Cycling teaches us plenty. How to take care of ourselves. How to take care of others. How to handle change. Some of us just pick up the learning more readily than others. We can rationalize, avoid, and attack the things that we don’t want to do, but the natural world eventually wins out. Sort of…
Tag: health
Clearing the Air on Nicotine Addiction
Nicotine and I were once friends. We had some good times together but nicotine is not the benign drug marketed to many generations. In fact, the substance is both a deadly poison, as well as a therapeutic agent. Let’s just clear away some of the smoke. A Light History Nicotine is a talented drug. It…
Giving Fat A Good Name
No Fat, low-fat, reduced fat, even fake fat, our focus on the fat content of our food has been an obsession for decades. The funny thing is that our assumption that all dietary fat was the bad guy was based on some faulty science. In light of new research and a willingness to look at…
Movement for Life
Movement, our ability to move our physical body effectively, is typically one of those things we take for granted. Until we can’t. Simple injury, like sprains, strains, and even broken bones can sideline us temporarily but we’re usually back out participating in our normal lives after relatively short healing periods. The process of aging however,…
The Best Diet for You
Diet is probably one of our most abused words. Commonly associated with having to deprive ourselves of foods and flavors we really like, diet gets a bad rap. Trust me. Eating well can be both fun and healthy. No penalty or guilt included. In making such a big deal about our eating habits, I think we…






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