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The opioid crisis...how is it a crisis and can it really be solved?
Opioids are substances that can be consumed in order to affect or alter the central nervous system's primary ability to process pain. As...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS CSCS CSCS
May 3, 20193 min read


Prevent your colds from turning into bronchitis with this simple technique
Acute rhinitis, or the common cold, can be viral or bacterial. Symptoms may appear similarly between them, which include a runny nose,...

Adrian Pujayana, DC
Apr 29, 20192 min read


Is there such thing as a “Bad” and “Good” fat?
Many diets attempting to reduce weight and body fat emphasize low dietary consumption of fats. Although low fat diets are well intended...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS CSCS CSCS
Apr 24, 20193 min read


Can you lose a few battles and still win the war?
There is probably no aspect or context in life where there isn’t a challenge or some sort of resistance towards achieving success. Even...
Adrian Pujayana, DC
Mar 8, 20193 min read


The Vegan Athlete
I’m often asked about my professional opinion regarding the active individual who has chosen a vegan lifestyle. The most common concern...
Adrian Pujayana, DC
Mar 7, 20193 min read


THE CASE AGAINST ORANGE JUICE
There are so many dietary suggestions we make during the week when we troubleshoot patient eating patterns. The most common health issue...
Adrian Pujayana, DC
Mar 6, 20193 min read


Why sleeping and running can hurt your hands
Hand and wrist injuries are sometimes hard to avoid. Falls that cause an abrupt landing on the floor can cause a compressive or impact...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS CSCS CSCS
Jan 29, 20193 min read


Part II: Quality, Potency, Validity, Vendor, Relevance and Risk
In “Part I: Prevalence of dietary and supplement use” I outlined the growing national interest in personal use of supplements and health...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS CSCS CSCS
Jan 25, 20194 min read


Part I: Prevalence of Dietary and Herbal Supplement use
The dietary supplement industry contributes a significant amount to the U.S. economy, accounting for about $121 billion in total economic...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS CSCS
Jan 22, 20193 min read


Ask not...What do I feel like eating
It’s 12pm and you are away from home. It’s obviously lunchtime, and you ask yourself the same question that might be all too...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS CSCS CSCS CSCS
Jan 16, 20193 min read


Forget the resolutions!
We can often reflect on past experiences as a reference point in our lives, to help us define what was good, bad, or ‘needs work’....
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS CSCS CSCS
Jan 14, 20192 min read


5 Non-Dieting Things To Fix Before Starting A Diet
I’ve witnessed so many diets fail in the last 20 years of practice. Most people start off strong, many persist and endure, and few people...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS CSCS CSCS CSCS
Jan 12, 20192 min read


Damage Control: A holiday eating guide
The next few articles I write will have an emphasis on Holiday season wellness, a time in which many of us reduce or completely fall out...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS CSCS CSCS
Nov 10, 20183 min read


The Seventh Sense…the ability to see the future!
Our body’s sensory system consist of the ability to interpret touch, smell, taste, see, and hear. How well we interpret these senses...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS CSCS CSCS CSCS
Sep 25, 20183 min read


Must Do Exercises For The Professional Commuter
Do you ever realize how many of us are paid to sit down? If you make a living by doing your work from a chair, you might be a...

Adrian Pujayana, DC
Sep 18, 20183 min read


Activity is the goal, NOT exercise
Most people that come to me usually have some sort of pain with movement, exercise, or activity. They are prescribed a treatment plan,...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS CSCS
Sep 11, 20182 min read


CONDITIONING AND NOURISHING YOUR BRAIN
Illness and injury are almost immediately noticeable when they occur. So is energy change, especially when you have none! What’s harder...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS
Aug 21, 20183 min read


5 Alternatives to doing Squats
It’s conventional practice in personal training and coaching to perform squats in order to develop the legs, glutes and back. Squats...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS
Jul 31, 20183 min read


Reacquire Your “Paleo Palate”
You might have heard about the “Paleo Diet”, but if you haven’t, it’s not a new diet fad…it’s been around a few thousand years, literally!...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS
Jul 3, 20183 min read


Losing the Right Things to Win
Weight gain is an issue that affects individual wellness on a personal as well as a national level. Weight gain is not always bad, but...
Adrian Pujayana, DC ATC CSCS
May 25, 20183 min read

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