Dr. Timothy Wasmund, Chiropractic Physician

02/17/2026

When “Rest” Became a Leadership Issue in Healthcare

For decades, healthcare has rewarded endurance over recovery. Long hours, skipped breaks, and constant availability were treated as badges of honor, not warning signs.

But as this Medscape article highlights, rest has quietly become one of the most controversial words in healthcare.
And that’s not a clinician problem.�It’s a leadership problem.

Leaders set the tone for what’s valued:

* If rest is seen as laziness, burnout becomes inevitable

* If recovery is modeled and protected, performance improves

* If exhaustion is normalized, errors, disengagement, and turnover follow
The data is clear: cognitive clarity, emotional regulation, and decision-making all depend on adequate recovery. Yet many organizations still operate as if humans were interchangeable machines.

Leadership question worth asking:�
Are we building systems that demand resilience, or systems that create it?
Strong leadership today isn’t about pushing harder.�
It’s about designing environments where people can perform sustainably.

👇 For healthcare leaders:�
How are you signaling, explicitly or implicitly, whether rest is acceptable on your team?�What’s one change you’ve seen (or made) that actually improved both wellbeing and outcomes?

Medicine teaches heroic endurance even when research says rest restores emotional bandwidth and cognitive clarity. The result: Few doctors know how to disengage.

02/16/2026

📢 New insight alert!

A preliminary double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found that adding omega-3 fatty acids to standard treatment prolonged remission in patients with bipolar disorder.

🌟 What this means:
* Omega-3s may enhance mood-stabilization alongside conventional therapies.
* Results were significant: longer time to relapse for the omega-3 group.
* Tolerated well — minimal additional risk.

🔍 Why it matters:�Exploring non-traditional adjunctive treatments could reshape how we support mental health.�If we can boost outcomes with nutritional strategies, that opens new doors.

💡 Food for thought:�In a field dominated by meds + therapy, this study suggests we might also consider metabolic/neurochemical factors like lipid profiles.�
(Still early days — more research needed.)
Let's keep pushing for holistic, evidence-driven solutions. 💪

Omega3 fatty acids were well tolerated and improved the short-term course of illness in this preliminary study of patients with bipolar disorder.

02/15/2026

🧠 What If Prevention Was Our Primary Focus in Health Care?

A major new report in Nature highlights that more than one-third of cancer cases worldwide could be preventedthrough modifiable lifestyle and environmental changes, with to***co, infections and alcohol among the top contributors to risk.

As a chiropractor, I work at the intersection of movement, lifestyle, pain management, and overall wellness every day. While I don’t diagnose or treat cancer, this headline reinforces a truth we already integrate into patient care:

✅ Health is multifactorial�Preventable disease isn’t just about avoidance of illness, it’s about building resilient bodies and minds. Spinal health, posture, regular physical activity, stress reduction, sleep quality and effective pain management all contribute to healthier lifestyles that support long term risk reduction.

✅ Lifestyle optimization matters�Activity, movement and nervous system balance, core elements of chiropractic care, contribute to metabolic health, reduce systemic stress responses, and improve quality of life. These are protective factors against chronic disease, including cancer. We can’t cure cancer, but we can reduce preventable risk factors by guiding patients toward healthier habits.

✅ Prevention begins with education�Whether it’s improving movement patterns, reducing sedentary behavior, or encouraging routine screenings appropriate to age and risk profiles, empowering patients with information is part of our role.

🔗 This study is a reminder that prevention matters. It pushes all of healthcare, including chiropractors, to think beyond symptoms and toward the health building choices that create lifelong resilience and wellness.

Many cancers are linked to two modifiable habits: to***co smoking and alcohol consumption.

02/15/2026

Weight Management: A Cornerstone for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention

Emerging clinical insights continue to reinforce what we see in practice: intentional weight management isn’t just cosmetic, it’s essential for reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes, especially among patients with elevated BMI.

📌 Key clinical points for practice:�• Weight gain increases T2D risk, while intentional weight loss can lower that risk, particularly in individuals with BMI ≥22. �
• Modest, sustained weight loss, even ≥5% of body weight, has been associated with improvements in glycemia and cardiovascular risk markers and may delay progression from prediabetes to diabetes. �
• Lifestyle interventions remain foundational: structured nutrition therapy, physical activity, and behavioral support should be core components of patient care plans. �
• Pharmacologic and surgical adjuncts (e.g., GLP-1 and dual agonists, metabolic surgery) are increasingly recognized as valuable tools for select patients to achieve meaningful weight reduction and improve metabolic outcomes when lifestyle measures alone aren’t sufficient.

💡 Clinical takeaway:�Weight management is more than a risk-factor modification, it’s a disease modifying strategy that should be actively incorporated into preventive care and shared decision making with patients at risk for T2D.

What strategies are you finding most effective in helping patients achieve sustainable weight goals in your practice?

Weight gain may increase the risk of developing T2D, whereas weight loss can lower the risk, especially among individuals with a BMI ≥ 22.

