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…
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…
Social Media occupies such a central location in most of our lives that our obsessive connectivity with friends and followers online substitutes itself into times that we once used for actual personal relationships. The trade-off between these virtual relationships and the real thing is far from even. We are taught by our educational institutions to…
Fitness, for me, was always just a happy by-product of my cycling routine. The more I rode, the fitter I became. Throw in some occasional High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), which we just called “intervals” years ago, and some serious mountain climbing, and I would be in race-shape in no time. Then age began to…
When Your Diet is “Sugars and Fats and Salt, Oh My!” Modern convenience food does little to help you manage your diet. Low fat, non-fat, reduced fat, high protein, low carb, gluten-free… the “healthy” formulations are all over the place but achieving good Health is still a challenge. So, if all of these magical concoctions…
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