Vitamin D Is Just the Beginning: How Sunlight Programs Your Biology
Joshua Wideman Joshua Wideman

Vitamin D Is Just the Beginning: How Sunlight Programs Your Biology

Vitamin D is not the master regulator of health. It is a downstream readout of sunlight, a broadband, time-encoded signal that programs circadian rhythm, mitochondrial energy, vascular tone, brain chemistry, and immune timing. A pill can correct deficiency, but it cannot replace the biological information carried by light.

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Why Walking Builds Capacity
Joshua Wideman Joshua Wideman

Why Walking Builds Capacity

Many people feel more resilient after walking than after intense workouts. This article explains why rhythm, nervous system regulation, and time build capacity in ways effort alone cannot.

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The Great Indoor Migration: How Living Indoors Disrupted Human Biology
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The Great Indoor Migration: How Living Indoors Disrupted Human Biology

Modern health struggles are often blamed on effort, aging, or stress. But as humans moved indoors, the natural light signals that once regulated circadian biology and energy production quietly disappeared. This article explores how indoor living created an environmental mismatch, and why understanding that shift reframes fatigue, recovery, and resilience.

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Exercise Isn’t the Point of Rehab
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Exercise Isn’t the Point of Rehab

Exercise improves fitness, but it doesn’t always change pain. This article explains why rehab isn’t about workouts or effort, but about teaching the body to adapt through learning rather than repetition.

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Why Your Pain Keeps Coming Back
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Why Your Pain Keeps Coming Back

Pain can improve with treatment and still return, not because something failed, but because the body never learned a new way to operate. When relief doesn’t lead to adaptation, familiar patterns resurface once the input fades. This article explains why pain keeps coming back and what actually needs to change for results to last.

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Your Body Is a Solar-Powered Clock
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Your Body Is a Solar-Powered Clock

This article explains circadian biology as a solar-driven, multi-clock system, why light (not just sleep timing) is the master signal, and gives practical, evidence-backed actions to retune the body’s “solar clock” for better recovery, metabolism, and movement.

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THE ORANGE TREE IN THE DARK
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THE ORANGE TREE IN THE DARK

Tired, inflamed, stuck? Your health fails from missing sunlight, not poor inputs. Discover the "orange tree in the dark" metaphor and a free 48-hour circadian reset.

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Master Vitamin D & Melatonin: Your Winter Energy Guide
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Master Vitamin D & Melatonin: Your Winter Energy Guide

Stop fighting winter and start working with it. This guide shows you how to harness the power of light and dark to naturally balance your Vitamin D and Melatonin—the master hormones of energy and recovery—for a resilient and energized season.

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Your Body Hates the Time Change. Here's the Fix.
Joshua Wideman Joshua Wideman

Your Body Hates the Time Change. Here's the Fix.

Feeling sluggish and off after the Daylight Savings time change? It's not in your head. Your body's ancient rhythms are clashing with the modern world. Discover the simple, biological fix to stop the slump and unlock your energy this season.

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Low Back Pain Relief St. Louis | Non-Surgical Treatment Brentwood
Joshua Wideman Joshua Wideman

Low Back Pain Relief St. Louis | Non-Surgical Treatment Brentwood

Feeling sidelined by back pain or a disc herniation? Landmark research shows most improve without surgery as the body naturally reabsorbs the disc material. At The RANGE in Brentwood, MO, we help you tend your body’s ecosystem, your movement garden, through co-creative, personalized rehab. You don’t need a quick fix; you need a guide to help you decode your body’s language and reclaim your story. Discover the power of cultivating your movement.

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Why Your Back Still Hurts: A  Guide to Lasting Relief
Joshua Wideman Joshua Wideman

Why Your Back Still Hurts: A Guide to Lasting Relief

Frustrated that your St. Louis back pain treatment isn't working? Brentwood chiropractor Dr. Josh Wideman, DC, MS, explains why conventional advice often fails and reveals The RANGE's unique, movement-based approach to decoding your body's language and putting you back in your story. Let's figure it out together.

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Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs)
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Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs)

Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) are a valuable exercise for maintaining joint health, improving range of motion, enhancing proprioception and neuromuscular control, promoting mobility and flexibility, preventing injuries, aiding in rehabilitation, enhancing performance, and fostering mindfulness. The benefits of CARs are supported by evidence, making them a crucial addition to both fitness and rehabilitation routines.

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Everything You’ve Heard About Back Pain in St. Louis is Wrong
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Everything You’ve Heard About Back Pain in St. Louis is Wrong

St. Louis and Brentwood back pain sufferers: Ditch dangerous myths! MRI scans rarely predict pain, and bed rest weakens your back. Science proves movement, stress management, and resilience-building are key. Learn actionable strategies for MO back pain relief—plus how to find trusted St. Louis/Brentwood physical therapists who prioritize evidence-based care.

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Your Rotator Cuff Tear Isn't What You Think, St. Louis, MO
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Your Rotator Cuff Tear Isn't What You Think, St. Louis, MO

St. Louis & Brentwood Rotator Cuff Tear? Surgery Isn't Always Needed. Discover why many tears are like holes in a blanket - not broken ropes. Learn why scans alone don't tell the whole story and how St. Louis/Brentwood targeted exercise programs often provide relief without surgery. Get empowered with facts for your St. Louis shoulder health journey.

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The Untold Story Behind Rory’s Green Jacket & Your Comeback
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The Untold Story Behind Rory’s Green Jacket & Your Comeback

The article explores the challenging journey of comebacks in sports and personal rehabilitation, using Rory McIlroy's pursuit of a Major as a metaphor for resilience, perseverance, patience, grit, a growth mindset, adaptability, and the unseen hard work that leads to success. It highlights how both athletes and individuals recovering from injuries face similar struggles and pressures, emphasizing the importance of persistence, focus, and the daily grind required to overcome setbacks. Ultimately, it conveys that victories are earned through relentless effort, often in obscurity, and encourages readers to keep pushing through their own challenges.

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Circadian Mismatch: When Your Body's Timing Goes Haywire
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Circadian Mismatch: When Your Body's Timing Goes Haywire

Circadian disruption, akin to chaos in Amazon's shipping operations, can wreak havoc on our body's internal timing. This misalignment, often caused by excessive exposure to artificial blue light, particularly at night, has been linked to numerous health issues. Research indicates that circadian mismatch can increase the risk of cancer, Type II diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The body's internal clock, entrained by natural sunlight, can experience "circadian drift" when deprived of proper light cues, leading to molecular chaos and inflammation. Notably, obesity has been directly associated with brain inflammation, exacerbated by indoor living and constant artificial light exposure. To mitigate these risks, it's crucial to prioritize natural light exposure, especially in the morning, and limit artificial blue light in the evening.

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Achieve New Year Goals: Focus on Systems, Not Resolutions
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Achieve New Year Goals: Focus on Systems, Not Resolutions

Why traditional New Year's resolutions often fail and how to better approach the new year. By focusing on systems instead of goals, leveraging dopamine wisely, embracing discomfort, and celebrating small wins, you can build habits that foster long-term success and personal growth.

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