02/13/2026

🚀 Boosting Physical Activity in Youth with High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

Recent evidence suggests that adding high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to traditional lifestyle interventions can make a measurable difference in physical activity among children and adolescents with overweight or obesity.

A randomized trial found that integrating a 3-month HIIT program into a 12-month lifestyle intervention led to a significant increase in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) at the 3-month mark, an average boost of ~8.3 minutes per day compared with control, although these gains weren’t sustained at 12 months.

This highlights two key takeaways for health, education, and wellness professionals:

🔹 Structured HIIT adds value to multi-component interventions�Short bursts of high-intensity activity can effectively elevate daily activity levels in youth when thoughtfully incorporated.

🔹 Short-term success paves the way for long-term strategy�
While early improvements are promising, maintaining those behavior changes over time remains a challenge, and a meaningful area for innovation in program design.

Integrating evidence-based exercise formats like HIIT into pediatric obesity interventions, school programs, and community health strategies can offer impactful additions to the toolkit for improving youth health outcomes.

Adding high‑intensity interval training to a lifestyle intervention enhances short‑term physical activity in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity.

02/12/2026

🔥 Why Infrared Sauna Heaters Matter More Than You Think 🔥

In the world of heat therapy, not all heaters are created equal, and the type of heater makes a measurable difference in how your body responds, how comfortable the session feels, and how effectively heat penetrates tissues.

Modern infrared sauna heaters are engineered to deliver consistent, deep penetrating warmth that supports circulation, recovery, detoxification, relaxation, and overall wellness, without the extreme temperatures of traditional saunas.

What sets advanced infrared heaters apart:�
• Even heat distribution for a more comfortable and therapeutic experience�• Deep penetrating infrared energy that reaches muscles and joints more effectively�• Low surface temperatures that can feel gentler and more sustainable over longer sessions�• Efficient design that maximizes benefits with less energy waste

When you consider adding sauna therapy to a wellness program, whether personal or clinical, understanding how the heater technology works is essential. It influences everything from comfort and safety to the quality of outcomes you and your clients can expect.

💡 Wellness takeaway: The benefits of heat therapy aren’t just about being hot, they’re about how intelligently that heat interacts with the body.

Ask me how to receive a significant discount on you High Tech Health Saina purchase!

02/11/2026

📊 New Insights on Adolescent Health & Future Cancer Risk

Recreational physical activity during adolescence may be more important than we realized, especially when it comes to long term breast health.

A recent study published in Breast Cancer Research suggests that adolescent girls who engage in at least two hours of recreational physical activity weekly show measurable differences in breast tissue composition and lower oxidative stress biomarkers, changes that are linked with lower breast cancer risk indicators later in life. These associations were observed independent of body fat, highlighting physical activity itself as a key factor.

Key findings include:�
🏃‍♀️ Lower breast water content (a marker associated with reduced breast density) in girls with higher activity levels�
🧪 Reduced urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress�
📉 No significant association with inflammatory biomarkers, suggesting that these changes are not simply driven by adiposity differences�
📍 Insights drawn from a diverse cohort of adolescent girls, including groups historically underrepresented in research, strengthening the relevance of the findings across populations.

These early biomarkers could help illuminate how physical activity during critical developmental windows might influence cancer risk pathways later in life. While more longitudinal research is needed, the implications for pediatric health, public health initiatives, and clinical counseling are promising.

📖 Read the full article here: https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/physical-activity-linked-to-breast-tissue-changes-in-adolescent-girls

Recreational physical activity was associated with favorable breast tissue composition and reduced oxidative stress among adolescent girls.

02/10/2026

🧠 A Workplace Reminder We All Need Right Now

I came across an NPR piece this week highlighting new research showing that exercise can be as effective as medication in treating depression. That stopped me in my tracks, not as a clinician, but as a coworker, leader, and human.

Work can be stressful. Deadlines, inbox overload, constant connectivity, it all adds up. And while we often talk about mental health in the workplace, we don’t always make it practical.

This research reinforces something simple but powerful:�
👉 Movement matters.
Not marathon training.�Not extreme fitness challenges.�
Just regular, achievable movement , walking, stretching, strength training, getting outside, can meaningfully improve mood and mental resilience.

For workplaces, this is a call to action:�
• Normalize movement breaks�• Encourage walking meetings�• Support flexible schedules that allow time for physical activity�• Design wellness programs that prioritize consistency over intensity

Mental health support doesn’t always start with another app or policy. Sometimes it starts by giving people permission to move , without guilt.

A healthier workplace isn’t just about productivity. It’s about creating conditions where people can actually feel better.

02/09/2026

🧠 Pain Isn’t Always From Damage — It’s Often From Disconnection

Modern pain science is reshaping how we understand chronic pain.�
It’s not just about tissue injury, it’s about information quality between the body and the brain.

