Mar 27, 2022

Our bodies have to work to eliminate alcohol from our bodies as quickly as possible, and it doesn’t help us build strong muscles or support healthy bones. 

One might say (and many do) that alcohol is filled with “selfish calories”…because it forces our bodies to ignore life-sustaining nutrients so that it can...

Mar 20, 2022

As a goofy little podcaster who has brought you with me through many long runs, road races and marathons, I have been less than proud to admit to you that I weigh 76 in excess of 174 pounds (the weight I should weigh for a healthy body mass index). 

Although sharing the truth of my progress in Burning 60 is...

Mar 13, 2022

If there’s one thing I know about health and the wonders of metabolism it is that we need air to live just as fire needs air to burn.

And when you have nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire.

Mar 6, 2022

One day we’ll come to realize that our effort at becoming healthy doesn’t end when we finally burn 60 or, to paraphrase the thoughts of a well-loved traveler:

"There will be no moment of smug clarity as we realize how small we are, how little we know, and how far we have to go".