Could Food Be the Best Medicine? Moving Toward Plant-Based Eating
Just over a month ago, I was flipping through Netflix trying to figure out what to watch. Then the documentary The Game Changers zipped by. For…
Intermittent Fasting – Testing the Waters
Let me begin with a story: Back in 2018, I met two Australians in their late 60s in the Italian Dolomites. These two grey-bearded fellows had…
Put Your Feet Up – You Deserve It and So Do Your Legs
The health benefits of regularly elevating your legs In the world of fitness and health, it seems there is a perpetual search for the silver bullet…
In Praise of Non-Gifted Athletes (like myself).
I don’t like puking. Period. It’s for this reason I rarely push myself to the point of nausea while racing. On top of that, I’m an…
Use All Your Gears – to Maximize Fitness
In 2003-2004, I lived in the highlands of Costa Rica. I would often hop on my bicycle and head up into the outlying mountains. It was…
Turning Dyslexia into a Sharpened Pencil
I was born left-handed. And that’s not all. It was perhaps a sign of other things to come, namely dyslexia, the catch-all term for a learning…
The Dope on Dozing Off: When a Lack of Quality Sleep Puts You In the Danger Zone
I got 99 problems, and sleep is one… On the surface, everything seems fine. Take a closer look, and my puffy eyes and sagging face tell…
A Moment of Truth: Age Isn’t Just a Number — It’s also Biological
OK, a confession. I am a bit obsessed with getting older. I don’t make it much of a secret, either. It takes most people all of…
Dudes, If You Are Starting to Pee Your Pants, It’s Time to Do Your Kegel Exercises
For better or worse, masculinity has often been defined by a sense of control over things (and, sadly, people). Depending on the circumstances, it can be…