Episode 6
Living Your Best Life - with guest Dr. Tommy Bond
In this episode, Anne introduces Dr. Tommy Bond, the founder of the TotalCare Health and Wellness Medical Center. Dr. Bond became the first physician to perform ultrasound-guided Regenerative Injection Procedures in the state of Louisiana. He has since performed thousands of these injections, making him the most experienced practitioner of Interventional Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine, in Louisiana and the southern Gulf States region.
In 2018, Dr. Bond opened the doors to the Regenerative Medicine Institute of Louisiana. Here, orthopedic treatments and procedures using adult stem cell therapy, prolotherapy, and platelet-rich plasma are delivered using precise ultrasound, an in-house laboratory, and dedicated regenerative medicine protocols.
He is also a recent President of the American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine (AAOM), an international non-profit organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion of regenerative medicine education around the world. Recognized internationally as an expert in the field, Dr. Bond is the youngest President ever to lead the AAOM as the continued leader in Interventional Regenerative Orthopedics and continues to lecture to physician colleagues, medical students, and residents in international locations like Cancun, Hong Kong, and Argentina.
In this chat, we learn about Dr. Bond’s path to becoming a practitioner of Regenerative Medicine, how he knew from a very early age what he wanted to spend his life doing, his thoughts and advice for overcoming what he calls the “American Syndrome”, and some valuable tips for helping people live their best lives.
Here’s a glance at what we discuss in this episode:
- 01:35 - Dr. Tommy Bond introduces himself and tells us about his childhood and how at 10 years old he knew he was going to be a sports medicine physician.
- 03:30 - We learn a little bit about Dr. Bond’s education and the different things he has studied.
- 07:40 - About moving to New Orleans and dealing with Hurricane Katrina and how it affected him in both his life and in his career.
- 10:30 - Dr. Bond tells us about how he discovered regenerative medicine and how it helped him significantly after a bad car crash after being told that he would need career-ending surgery.
- 12:12 - Dr. Bond tells us about anti-inflammatory diets and how they can help your body heal from chronic inflammation.
- 15:00 - We learn 3 things that Dr. Bond learned that helped him avoid career-ending surgery and then teaches us about Prolotherapy.
- 17:00 - Dr. Bond tells us about the moment that everything he was taught about inflammation was turned on its head.
- 19:57 - The importance of looking after yourself and that can affect the success rate of Prolotherapy treatment.
- 20:17 - Dr. Bond to deconstruct what IROM (Interventional Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine) means.
- 26:41 - Anne asks Dr. Bond for some recommendations on how to find the right practitioner for regenerative medicine treatments and offers a great resource to learn about it.
- 29:32 -What type of informed questions should a patient ask when going to see a practitioner?
- 31:00 -Tells us some very interesting information regarding stem cells and the FDA.
- 32:06 - Gives us some more questions to ask when looking for a practitioner.
- 34:03 - Dr. Bond tells us some of his favorite things that he does at his business.
- 35:35 - We learn about what the “American Syndrome” is and how it affects many Americans in their 30s and 40s.
- 40:28 - What does Dr. Bond do to help revitalize people that are suffering from the “American “syndrome”.
- 45:35 - We learn about VO2 mask tests and how they are the best way to predict a person's lifespan and longevity.
- 47:00 - Where can we learn more about Dr. Tommy Bond?
- 48:00 - Dr. Bond gives his best advice for people wanting to live their best life.
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