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In todayβs podcast, Dr. Alex Jimenez, Health Coach Kenna Vaughn, and Sports Dietitian Taylor Lyle discuss what does sport nutrition and a healthy diet does to the body and how it improves professional athletesβ overall wellness.
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[00:00:00] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: And we are live, guys. OK, so today, weβre going to be presenting an amazing young lady who has hit the El Paso Times. Taylor Lyle comes from many different places, and weβre going to be discovering exactly how she has contributed to the El Paso community. And sheβs a fantastic addition because El Paso was a town that needed a lot of different talents, and a lot of us sometimes donβt know what the talent is. And as you can see, Iβm way over here on the picture weβre running in our COVID era. Yeah, letβs show them the whole studio a little bit. And during this COVID era, we function with distancing and complexities. But today, weβve tested everybody out here that we are unfazed at this time. So weβre going to be making sure that we talk about issues about wellness and fitness, and Taylor comes with a lot of great experience. Taylor, hi, how are you? Taylor, tell us about yourself because weβre excited to see you. We got to meet you in the process of looking up the highly talented individuals in El Paso. And you are one of the ones that came in as one of the health coachesβ fitness trainers. Tell us who Taylor Lyle is? Tell us about whatβs the beginning? What started your story?
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[00:01:34] Taylor Lyle: Yeah, I started as an athlete. Growing up, I played competitive soccer, basketball, and volleyball. And then my own experience, I found out how nutrition impacted my performance and overall health. So, you know, as an athlete on the go, youβre looking for quick choices. So a lot of times, it ends up being fast-food restaurants. And with that, it just didnβt sit well with me before a competition or after. So I had packed my own things in advance. I saw how that impacted my energy, performance, and physique. So thatβs really where I got started in sports nutrition. And then I continued. I went to the University of Oklahoma, and I got my one, my bachelorβs degree, and itβs just all sciences. When I was there, I volunteered as a sports nutrition student. And so, with that, it just reaffirmed my decision to take this career path. So, I have over seven years of experience in sports nutrition and a variety of sports, and Iβm a certified specialist in sports dietetics. And so with that, I have a variety of backgrounds with collegiate high school and professional athletes as well as in the military.
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[00:02:56] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: So thatβs a fantastic story. One of the things that we see here is that when we look at this resume that you have here, we see that many different talented individuals highly bring you in and see you from a distance. How did El Paso end up finding you? Tell us a story about that?
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[00:03:16] Taylor Lyle: Well, I got set up by a recruiter to work with the army. And so with that, it just really was the timing was right. I was ready to relocate back to Texas. Thatβs where Iβm from. I was in West Virginia at the time. I helped create their football program.
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[00:03:35] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Wait. Football. I mean, can you help the UTEP Miners?
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[00:03:42] Taylor Lyle: You know, if they wanted me to, Iβd be more than happy to assist them with their nutritional needs. But yeah, I have a strong background. I have experience with Oklahoma, Clemson, Oregonβ¦
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[00:03:53] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: No way. The Red Tide? No, thatβs the Clemson. They are The Tigers. OK, I messed up so much. I love football.
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[00:04:09] Taylor Lyle: And then I had the opportunity to spend two seasons of the Dallas Cowboys and then obviously, West Virginia after that.
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[00:04:15] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Yeah, you spent some time with the Dallas Cowboys. Tell us about that a little bit.
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[00:04:19] Taylor Lyle: Yeah, it was great. You know, professional athletes, theyβre a little bit more in tune with their bodies because theyβre just competing at a significantly higher level. And so it was great. I loved everyone I worked with, and I just really learned a lot. I got to do a lot more testing. We looked at muscle glycogen. We got to do all sorts of body composition tests.
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[00:04:42] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: These guys have unlimited funds.
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[00:04:44] Taylor Lyle: Yeah, they do. And just, you know, the nutritional, you know, whether it was supplements or just different foods we could use, weβre fortunate with the resources we had.
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[00:04:57] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Weβre going to be talking about mindset and all that kind of good stuff. So donβt let me forget about the mindset, Kenna. One of the things that weβre looking at here that we want to discuss is how that talent can translate to the people here in El Paso. Thereβs a lot of fitness, mental positioning, and many dieticians. Were you able to work with different types of providers out there in Dallas?
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[00:05:19] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. And honestly, really, in a lot of my experiences, I mean, you work with strength and conditioning coaches, athletic trainers, doctors, sports medicine, sports psychologists play a considerable role.
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[00:05:32] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Sports psychologist? OK.
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[00:05:34] Taylor Lyle: They have implemented parts for the athletes. And then you have all sorts of support, whether in college, academics, life after sports, and just different things how to survive out in the community and then professional athletes. They have to also participate in community service so that they have a lot of basically every resource they need.
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[00:06:00] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Do athletes have to participate in community service? Yes. OK, great. Did you work with any of the doctors out there? Because from my point of view, and I look at an athlete, OK, and when I look at our athletes here because we have a lot of great athletes in El Paso, I mean talent that just comes and goes. And one of the things that happen is no one pays attention to the nutrition people until theyβre hurt, OK? And then thatβs what happens because now Iβm making $10 million a year as a football player, and my ACL just snapped right. So I know that part of it will be the surgeon, OK? And part of itβs going to be the rehab. But the most crucial thing there is the dietitian, OK? So as the person that works with the dietary changes, tell me how you were able to assist athletes in returning to get their dreams back?