Proprioception is your body’s internal GPS. It provides constant feedback to the brain about joint position, muscle tension, and movement. When that feedback becomes distorted, from injury, poor posture, inflammation, or reduced motion, the brain receives noisy or incomplete data.

And when the brain doesn’t trust the information it’s getting, it errs on the side of protection.�
That protection often shows up as pain.

📉 Reduced proprioception → decreased sensory input → altered motor control → increased protective output (pain, stiffness, guarding).

💡 This helps explain why:

* People with chronic low back pain often have impaired proprioceptive acuity in the lumbar region.

* Restoring joint motion and sensory input, through movement, exercise, and chiropractic adjustments, can help recalibrate those pathways.

By improving proprioceptive signaling, chiropractic care helps the nervous system regain clarity, not just easing symptoms but restoring control, coordination, and confidence in movement.

Pain isn’t just a signal of tissue damage, it’s a signal that your body brain communication needs tuning.



References:

* Röijezon U, Clark NC, Treleaven J. Proprioception in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Part 1: Basic science and principles of assessment and clinical interventions. Man Ther. 2015;20(3):368–377.

* Brumagne S, Cordo P, Lysens R, Verschueren S, Swinnen S. The role of paraspinal muscle spindles in lumbosacral position sense in individuals with and without low back pain. Spine. 2000;25(8):989–994.

* Haavik H, Murphy B. The role of spinal manipulation in addressing altered sensorimotor integration and pain. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2012;22(5):768–776.

* Moseley GL, Butler DS. Fifteen Years of Explaining Pain: The Past, Present, and Future. J Pain. 2015;16(9):807–813.

02/08/2026

📊 Genetics isn’t destiny — lifestyle still matters.

A recent article reports that a low‑carbohydrate diet combined with exercise (especially resistance training) can lead to significant weight loss even in people with a high genetic risk for obesity 🌟. This reinforces the idea that genetics may influence risk, but behavioral interventions still play a powerful role in outcomes, particularly when diet and physical activity are optimized.

💡 Why this matters:�
• It challenges the notion that genetic predisposition makes obesity unavoidable. �
• It supports integrated lifestyle strategies (nutrition + exercise) as tools for meaningful change.�
• Clinicians, employers, and health professionals should keep emphasizing manageable, evidence‑based lifestyle modifications.

💬 Takeaway for health professionals: We can empower patients with actionable approaches, not just risk estimates.

🔗 Article:

Objective The role of genetic risk scores (GRS) in predicting responses to the obesity interventions in Japanese individuals remains underexplored. We aimed to examine GRS and introduce and evaluate...

02/07/2026

Did you know that nutrition in the earliest days of life can have lasting effects on a baby’s growth and development?

A recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics confirms that mother’s own milk is the best nutrition for very low birth weight babies (those weighing less than 3.3 lbs). When fortified appropriately, it helps protect against serious complications, supports healthy growth, and sets the stage for stronger immunity and brain development.

As a chiropractor, I often focus on spinal and nervous system health, but I see every day how early nutrition works hand in hand with overall health. Healthy development starts at the cellular level, and what tiny babies receive in those first weeks can influence their resilience and well-being for years to come.

If you’re a parent or caregiver, supporting breastfeeding, using donor milk when needed, and working with your healthcare team can make a huge difference, even before your baby ever takes their first steps.

Healthy beginnings lead to healthier bodies, minds, and spines down the road. 🍼💛

New AAP guidance affirms mother’s own milk as optimal for very low birth weight infants, citing reduced NEC and infection risk and outlining donor milk use.

02/06/2026

🧠 New Insights on Physical Activity for People with Hypertension 💪

A recent prospective cohort study published in Hypertension (2026) shows that adults with high blood pressure who meet guideline-recommended levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) have significantly lower risks of all-cause mortality, whether they spread activity throughout the week or concentrate it into one or two days.

📊 Key takeaways:�
👉 Individuals with hypertension who adopt a “weekend warrior” activity pattern, accumulating ≥150 minutes of MVPA in 1–2 days, had about a 30% lower risk of death compared with inactive peers. �
👉 Regularly active participants (spread throughout the week) had a similarly reduced mortality risk. �
👉 Both patterns also trended toward lower risk of stroke and ischemic stroke, though those findings didn’t reach statistical significance in this analysis.

✔️ What this means for us: meeting physical activity guidelines, regardless of how you fit it into your week, matters most. Consistency in total activity volume is strongly linked to better health outcomes for people with hypertension.

🏃‍♂️ Whether it’s a brisk weekend hike, cycling sessions, or a mix of cardio and strength training, the message is clear: move consistently, even if life gets busy. Prioritize activity that fits your schedule and aim to stick with it week after week.

Let’s encourage healthy habits that work for real lives, because consistency beats perfection. 💼❤️

People with hypertension who meet guideline-directed levels of weekly physical activity in just 1 or 2 days may derive similar mortality benefit vs. those who are consistently active, researchers reported.The 2020 WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior, published in the British J...