Another Pro Athlete DIES! - Post 424

The backboard shattering after
Dawkins's dunk in 1979.CreditAssociated Press

It is with great sadness that I write about this because this nonsense is so preventable. NBA star Darryl Dawkins, also known as 'Chocolate Thunder' has died at the young age of 58. 

I can remember so vividly watching him dunk a ball and seeing the backboard shatter into a million pieces. He was an amazing all star athlete. He averaged 12 points and 6.1 rebounds over a career of 726 career regular-season games. 

He died Thursday in a hospital in Allentown Pennsylvania. According to his family he died of an apparent heart attack. 

It is so regrettable when I read these stories because this tragedy can be prevented so easily.

A very good friend of mine, Dr Joel Wallach, has been working with professional athletes for decades. He usually is introduced to them after they suffer from career ending injuries. He prescribes a nutritional supplement protocol for them to follow which provides the athlete with all 90 essential nutrients as a base formula and then ads additional nutrients to the protocol to allow for the 60 minerals that the athlete loses through their sweat and, in the case of athletes recovering from injuries, nutrient protocols that are specific to their injury.

Dr Wallach with
Delisha Jones

He has successfully worked with Theo Ratliff, extending his career 10 years after an injury that all the medical experts said was career ending. He also worked with 3 time Gold Medalist and WNBA star Delisha Jones after she sustained a career ending injury after receiving her second gold medal. She went on to earn a third medal and played in the WNBA. Other athletes that he has worked with include NBA Star Mike Glenn, Drew Pearson of the NFL, Heavyweight Champion Evander Hollifield , Musclemania World Champion Natural Body Builder Gene Nelson, 19 time World Power lifting Champion (and adviser to my son who lifted in high school) Fred Glass, and the strength conditioning coach of the Denver Nuggets Steve Hess.  

Dr Joel D. Wallach has most recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Natural Medicine and Philanthropy at the United Nations 3rd Annual Global Officials of Dignity Awards. Dr. Wallach is a biomedical research pioneer who had spent decades in the field of Veterinary Medicine observing and researching the effects of individual nutrients on animal health before becoming a Naturopathic Physician in 1982. Dr. Wallach is renowned for his groundbreaking research on the health benefits of selenium and other minerals for which he received the 2011 Klaus Schwarz Award, recognizing his work as a pioneer in the field of trace-element research. He now dedicates his time to lecturing throughout the world on the therapeutic benefits of vitamins and minerals and on advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on behalf of the dietary supplement industry. 

Through Dr. Wallach's research and work with professional athletes he has developed nutritional supplement protocols that anyone from the most casual weekend athlete all the way to the top tier professionals can follow. It has been such a blessing for me professionally that I have been able to work with and learn from such a knowledgeable person and even more because I can call him a friend. 

I plead with all parents of aspiring athletes that you reach out to me and learn more about what harm nutrient deficiencies can cause to your sons and daughters. Just following Dr Wallach's protocols can reduce the possibility of young athletes suffering the same fate that so many athletes have faced in their lifetimes. Please read Dr. Wallach's article, "Exercise Without Supplementation is Suicide" 

Keith Abell, RPh MI
Pharmacist - Wellness Consultant
Sr. Executive Marketing Director
Youngevity Life Sciences
(502) 212-2929