Tag: plant based education
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Blogpost: Keep the Walking Streak Going
This is day 20 of our wellness 5 k challenge. One member did a half marathon today. One member went for a bike ride and swim and a 5k. For others, this is the longest streak of 5ks that they have ever completed. As we go along there is a community that is starting to…
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Blogpost: TGIF
Being tired is not a reason to cancel the morning walk according to my inner rules. But I really didn’t feel it this am. So I made a deal that I would only walk our 5 k challenge and then call it. Out the door we went. I was a little out of kilter from…
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Blogpost: Saturday Long Run Musing
We are almost half way through the wellness practice 5k challenge and we are seeing some great results. People are starting to walk and people’s times are improving at the same effort. We are planning a celebration 5k on April 30, 2024 for all of the practice members that will share the practice motto of…
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Podcast: Why Gary Player is an Outlier
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. This is the weekend of the Masters Golf Tournament. To begin there was an honorary start with Tee shots by Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson. Gary is the oldest at 88. He was the most spry and energetic. As a student of the game of golf, I…
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Blogpost: Walking to Fix Your Cholesterol
I read an article published by a Cardiologist this week that listed all of the combinations of medications to lower cholesterol and the percentages of reduction they achieved. There was not a a row for diet or exercise. He did not list the cost of those medications or the side effects. I have heard many…
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Blogpost: Running Challenge Update
April8 blogpost We are now into a week and weekend with our members daily 5k challenge. Some people run more and some are striving to get to 3.1 miles. Others are striving to keep their streak alive. The challenge is also to walk outside. We Floridians have an advantage, but around an hour outside is…
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Podcast: What’s New with MamaSezz with Meg Donahue
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. Today I have the founder of MamaSezz healthy food company. As many of you know, MamaSezz began as a plant based whole meal delivery service. Meg had been in the food industry and retired only to discover the need for easy plant based meals for those not able or…
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Blogpost: Walking for Wellness
We are doing a walking challenge in the practice this month. Walking an hour a day at a vigorous pace is one of the best activities for a healthy life span. It is weight bearing so it promotes bone health. A vigorous gait improves mobility of the hip unlike riding a bike. The risks are…
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Podcast: Work Horse versus Race Horse
Welcome! and thank you for listening. Burro racers will tell you that a burro needs to feel safe in order to try something new. He will not be lured into a bad situation as he sees it. Horses are much more about pushing to the limits and need a variety of coaching to reach their…
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Podcast: Reducing Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. Are we at the mercy of our genetics? Should we just accept our fate as being genetically flawed is some way or another. There is talk about plasticity of the brain or forming new circuits. Body builders change their shape through specific workouts. We can become runners after starting…