Tag: exercise
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Podcast Episode 186-If you believe in what you are doing, there is not a wall that is too hard to climb
Welcome and thank you for listening. This episode is about obstacles to eating plant based and how you might deal with them. When people are just learning what a whole foods plant based diet is, they are often tripped up by hidden ingredients. We have been so removed from our food sources that some people…
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Podcast:Episode 176-Can a Single Measure of Fitness Predict Longevity?
Welcome and thank you for listening. Lance Armstrong had one of the highest V02 max readings at 84. Killian Jornet, the world class ultra runner clocks in at an amazing level of 92. In a study published in the Journal of the American Cardiology, August, 2018 investigators in Copenhagan followed 5000 males for 42 years…
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Blogpost: Are you Worried about Your Health
When populations are polled about important things in their life, health almost always makes the top five on the list. The other phrase that comes up repeatedly is that they are “worried” about something concerning their health. You know the song; Don’t Worry Be Happy, but can you still be happy if you are…
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Podcast: Episode 173-What is the Real Cost of Eating Out
Welcome and thank you for listening. Americans eat out an average of 18.2 meals each month with city dwellers in Houston, Texas leading the pack. The reported average cost per person ranges from $36.40 to$46.14 per meal. That is a lot of cabbage. It is also a lot of highly salted, fatty foods that lead…
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Podcast: Episode 172-The Opportunity to Change for the Better
Welcome and thank you for listening. Life expectancy numbers have recently shown the US at number 27, below smaller countries such as Croatia and South Korea despite the billions of dollars we put into “healthcare”. To no surprise to my listeners, it has been attributed to our poor diet with 80% of Americans not getting…
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Blogpost: If we are not improving we are declining. There is no standing still.
I believe everything happens for a reason. Even if it appears painful, there is something to be learned. It happened to me, dead on, full force blow to the ego. I am a huge believer in movement, mobility, and flexibility. I am writing this before I go out for a run to be followed by…
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Blogpost: Everyone needs an adventure
It just occurred to me that the marketing world thinks that when you turn 50 all activity must revolve around food. Let us make life easy. Gather at a restaurant with friends. Go on a cruise and have food at your fingertips for five days straight! Are you in good condition for your next adventure?…
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Blogpost: Hormone replacement and the fountain of youth
How do we do what we want to, and eat what we want and yet stay young. Funny thing is we don’t have the desire to be young until our chronologic age is no longer considered young. Since hormone levels decrease as we age, we assume that it is the hormones that are causing us…
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Podcast: An Interview with PlantPositiverunning Kattie and Gwen during Nutriton Class
Welcome and thank you for listening. This episode features Katie and Gwen from Plantpositiverunning.com. I stumbled upon their YouTube channel of the same name and was hooked. They are two of the most positive people I have met in a long time. They are both quite the ultra running athletes and have podiumed several times in…
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Podcast-Episode 158 The Game of Plant Based Nutrition
Welcome and thank you for listening. Why can’t plant based nutrition be fun and a game. Would lives the longest? Who has the best cholesterol? Who can eliminate medications? Who eats the most colorful plate? Who creates the best meal of the week? This is not punishment but a challenge. Not unlike golf or tennis.…