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[00:06:50] Taylor Lyle: So thereβs a lot of different modalities. I mean, it depends on the injury. But you know, more most importantly, you want to make sure that theyβre consuming enough calories. And then, from there, theyβre getting adequate macronutrients. So you look at carbohydrates, depending on the injury; itβs generally lower, right? You have decreased physical activity level right there, not as mobile. And then protein, you need that for tissue and repair. And so with that, itβs you know, you need adequate protein, higher needs generally. And then, in fact, you need that for reducing inflammation just for your body to function correctly, your organs, tissues. So with that, you want to make sure that they have good fats high in monounsaturated and omega-three fatty acids. So those will be things like fatty fish like salmon and tuna, you know, different oils, olive to canola oil, peanut oil, nuts and seeds, avocado. So you know, just your good, healthy fats. Those are all going to accelerate injury. And so also you look at different micronutrients. So you know what, when you have a stress fracture or a bone injury, youβre going to be looking more at your calcium and vitamin D. Those are important for bone health information, right? And as well as the immune system. So then youβre also going to look at, you know, you hear a lot about vitamin C with immune function, but itβs essential for tissue repair, wound healing, and collagen production. So actually, collagen is also a form of gelatin. And so itβs a primary protein found in your connectiveβ¦
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[00:08:41] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Connective tissues?
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[00:08:41] Taylor Lyle: Ye, thank you. So, you know, that includes things like your bones, ligaments, tendons, skin. So as you increase that production, make certain tendons and ligaments stronger. So that is something that you can use even in injury prevention.
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[00:08:58] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Weβre going to talk about that a little bit. Weβve been focusing a lot on inflammation, huh? Kenna, tell us what it is; our main topic is inflammation. As it has been, it seems to be a part of everything, whether itβs working out or anything. So what have we been doing with that? What is one of the essential things with inflammation that weβve learned?
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[00:09:19] Kenna Vaughn: We learned that it all stems from the gut. And this brings us back to why Taylor is such a great guest to have today. Iβm talking about, you know, dietary needs and everything that you need. And she is talking about great supplements. And itβs not just supplemented we need, though. Sometimes our body does better when we get the nutrients from real foods like she mentioned, avocados and salmon. Because you can break it down differently? But all in all, the end goal is always to reduce inflammation and heal the gut. We donβt want anything in there to get through the permeability. We want it to be our gut, solid so that our nutrition can be solids, and our muscles can be solid. Itβs just everything is all connected, and everything leads down to, like we just said, inflammation.
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[00:10:05] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Taylor, we now know that youβre surrounded by people that love inflammation. So letβs assume you got an athlete out there, and this dude needs to run; he needs to be a 4-40. You know, heβs got to be a big lineman. Heβs going to run in 4-40. You see, heβs got to be a fast guy, a tight end or something, and theyβre just having joint pain, and they constantly have issues besides the external things like ice and the anti-inflammatories and all the kind of things that he does. How do we change our diet kind of things that, you know, you mentioned some foods there, can you go a little deeper into that so we can help people.
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[00:10:39] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So just kind of like injury, itβs similar. You look at the macronutrients I mentioned: protein, fat and carbs, and overall energy. But for joint pain, you know, fish oil also stems from healthy fats.
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[00:10:54] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Are you talking about the omega oils? Omega-three, six, and nines?
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[00:10:57] Taylor Lyle: Yes. So that would be omega three, which includes DHEA and EPA.
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[00:11:04] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Are there any ratios that you guys like a little bit better? Or is it different? Two to one, three to one? What do you what do you like?
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[00:11:13] Taylor Lyle: Generally, I want to say two to one.
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[00:11:18] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Two to one, thatβs the one Iβve heard. That two to one is the one weβve seen the most, like 500 mg to 1000 back and forth.
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[00:11:25] Taylor Lyle: Yeah, thatβs generally where the most research is at.
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[00:11:27] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Yes.
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[00:11:29] Taylor Lyle: And so that can help joint pain, reduce inflammation, and enhance brain functions. And so then you might have heard things like turmeric.
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[00:11:42] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Oh, yes, absolutely.
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[00:11:43] Taylor Lyle: So those are some spices that can help with inflammation.
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[00:11:47] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Would you offer that to the athletes too?
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[00:11:50] Taylor Lyle: You know, I would say, try adding that in your food first with the spices. There are supplements available for that as well. You know, with supplements, itβs just tricky. You want to make sure that itβs safe to use and consume. And so with that, you know, the US Food and Drug Administration, they donβt regulate those until somethingβ¦
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[00:12:15] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Big goes on?
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[00:12:16] Taylor Lyle: Yeah, exactly. So with that, you generally give guidance as a sports dietitian and recommend third-party certification. So that will be logos that you would see on supplements that have NSF Certified for sport informed choice for Sport Banned Substance Control Group. So those are going to be more of your elite certification.
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[00:12:40] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Particularly with inflammation. One of the things that weβve seen is inflammatory issues such as joint issues. Iβve noticed that Omegaβs, curcumin, vitamin D, you know, all the vitamins As, Cs, and Es, the anti-inflammatory, the antioxidants. Those are cool, particularly when it comes to omega; sometimes, you donβt know where to stop. You know, sometimes you can tell, like for vitamin C, as you dose up, you can usually tell when youβve just crossed over the line because it does end up giving you a little bit of diarrhea. So youβve gone too far. So, it could be 1000 for some people. Sometimes you can dose up to three in specific individuals, but you want that at a high level so that it helps with the proteins, the omega. If you go too far on those, sometimes youβll be laughing, and youβll be bleeding from the nose. So youβve gone too far because we often donβt want that. So when we do that, we try to figure out ways to limit our ability to overpass. And thatβs where someone like yourself would be critical to developing a diet. Iβm a big believer. Iβve always been is that fitness is probably about 10 percent. Ninety percent of the athlete comes from feeding those genes, which is nutrition. And thatβs the whole thing and the genetic design in the sports genes. So what I look at is that when you look at some of these athletes, I know I touched on it, but when you work with the orthopedist? Would they come to you and say, βHey, you know what, this guy. Heβs got to be back in six weeks,β because thatβs the same thing that happens here in El Paso. We got athletes that are national champions. We got Division One, Division Two, Division Three, and NSAI. Itβs vital to get these kids back up with the right foods when they get hurt. So in the event of someone with, letβs say, a shoulder injury or knee injury, how would the orthopedist look for the Dallas Cowboys? Because you did mention that you worked with them, would they want your help?
