Good day, today! I met a surgeon who actually listened to me, and this is important for someone wanting an active old age - you need to trust them, and how can you, if they don't listen. Some doctors don't pretend to listen. In fact, if you bring a friend or family member, they'll give them lots of attention, even if your companion doesn't have a clue about what's going on, while you sit there feeling like ... Read more
I'm having a great time, but limited success (which is normal at this stage), marketing the results of our research on plantar fasciitis treatments, but this is probably because my real focus is on body awareness and movement training, a much more important topic for most of us wanting to stay active into old age. This is certainly an area where value can be added to people's lives, as they work to hold ... Read more
Follow your dreams, as you never know where they might lead. A CAREER IN TOXICOLOGY, BECAUSE I WANTED TO SPEAK BETTER FRENCH - HOW ODD! Over 40 years, I learned a lot about how to survive in science, but I never did want to kill rats for a living. Due to one of my dreams, however, I entered the field of Toxicology (Science of Poisons), where 'The Dose Makes The Poison (though people argue about that). Rats, ... Read more
Your best teachers are often your students, which is true when it comes to body awareness training, because as you guide them it causes you to think, "That's great advice, but do I do that?" The best running book I ever read, 'Running With The Whole Body,' by Jack Heggie, showed me how to shift load, during running stride recovery, from my hip flexors to my spinal spring. Recently, I was giving some swimmers ... Read more
an·ec·dote ˈanəkˌdōt/noun (from Google) a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. "told anecdotes about his job" synonyms: story, tale, narrative, incident; More an account regarded as unreliable or hearsay. Our Plantar Fasciitis Research Data, Just One Example Among Hundreds: "ANONYMOUS: Hello, I've been ... Read more
As there is no consensus on the cause of plantar fasciitis, and we had to fix mine twice (pain!!), we initiated our research program, using the only source of available data, people's stories on the Internet. Most of our research data come from Facebook, especially Monica's Site, Decoding Plantar Fasciitis, in addition to Plantar Fasciitis Support Help, Plantar Fasciitis Help And Support, and Plantar ... Read more
"Running form mistakes can aggravate injuries. The most efficient and gentle running form is a “shuffle.” The feet stay next to the ground, touching lightly with a relatively short stride. When running at the most relaxed range of shuffling motion, the ankle mechanism does a great deal of the work, and little effort is required from the calf muscle. When the bounce off the ground increases, the foot pushes harder and ... Read more
"Even if you’re not experiencing the symptoms of a hangover, elite sports nutritionist, Matt Lovall, adds that “exercising the day after drinking alcohol can mean you have an all-round lower quality training session or sporting activity." DrinkAware.Co.UK As I work my way into my 70s, trying to stay active into old age, I've noticed that my body does not handle alcohol so well, especially if I have a hard ... Read more
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