold exposure, nature/forest bathing, stretching, movement, exercise…

humming, gargling, singing, yelling, dancing, spinning, bouncing, walking, running, jumping, balancing, crashing, swinging, climbing, swimming, laughing…pushing, hitting, throwing (we can talk about it)….PLAYING

The things education, economic, and societal systems have labeled problematic in children are the things that allow a nervous system to develop normally.

probably the things you were yelled at for doing as a child and probably the things you get on to your child for doing now because it’s “inappropriate behavior.”

04/12/2026

Say ahhhhhhhh

Learning how to better understand what a patient’s body is telling them

04/12/2026

Acupuncture Session #3

Face, tongue, pulse, body and ear TCM diagnosis.

The art of the hands on physical examination that’s all but been lost in modern healthcare.

Fully assessing and understanding the human being in front of the practitioner.

Revolutionary idea.

Electro acupuncture, auricular acupuncture and some needles in the eyes balls at BL1.

No black eyes this time! Woohoo.

04/10/2026

👀 I’ve been saying!

Every week I hear “I don’t know how you knew right where to go when that’s not what hurts”

I’ve always called it “the buzz.” Like a spidey-sense. I can feel it like static off an old analog TV.

Then use my hands to address it. Allowing your body to heal it.

That’s what CHIRO-PRACTIC means.

Kairos. Praxis.

“To practice by hand”

Constantly in awe of God’s creation and the ability He gave us to understand it deeper and fully plug in.

Scientists Discover That Your hands are glowing in ways science just proved

For centuries, people have believed in the power of healing through touch. Skeptics dismissed it as superstition or mysticism. But now scientists have discovered that the human body actually emits faint light from its fingertips. This revelation turns ancient practices into biological reality, proving that the energy we feel during healing is not magic—it’s a real, measurable phenomenon.

Researchers measured this biophoton emission and found it’s strongest in the hands, especially during moments of focus or intention. The light is invisible to the naked eye but detectable with sensitive instruments, suggesting that our bodies communicate subtle energy in ways we never imagined. What once seemed spiritual now has a scientific explanation rooted in our very biology.

The implications are profound. Healing practices, meditation, and energy work may have real physiological effects, not just psychological benefits. Understanding this light could lead to new therapies, stress-reduction techniques, and ways to enhance human connection. It reminds us that the body is more powerful and mysterious than we often give it credit for.

This discovery reshapes how we see ourselves, merging science and ancient wisdom. The human body is not just flesh and bone—it’s a subtle, luminous system capable of extraordinary interaction with the world around it. As research continues, we are only beginning to uncover the hidden light within each of us and the ways it can touch the lives of others.

04/08/2026

Had to get the kid Joshua Leamon tuned up before his MMA debut. Great family.

Love partnering with local gyms, athletes, coaches and organizations to keep folks on the mat and in the cage!

04/06/2026

Beans so nice you “cook” them thrice.

First soaked in water and an acid to release lectins.

Simmered for 2-3 hours to soften.

Refried in some grass fed tallow with aromatics.

An indigestible food made bioavailable and delicious by the tools, brains and hands He gave us.

Abuela and cultures that carry on traditional cuisine methods are on to something.

A big stretch from the canned commercial slop you’re getting at a restaurant.

served with whole grain brown rice cooked in a broth (or corn and squash “the 3 sisters”) to make a complete amino acid protein profile and solid macro and calorie per volume ratio.

Iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, folate. Fiber off the charts. Low glycemic index.

Legumes are the common denominator across all the Blue Zones. It’s not the absence of animal protein and fat, far from it. But the inclusion of a wide variety of legumes/pulses, vegetables, roots, ferments, herbs and oils. The Bible would agree. Cross reference if you must.

Your “ancestors” that were eating food from agricultural practices that honor the earth are far less removed from you than your ancestors hunting megafauna with spears and biting raw bull nuts.

Sorry primal kings and queens. Your mattress, cell phone, fridge, hvac and vehicle called and asked if you really want to return to a wildly speculative time in pre-history.