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[00:14:40] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So I mean, there are several different discipline areas involved, but nutrition does play a huge role. And so thatβs conversations you would have with sports medicine, whether thatβs the athletic trainer who spoke to the doc, you know, because they have a busy schedule or if itβs the physician talking directly to you. So depending on the injury, it would obviously change your nutritional approach.
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[00:15:05] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: One of the things that I remember doing is that each sport has different types of nutrition. And many people donβt know that. People think you can feed the volleyball player the same thing that a football player eats. Itβs not the same.
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[00:15:17] Taylor Lyle: No. One size fits all.
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[00:15:19] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: So this n equals one component. I remember that one of the Dallas Cowboys orthopedic surgeons is Daniel Cooper. Daniel Cooper at the Carroll Clinic is one of the top reconstruction of knees and has been able to work with many people from Oklahoma. Many Oklahoma wrestlers go to Daniel Cooper, and he does his job. And I got to tell you, the guy will do a reconstruction of a knee in 20 minutes, and heβs done. He walks out and says, Iβm done; bye now. You have the best knee job, but then thatβs when you come in. You come in with a nutritionist and, as well as the coaches for the rehab, the therapist. And thatβs all about nutrition. Talk to me. Wrap yourself around, letβs say, just like someone with a knee injury. OK? And letβs talk about taking them back into recovery from the beginning, from the time that says, you know what? We got the physical therapist, he did this thing, but we want to feed this guy the right way. How do we do that?
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[00:16:13] Taylor Lyle: Yes, so look at overall diet. You know, it would assess nutritional needs. Calculate what they would need and then factor in the macronutrients, as I said earlier.
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[00:16:24] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: What are macronutrients? Tell me a bit of macronutrient, and so we can speak with the El Paso, so we got moms out there right now. Moms are the most complex people to deal with. Because I got to tell you, you know, little Bobby, heβs an athlete. Heβs seven years old; heβs 12 years old, 13 years old, and will be a national champion. Moms in the kitchen want to know what to give their kids who are hurt similarly. What are macronutrients? And we want to go there.
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[00:16:52] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So carbohydrates, thatβs your primary energy source thatβs a macronutrient as well as protein and fat. And so you want to focus on, you know, protein because youβre trying to regenerate, rebuild that muscle tissue, right, and you want it to grow. So itβs a protein needs to be a focus and fat because that will help reduce inflammation and help the healing of the tissue. And so those are the two primary ones that you want to look at, and then carbohydrates you definitely still need even just for brain function, right? And so you just donβt need as much when youβre injured because youβre not moving as much. So those are the macronutrients you want to look at. And then, when you have that confirmed, you want to start looking into micronutrients. So if itβs just a tissue injury instead of bone, you know youβre going to want to look at more of like zinc. So youβre going to need that. Well, thatβs a micronutrient that youβre going to need for tissue repair regeneration. It also helps with immune system function. Vitamin A also helps with tissue repair and renewal as well as supports. Once you have an injury, it helps reverse the immune system suppression. So those are going to be what you look at, as well as vitamin C. So vitamin C plays a role in wound healing, tissue repair, boosting the immune system. So those are going to be ones that youβll want to pay closer attention to.
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[00:18:27] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Collagen. Iβve heard a lot about collagen, and I use it here. But what is the perspective they do at a collegiate level or the National Football League level?
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[00:18:38] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So we actually would make gelatin. So just store-bought gelatin. Yeah, and you would add that with vitamin C, whether you want to have a cup of orange juice or supplement vitamin C powder and gelatin. And so vitamin C helps enhance collagen production. So you want those two together gelatin and vitamin C to help with collagen. And so what that does is itβs going to strengthen that tendon and ligament, making it stronger, making it less prone to an injury.
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[00:19:18] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: I got to tell you thatβs excellent knowledge and I love hearing about this stuff because a lot of these people, we kind of go in there, and we read about, you know, gelatin or cartilage or what does that mean the hydroxyproline hydroxylysine? What do those things mean? And we learn that tissue repair vitamin C needs it. Yeah, many people donβt know this, but you know, the whole ascorbic acid thing happened a long, long time ago, which was back in back in the day with the conquistadors because we have a lot of conquistadors here. The conquistadors came here, but they were called Limes. Did you know that they were called Limes? They would lick limes to make it through the long traveling trips between the ocean, right? Because this was back in probably the fourteen hundreds and fifteen hundred, right? They realize that vitamin C would stop this thing called scurvy. They would bleed in the gums. But if you licked lime, OK, it would eliminate the process because, you know, vitamin C is so important to vascular repair and tissue repair that itβs so necessary. So we canβt forget it because one of the most considerable demands is, do you think an athlete will be stressed out, worried? And thatβs where their emotional stage burns the stress level? You mentioned something fundamental to me, and many people donβt know about it. This is the psychological component of an athlete and the dietary issues. How do you help your athletes and the people you work with handle their lives in terms of an injury or make them better with nutrition and psychology?
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[00:20:56] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So psychology, I do refer that out to the expert. But with nutrition, you know, I just help manage a lot of time. I mean, eating is such a big part of your day-to-day, and hopefully, youβre eating most of the day. I mean, you know, just having a good relationship with food and making sure that people are enjoying food. You know that they donβt have any negative relationship that obviously ties into psychological. But I do refer them to the expert. But you know, thereβs a lot of things that can influence not just, you know, an injury or whether itβs weight, anything like that body composition, but you know, you have to look at other factors. So the stress, right, psychological sleep, you know, is there any environmental factors, socio-economic? You know, there are just so many things that can impact an athlete. You know, just even beyond nutrition. So itβs fascinating when you come together as all discipline areas because everyone plays their part, you know, to the holistic approach of improving performance and overall health.
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[00:22:08] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: You know, you mentioned something there, and it was the sleep, the recovery time, and the ability for someone to, I mean, without getting too theological, you know, the designer intended for us to have asleep, but we were pressed if we had anxiousness. Suppose we have a rise in cortisol, an abnormal flux between cortisol and melatonin in the brain. You donβt rest, and you donβt repair. So how do we talk to them? How do you speak to them about how important sleep is as a nutrition expert?
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[00:22:48] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So I talk about sleep hygiene.
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[00:22:52] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: What is that? What is sleep hygiene? That sounds interesting.
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[00:22:54] Taylor Lyle: Sleep hygiene is kind of like getting your bedtime routine, right? So, you know, making sure that you have good hygiene, that your sheets are clean, those have hygiene. And you know, the research shows having a cold room generally 68 degrees Fahrenheit, a dark room eliminating noise.
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[00:23:13] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Oh, Iβm starting to love everything you say. You know what, we love this. OK, so wait, you got a lot of subjects there. OK, so first of all, sleep hygiene. So no bugs in the bed and clean sheets, right? Talk to me about that.
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[00:23:27] Taylor Lyle: Well, I donβt know how much more to go on that.
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[00:23:29] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: But the research is important.
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[00:23:32] Taylor Lyle: Like, you just put in the washer.
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[00:23:34] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: But itβs simple, clean sheets have been determined to be so important, huh?
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[00:23:38] Taylor Lyle: Yeah, just good hygiene does promote better sleep quality versus going to bed dirty. So that shows that thatβs important. And then, you also look at the blue light emission. So from your TV, your phone, tablet, whatever it is, you are trying to set a timer for yourself to put that down at a certain point before bed or getting the cool orange glasses.
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[00:24:12] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Yes.
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[00:24:13] Taylor Lyle: Yes, they can help the blue light disappear. And so there are some routines you can do for nutrition. You know you want to avoid processed foods, higher fat foods, and high saturated fat, trans fat. So those will be your fried foods, your baked goods.
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[00:24:35] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: You know, now that you mention that you were talking about processed foods, Kenna, you have a neat way of figuring out where processed foods are in the store. What is that way?
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[00:24:43] Kenna Vaughn: Oh yes, when you go grocery shopping, shop along the edges of the store, donβt go into the aisles because as soon as you start going into the aisles is when you start getting into all the processed foods, all of the added ingredients that arenβt necessarily good for you. So if youβre trying to stay on the outsides, thatβs where youβre going to get most of your produce and your meats and veggies. Everything you need is just right on the outside. Donβt go in.
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[00:25:10] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Donβt go in. Well, Iβll tell you what, I realize that we have to go in there and go into that area of the inner aisles. But the more organic, the more we can control our budget on the outside room and minimize the internal areas, specifically those areas where things are in bags. Those are the areas that are processed food, and we got to avoid those specifically for trying to recover from an injury. Moms, look, I know youβre the craziest of all people when we want our kids to be good. You know, little Lincoln. If Lincoln gets throttled and Lincoln is Kennaβs young little boy who has got a lot of energy, and if he gets thumped on the field, right, whatβs mom going to do? Oh, happy Lincoln. No, I have seen most moms get all over their kids, but they can give them proper nutrition, which is an important part. And sleep hygiene is so important, and I donβt want to leave that subject because itβs so cool. The sleeping process, and you mentioned something about the sheets being clean. I can tell you right now; sometimes, we donβt have the help because of the COVID. Everyone is limited from going to help you at the house. So what happens is your sheets a little longer, you know, maybe dirty, you donβt have them as clean, and that may occur. So if that happens, you donβt sleep as well, right? So I hope that makes sense to a lot of people. So I donβt want people telling their wives that you need to clean my sheets to sleep better. But it does matter. How about the timing of sleep for an athlete? Is there a better time?
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[00:26:39] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So you want to get eight hours of sleep if you can at some ages require more. So when youβre younger, you need closer to probably nine to 10 as a child, and then as an adult, you donβt need as much because youβre not growing and developing. But you still want to aim for eight, if not more. Research has come out that if you have the luxury of taking a 30-minute nap during the day, that also contributes to the overall quantity of your sleep.
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[00:27:10] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Right now, weβve been going through the COVID protocol, and there are kids in school that are athletes, and I got to tell you itβs one of the craziest things to watch. One thing is that the athletes are going crazy because they canβt run around a lot. One unique thing that has happened as a result of sleep, I got to tell you, I mean, Iβve seen this in my own house. My daughter grew about an inch just because sheβs sleeping more, and theyβre under a lot of pressure when theyβre in school. Because of the COVID thing, theyβre sleeping better. Theyβre not spending as much time going out of the house. They canβt leave. Theyβre stuck in their homes. But I got to tell you, my daughter grew, and sheβs 17 years old a whole inch. From five foot six to five foot seven. Why does that happen? And tell me a bit of what sleep has to do with growth because thatβs important.
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[00:27:49] Taylor Lyle: So growth hormone is released when youβre sleeping. So when you get up optimal hours of sleep, it allows that to develop and be appropriately produced entirely.
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[00:28:02] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Will it work for me?
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[00:28:04] Taylor Lyle: Maybe not the same way of growing in.
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[00:28:09] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: I want to grow.
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[00:28:13] Taylor Lyle: Yeah, thatβs pretty much it.
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[00:28:14] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Yeah, so growth hormone has been known to spill out of the bloodstream by the pineal gland at a certain time of night, a few hours in your sleep. And man, itβs magical. It makes you grow. I mean, it makes you grow and ainβt going to happen if you donβt get enough sleep. So as an athlete, itβs one of those things that nature has provided for us that provides a magical ability for just a natural way of healing. So itβs essential. So what else do we do for athletes in terms of recovery processes, assessing not only their sleep hygiene, but I killed you there. Sorry, I tackled you there. So hope you can regain the whole thing because itβs so important.