There’s clues all over the modern world on how to live long and live well. Will you follow them?

04/04/2026

Lectins and phytates and isothiocyanates … OH MY

Lot of buzz in the last few years about anti-nutrients.

Plants wanting to kill you with chemicals because they don’t have claws and teeth or something like that.

And here’s what’s missing…

CUISINE. Aka Cooking.

Almost all traditional cultures had it down pact.

Prep, process, soak, ferment, sprout, combine, blanch, boil.

Cook it underground for 3 days lol

The raw version of every thing on “the list” can be neutralized with proper cuisine for the chosen ingredient.

Big bad lectins in beans? Soak them overnight in water and apple cider vinegar. Then cook them. Sometimes twice. Refried beans anyone?

Oats? What about the phytic acid? Rinse them and soak for 24-48 hours in raw milk and yogurt. Literal superfood.

But “ThEy SpIkE bLoOd SuGaR”

Ya sure, let’s not eat packaged 1 minute instant oats or plain oats by themselves with nothing else and it wont be an issue.

Broccoli or Brussel sprouts. Blanch it, then sautee or roast.

You get the picture.

In a fast food world, it’s time to bring back slow food.

Your body will thank you.

04/03/2026

According to the leading fascial researcher in the world, a human body has on average 48lbs of fascia. That’s 1/4-1/3 of total body mass in an average human. Nothing to breeze by.

ignored by the entirety of western medicine because of easy to deliver compartmentalized academic anatomy.

It’s not just separating muscle compartments to be poked or scraped and “released.”

the fascia permeates every single cell, tissue, organ and organ system from the depth of your skeletal structure to the deepest layer of your viscera.

Ignored by fitness and rehab industry to the point of causing perpetual issues for the sake of bigger and stronger muscles that damage the connective tissues long term.

Ignored by most body workers because the process to change it kinda sucks a little bit on the patient/client end.

LMTs kinda get it, some chiropractors and PTs kinda get it.

But almost everyone is missing the biggest key to unlocking everything.

It’s not the spine or nervous system.

The most powerful sensory components that determine the tensegrity of the entire system?

THE FEET, HANDS, FACE AND HEAD!!!

Which just so happen to be the origin or end point of all 12 primary meridians in traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture.

More to come 👀

04/02/2026

Square peg in a round hole or whatever they say

“Movement standards” are arbitrary when anatomy is anything but standard

We are all not designed exactly the same and the shape of our bone structure can be very different.

In one of Dr Stuart McGill’s lectures at Stanford University he compared the pelvic ring of various people and highlighted how different our hip anatomy can be. This research showed that Polish people had the best pelvic and hip anatomy for deep squatting and it is no surprise that many of the world’s best weightlifters come from this region of the world. A shallow roof does not allow for deep squatting needed in Olympic Weightlifting, but will allow for tremendous power with kicking as seen in martial arts.

This means that we will not all be able to move perfectly in the same movements.

This is why we cannot force people into deep squat positions as they may anatomically never be able to do much in this position. Doing this will cause you to wear cartilage and create problems. The same thing is true with deadlifts, bent over rows or anything that requires the pelvis to move into a slight anterior tilt. There will be considerable risk with loading too heavily or training under fatigue for the person is unable to maintain optimal positioning to handle this stress.

This does not mean they are doomed and should just give up for you can certainly make some great changes with specific exercises to target the mobility of the hips, but it does mean you need to be careful with certain positions.

Interestingly though a person who struggles to squat deep with good form will often demonstrate considerable strength with movements like lunges and step ups and positions that give the hips more freedom and demand more of a “posterior tilt” of the pelvis.

Even though there is a big difference in our anatomy this alone does not guarantee osteoarthritis. For, there are many people with different shaped pelvic rings with no pain or signs of arthritic symptoms. If they were to force poor movement however, then the chance of arthritis rises greatly.

Again it comes back to HOW WELL YOU MOVE!

Read this article to see more

https://noregretspt.com.au/what-you-need-to-know-about-knee-replacements-and-hip-surgery/