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[00:28:54] Taylor Lyle: You know, you have to look at nutrition timing too. So what does an athlete have to eat or drink right after a workout? And that plays a vital process and jumpstarting that recovery. So depending on the intensity and duration of the exercise, when itβs more moderate to high intensity, youβre going to want to make sure that you have enough carbohydrates and protein because you would have used those energy stores up and depleted those in your muscles when you work out. So carbohydrate and protein allow you to refuel and regenerate those energy stores, as well as the muscle. And so, normally, you have a three to one ratio of carbohydrate to protein. So that would mean, you know, 60 grams of carbohydrate to 20 grams of protein. So if you have a nice tall glass of chocolate milk, you know two cups about that should be adequate to refill and replenish those needs.
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[00:29:54] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Chocolate milk OK, now you pick chocolate milk. Now, most people think itβs a bad thing, but tell me why itβs such a good thing.
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[00:30:00] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So itβs full of the macronutrients we talked about earlier. So it has good, healthy fats too, itβs natural. And then it also has electrolytes. So electrolytes, as you know, primarily you lose sodium through sweating. And so those are things youβre also going to need to replenish to make sure that you have optimal hydration after working out. And then thereβs typically itβs fortified with different vitamins and minerals, so you hear a lot about bone health and drinking milk. Yes, it does have calcium and vitamin D, and a lot of times, it has some other vitamins like vitamin A. So, itβs just a reality you get everything in one, you know, one beverage, which is fantastic.
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[00:30:44] Kenna Vaughn: You mentioned earlier something about calculating what each athlete needs. How do you have a certain formula that you use for that? Or how does a very poor athlete? Because even if theyβre in the same sport, you know, they could be in different positions, which could vary what they need, right?
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[00:31:04] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So energy needs I typically use for athletes; itβs an active equation. So itβs called Mifflin St. George. So thatβs what. I use it for adults, healthy adults, and active adults.
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[00:31:16] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Is it Mifflin St. George Scott?
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[00:31:21] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. Sorry. It might have been.
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[00:31:22] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: No, I like repeating because Iβm thick-headed.
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[00:31:28] Taylor Lyle: So you could google that and find that. And itβs gender-specific. So you know, thereβs one for female, one for male. And from there, that would give you your energy needs, which consider age, height, and weight. And so from there, you look at how active individuals once I have their basic needs just to exist. Well, you donβt just exist. You, you move around, right? It takes energy to just get out of bed, brush your teeth, and then start having physical activity of exercising in there. The needs go up, right? So with that, you have a physical activity level, but you know, itβs great now that you have all these GPS data. So whether itβs like a Fitbit, Garmin, even Apple Health, if you have an iPhone, it tracks your steps or the distance youβve gone intensity. And so all that calculates your calories burned, which has to be factored in into the overall equation, right to assess needs properly. So then, when you get to sports specific, you can have all that data to determine what that person needs. But then you also have to look at your macronutrient needs to be different for sports. So, you know, a marathon runner was going to need a lot higher carbohydrate intake versus your lineman football player. So those get taken into account, and protein and fat generally stay the same no matter what the sport is just because you need a certain fat percentage just for central fat storage.
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[00:33:07] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: In terms of each individual. And Iβm thinking in football; Iβm looking at a linebacker who is the metamorph unbelievable athlete usually is butt up against the fullback. They got to kiss each other somewhere down the line. Right? And then you have your center who looks a little different than the outside tackles, right? So the weight that we typically do is through a BMI test and BIAs, basal metabolic systems, or bioimpedance assessments. Do you use those in the military to assess and help the athletes with an awareness of how much muscle, how much bone density, all that kind of stuff?
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[00:33:51] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So you mentioned BMI, which is used in the military and clinical settings to determine if an individualβs healthier or unhealthy. Still, it is not the best way to determine that right. It doesnβt take into account gender. It doesnβt consider age or your body type body composition. So you mentioned biological analysis that would be body composition. So body composition takes a look at fat mass. Youβre fat-free mass, which is also referred to as lean mass, and then you get a body fat percentage, which many athletes tend to care about is their body fat.
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[00:34:28] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Yeah, I do. At my age, I do.
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[00:34:32] Taylor Lyle: Thereβs a lot of different methods and tools you can do to assess that, and that is a better indicator for if an individual is healthier, unhealthy, and general guidelines for body fat percentage are different for male versus female. So, you know, a male, you donβt want anything over 21 percent body fat. Female would be anything over 31 percent body fat deemed unhealthy more than overweight, obese category. So anything under that, you know, is good optimal. And then, you know, you have the even lower end of the ranges. Itβs typically your pretty athletic population, so there are different standards. And with the military, we have the BOD pod, which measures by composition through air displacement.
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[00:35:23] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: And is that the one where they get inside of it?
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[00:35:28] Taylor Lyle: Yes, it looks like a pod. Some people say a spaceship or, you know, everyone has their analogy. But so what it does is you want to compress all the air out. So generally, youβd wear compression shorts, and some people have dreads or just really long hair.
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[00:35:47] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Dread in the military. Tell me how that will work out?
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[00:35:54] Taylor Lyle: I got more into that more athlete thinking.
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[00:35:57] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Hey, Sergeant Carter, we got the guy with dreads.
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[00:36:02] Taylor Lyle: Yeah, thatβd be the more athletic population.
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[00:36:04] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: I got it.
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[00:36:05] Taylor Lyle: But yeah, so that is a method we could use, and itβs just a quick test. Itβs not invasive. So weβre not pinching your skin; youβre just getting into this pod, and then it measures through the air and measures if your fat mass is your lean mass. Then you get a body fat percentage and then the biological opinionβs analysis. A common brand is Inbody and what youβre holding isβ¦
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[00:36:39] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: An eight-point impedance assessor?
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[00:36:42] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So itβs kind of like electrodes that get the electrical signal through the nerves. And so from that, itβs able to calculate your body composition as well. And itβs pretty quick. Itβs a lot more accessible and at a lower cost than a BODpod would be. So we do have that available as well. And then, you know, if you have many resources like some of the professional teams and collegiate programs, the DEXA is the gold standard for body composition. But you know, itβs not accessible. Itβs pretty expensive. And the nice thing about that is minimal x-ray exposure, but you can wear loose-fitting clothing as you donβt have to worry too much about apparel. And then it just depends on the machine. Itβs a seven to 12-minute scan. And then the cool thing about it, it doesnβt only just break down your body composition, but it looks at a bone mineral density so you can see how strong your bones are. And itβs an excellent tool to have that. Hopefully, if you have a scan before a stress fracture, you can take a scan post-stress fracture and see you know where your bone mineral density was before the injury and try to work back to that.
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[00:38:06] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: You know, the DEXA test has been the gold standard for osteoporosis, the hips, and itβs what we use all the time to determine if theyβre improving with whatever theyβre doing. Suppose the numbers changed drastically in one or other direction, hopefully, and so sensitive that we can see the betterment or the deterioration of the bone density. So, you know, doctors that do, letβs say, hip replacements, they do the DEXA because they want to know what theyβre going to be working on and if this bone is going to be brittle or not. And itβs a great way of doing things. We have discussed the Bod pod and the different things like Inbody. And what weβve come up with that simplicity is probably the fastest, and by the DEXA, the cost, the bod pod, the complications of finding a facility, and then also have the US military. But the Inbody seems to be a great way of doing that. UTEP has those, and they use those for their personal trainers and their fitness-trained physical therapist to do that. So it is an excellent way. And maybe itβs not as accurate as a bod pod, but it comes within one percent. But hereβs the cool thing itβs consistently accurate. So, in other words, even if itβs a one percent difference, it stays that one percent difference, so you can see variations. So Iβm glad that they do that in the US military now.
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[00:39:19] Taylor Lyle: The models have improved, over time, too, so theyβre getting more and more accurate.
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[00:39:24] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Yes. Let me ask you about the military and how you train the athletes because youβre part of us now. One of the things about El Paso is that once you live here for about three to four years, you become part of the community, and people start knowing about you. Tell me what you want them to know about you, OK? Because this whole podcast is about you, and we want them to know what kind of resources, how they get connected. Iβve seen your website. Itβs a beautiful website. Itβs got incredible information there, and I recommend it. Whatβs the website again?
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[00:39:58] Taylor Lyle: Itβs tailored for performance dot com
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[00:40:00] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Where you can see her there, and sheβs doing some training with some athletes. And but tell us what they can look for in terms of you as an individual, and why would someone seek you out? And what kind of things do you like to work with and the thing that you enjoy?
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[00:40:16] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So my thing would be working with elite athletes or just someone interested in sports.
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[00:40:22] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: OK, moms, you hear that. Do you want little bobby to get stronger? Go ahead, continue.
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[00:40:28] Taylor Lyle: And so Iβm all about individualized, personalized nutrition. So really tailor nutrition to improve your overall performance and health. So that is what youβre going to get from me, whether you seek me out on my website, Instagram, whatever, you know that is what I offer. So whether that is to improve your body composition, you have weight goals. Maybe you want to lose weight, you want to gain weight, and youβre struggling to do that. You know, perhaps you have some food allergies or food intolerances, different food sensitivities. I can help you through that.
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[00:41:07] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: What does that mean? Now, as you touched on that subject? That cherry is not going to go by without me plucking it. OK, so food sensitivities, what does that mean? Tell me.
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[00:41:16] Taylor Lyle: Yeah, so you know, you could have a big one is right, lactose intolerance. So you might not entirely have a dairy allergy. Or completely lactose intolerant, 100 percent. You might be able to have different variations of dairy. So it usually has to do with the portion size. So maybe you can only have a cup of milk instead of having milk throughout the day, you know, and it doesnβt bother your digestive system. You donβt have an upset stomach, anything like that. Gluten is another one. So celiac disease people that canβt have gluten products. So you know, you might have gluten sensitivity.
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[00:41:56] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Thatβs been big on the news lately, OK? Why is that? Why is gluten so in like crazy, like all over the information, and what are the things that we can do because it appears that gluten is horrible, and I want to put it in perspective for people from an athletic point of view?
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[00:42:12] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So gluten, you know, if you donβt have a sensitivity to it, you want to encourage it because that will be your carbohydrates. Itβs going to be your primary source of energy, right? Some foods are gluten-free that will still give you the carbohydrates that you need for performance, so those are things, you know, you want to sit down and figure out exactly how sensitive you are to that because for an athlete, you need that to perform best as well as recover.
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[00:42:44] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Taylor, if we have an individual who is gluten sensitive or food sensitive or different foods or different issues with different types of varieties, how is it that we can pinpoint that in your experience that youβve done the pinpoint the actual thing, thatβs the culprit causing the food sensitivity because I got a lot of people says I eat this and I just feel bloated. I feel sick. I donβt feel my food. My brain is foggy after I eat the food. What are the things that we can do to assess and come up with a plan that is of a higher level than just say, stop eating?
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[00:43:16] Taylor Lyle: So sometimes itβs tough to pinpoint exactly what food is causing the issues because generally, you donβt just have one food group by itself to say, if youβre having a meal, youβre not just going to have the pasta right, youβre going to have maybe protein with that and perhaps the sauce and different things. So it can be tricky, but a way to determine what it is causing in those GI issues is to focus on the one food group, so you would try to have it by itself. And then, OK, you see if you have any symptoms, maybe 30 minutes up to a few hours afterward, and then if you donβt have any symptoms, you move on to the next food group. And thatβs how you can assess or pinpoint.
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[00:44:02] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: So letβs say itβs albumin like an egg. You would be able to track it down. If you stop eating the food and you just feel better, right? Yeah. Well, Iβve got to tell you thereβs a lot of technology that I did not realize thatβs out there specifically regarding food sensitivities. And we talk about it often, and itβs great to see the roleplay of interdisciplinary approaches you have. You know, one of the things is about a multidisciplinary type of practice is you have dietitians, you have orthopedics, you have physical rehab people, you have people that can understand the most profound understandings of genetics because the tests are efficiently run to find out the susceptibility to the homozygous, the heterozygous genes, the snips, what they call, you know, singular nucleic polymorphisms is that what they call it? The word is SNPs that further assess the personβs predispositions are. Itβs fantastic that youβre here. When youβre saying that, you talk to people. And then you work with people. Do you do telemedicine as well?
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[00:45:05] Taylor Lyle: Yes, I am right now just because of COVID 19 restrictions. But yes, I can do things virtually, whether thatβs over a Zoom call, phone call, or email.
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[00:45:19] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Whatβs the phone number you can call? Because weβre going put it all over the place, or whatβs a good number that you like?
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[00:45:23] Taylor Lyle: We can do it later,
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[00:45:25] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Iβll do it later then. So weβll do that.
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[00:45:29] Taylor Lyle: I can give out my email right now.
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[00:45:30] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: First of all, a lot of things that weβve learned is that she works with a lot of unique athletes, people on there that sounds like special forces out there so that sheβs connected with the science of dealing with the most elite athletes. So her privacy is very important. So that makes sense. Thatβs right. So I donβt want people calling me. Well, Iβll tell you what itβs essential to see that you have. You know what? If I was watching this, there is no way then I would not find you OK. I would find you, you know, Taylor Lyle, and I would make sure Iβd nail you. And at that point, we would call you and say, You know, little Bobby, little Lincoln, little Alex. They need some help here because we got many people who want the best for their kids, and these athletes are just incredible. So you have that knowledge and the way to sit down and work with moms and dads, primarily moms, because moms donβt want little Lincolns to get thumped. Thatβs why I use Lincoln because itβs Kennaβs little boy, and heβs a little energy machine. So one of the things is is that we want to do is figure out what we gather. What other ways do you communicate with your clientele?
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[00:46:38] Taylor Lyle: Face to face, if I have the opportunity to. I put out a lot of blogs and different social media posts. So actually, yesterday I talked about gut health in my blog, and then also yesterday I pushed out, you know, vitamin C food sources on my Instagram. So, you know, thatβs another way people can contact.
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[00:47:01] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Can you give out your Instagram address?
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[00:47:03] Taylor Lyle: Itβs just my name: Taylor, T-A-Y-L-O-R underscore Lyle, L-Y-L-E.
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[00:47:09] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: OK, perfect. We can find you that way because Iβll be a follower, and weβll be following those ideas. Itβs very important to stick together a little bit of background. El Paso has been a town where itβs been very segregated, but now itβs getting very well connected, and the talent is coming from afar. You came from Oklahoma, from Dallas. Where else did you go?
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[00:47:30] Taylor Lyle: South Carolina, West Virginia, Oregon? I was in England at one point.
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[00:47:36] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: It sounds like a song. You have been everywhere. Youβve kind of youβve raked up knowledge. Oh yeah, I have. And now you brought it here to El Paso, right? Yeah. From England to Dallas Cowboys to the rooms to the first places, you get it to El Paso. For us, we feel very privileged. I know I speak for Kenna too. I do, donβt I? No, I donβt. But I can say that sheβs very knowledgeable, and we need people like this around El Paso. And I got to tell you it did not exist ten years ago. Not to this level. Maybe a little more ten years ago, but 20 years ago, when I first came to town, it was non-existent. This kind of intense knowledge. What brought you here? Where were you recruited just to give back a little bit on that? Were you recruited? And what do they say?
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[00:48:22] Taylor Lyle: So they wanted me to work with the army. And so itβs a pilot program. So weβre still trying to develop the resources and just its standards. So itβs exciting. I get to help create some of the policies and procedures and how we operate as a department. So itβs me, a couple of trainers, conditioning coaches, athletic trainers, and physical therapists. So we operate as a performance team. So yeah, itβs pretty cool. And so, you know, it was closer to home for me. My experience was in college and professional athletes, so I wanted to tap into the military tactical athlete, which brought in my practice.
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[00:49:08] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Well, the famous Taylor Lyles here. And as she becomes the gold standard of fitness, please tell me where you are headed? What kind of things are you headed for, and what will the future hold for you and the total experience of what youβve done in the past?
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[00:49:24] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So the future, Iβm, you know, sitting there for performance right now. As I said, I cater to elite athletes trying to tailor nutrition, improve their performance and health, and Iβm in the process of developing an app right now. So thatβs exciting for me. Hopefully, I can disclose more when it finishes the development. Yes, the first of next year. So thatβs what I have going on personally. And then, you know, professionally with my full-time job, I think that you know, I want to stay in the military sector. Even tapping more special forces would be very, very exciting.
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[00:50:03] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Can you talk about that? Can you talk about the experiences that you have in special forces? Because I got to tell you all these athletes, they will one day be adults, and the wrestlers, the football players, the linebackers, those are the ones that go into special forces when they get the military. So how is it like to deal with them on the adult version of crazy athletes, intense athletes?
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[00:50:21] Taylor Lyle: Yeah. So along with combat forces and professional athletes, itβs different. They typically have a family, or they have other things going on in their life besides just themselves that they have to consider. So you have a little bit more variation, more real-life experience, and application, right? So itβs different, but itβs exciting. You can get a little bit more technical with them, and theyβre just more likely to do it sometimes. Although you have your younger athletes, too, who want to get better and want to look like whoever their idol is, thatβs maybe a professional athlete, or so they will do what it takes to get to that level of performance an athlete.
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[00:51:12] Kenna Vaughn: I know many military members have to eat like MREs and stuff like that when theyβre in the field. Have you noticed a change in their performance or anything like that when they return? Since those meals arenβt, I mean, Iβm sure theyβre not quite what the nutritional standards are, but they do the job.
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[00:51:32] Taylor Lyle: They definitely donβt prefer MREs, especially those Iβve dealt with and in the field. And, you know, thatβs the only sources they have a lot of times. And so, I have noticed a trend of losing weight and just being under-perform dehydrated when theyβre out in the field.
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[00:51:56] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: You know when you said that, what is it about the MRE they donβt prefer? I donβt know of it.
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[00:52:01] Taylor Lyle: I donβt know if youβve ever seen one that has a lot of different components. Thereβs it just depends on what you get. But many times say itβs a packet thatβs already like powdered, right? You have to add the liquid, and then they have this like a heating pad to heat up. Still, itβs youβre not having youβre having a lot of dehydrated foods that youβre heating.
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[00:52:28] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: That would be processed foods? Is it more processed, or how is it? Yeah. How is that? I guess the military will take care of its people, right with MREs. How have they balanced the or maybe itβs a question that no one knows because it seems like a top-secret, but the ability to make food, not with preservatives, but still good quality for these individuals in the sense of following the most holistic approach for their health?
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[00:52:55] Taylor Lyle: I donβt know that they donβt have any preservatives because they have to be shelf-stable for so long, so they have to have those to be able to be good.
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[00:53:05] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: I wonder if what it would be to eat MREs while youβre pregnant, huh? Have you ever have you done that?
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[00:53:10] Kenna Vaughn: Not while Iβm pregnant, but I can say MREs are not going to cut it. Theyβre not very tasty.
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[00:53:17] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Is there a favorite one?
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[00:53:19] Kenna Vaughn: My husband has a favorite one. Which one is it? I canβt remember what it is, but heβs like, βYeah, I always try to trade it with someone.β Yeah. And they feel like, Oh, you got this one? And some of them have a little skittle pack. And so heβs always trying to get the skittle pack one.
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[00:53:37] Taylor Lyle: I think I heard the alfredo one is the favorite. And sometimes theyβll have a little protein bar or a bag of pretzels, so they get other things besides just that, you know, main entree option, too.
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[00:53:52] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Well, I got to tell you, itβs been a joy. I could go on for like another two hours talking. Weβve been on an hour, by the way. Oh, wow. Yeah, it doesnβt seem that way when weβre having fun, and I want to bring you back. And I know you have a lot of friends that are in the world of fitness. We love to hear what El Paso has to offer, not only to present you guys and to showcase you as an individual primarily but also for the awareness of El Paso to see what kind of options are. It doesnβt matter that you may be in the military; you offer a lot of knowledge, and moms with little Lincolns I use as an example. They want the best for their kids, and theyβre not going to put up with little Lincolns and thumped. So, one of the things is that I want to give my child the best. I know that you mentioned things like chocolate milk, right? To me, thatβs good. But Iβve also noticed that people like wrestlers that are, letβs say, one hundred and thirty-eight, and they got to go to 112, right? Those guys that go to 112 breaks; they break from doing that. And suppose they have the proper nutrition through the process, specifically the micro micronutrients and macronutrients. In that case, youβre going to send your kid through a hurricane, and youβre a hurricane fighter in those airplanes that go into the deep storm; youβre going to make sure the bolts are on that airplane well. If the kid has poor nutrition and he goes into a battle, heβs going to snap, and youβre going to see it in the form of a broken ankle. Youβre going to see it in a snap shoulder, a clavicle dislocation. It will come out that way because, you know, these nutritional insights are excellent, like chocolate milk. My secret was for my kid, it was Ensure just because it was the old for the older people, good enough and the kids donβt want to, you know, they want to carry chocolate milk on them, but theyβll Ensure everything in classes. But the point is micronutrition, macro nutrition, and making sure that each child has the right stuff. So I appreciate that you brought this to our light because itβs information that I want to go over. So I want you to come back and and and youβre going to enjoy because weβre going to put your grill everywhere. Weβll get you to the metal grill for teeth. Iβm just going to make it look good. So it will be the Taylor Lyle grill. So weβre going to put it everywhere so people can see it. And weβre very proud to have you because of this kind of experience that you are international at this point, right, because you have gone all over the place, right? It sounds like a pitbull song. So it is something special, and I look forward to having you back with people so that you can discuss even more complex issues because I know, you know, a lot about BMI. OK, BIAs and that deep science. We have a lot of highly intelligent individuals here. We got UTEP; we got engineers everywhere. We got the people with thick glasses that will tell you about, you know, the macronutrients, micronutrients at the molecular level. So what we want to do is bring the kind of knowledge here and showcase what practicality comes because itβs not good that itβs in a book. We need people to explain it to us, and I appreciate you coming out and sharing that with us. Any other comments as to what you want to leave us with?
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[00:57:07] Taylor Lyle: Just thanks so much for having me. Itβs been a pleasure just talking to you guys. And if there are any questions, anyone has, please feel free to reach me at my website thatβs tailored for performance dot com. Thatβs with a Y, not with an I, and then again at my Instagram, Taylor underscores Lyle. So thank you so much for your time.
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[00:57:27] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Yes, weβre appreciative of you and go, we can see ourselves here, and weβre in the little podcast. And though weβre, weβre experiencing a little bit of social distancing. If I come down with sickness, it was her.
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[00:57:42]Taylor Lyle: I get tested every day.
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[00:57:44] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: Do you really?
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[00:57:45] Taylor Lyle: Itβs mostly reading my temperature and things like that.
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[00:57:47] Dr. Alex Jimenez DC*: The temperature every day. Yeah, because weβre testing everybody, you know, we got to do that for and make you feel like youβre going to be shot in the head somewhere in there. Itβs kind of a crazy thing. But anyway, thank you so much, and we definitely look forward to having you back because youβve been a great source of just being a good conversation. Thank you so much, and we look forward to having it.
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