If you want to stay young and active into old age, stay in touch with the younger generation, and your inner child will thank you for it. Great weekend in Asheville, NC, as I managed to visit with my youngest son, Nigel, a dentist, and his son Nolan (5 years old), a bundle of energy. You can see Nolan on the front cover of one of the books in the side bar of this blog, the boy with loads of blond hair, holding my ... Read more
A friend of mine, a scientist I respect, took a look at my recent investigations of the underlying basis of plantar fasciitis, and declared that I was doing junk science, my data were riddled with sample bias, and there were better, scientific ways of doing this. He proceeded to cite an article on the subject, as an example of how the mystery of plantar fasciitis should be investigated, through logical experimental ... Read more
The first time I sat on the beach in Lake Placid for my first full Ironman race, in 2007, at age 64 (I think I was 64), I was really nervous. In fact, scared might be a better term. Now, when I do these things, I'm just excited, but I still ask myself, as I wait for the gun to go off, "What the hell am I doing?" But I do it anyway, and never, ever, regret it. As I was rebuilding one of my websites the other day, ... Read more
I love that line, 'raindrops on roses,' as it triggers all sorts of images of the beauty all around us. As I start to ramp up my training for the Western Australia Ironman, and feel my strength and resilience returning, I reflect on how lucky I am. I didn't have a crippling aortic dissection, just a whopping abdominal aortic aneurysm. It changed my life, making me appreciate today and all the good things in life ... Read more
This chart supports the following preliminary conclusions: (1) Treatment should be initiated to include stretching, massage, change of shoes, compression sleeves/socks, altered nutrition (will write about this later), and therapeutic exercises (most of this stuff is in our book), before considering more draconian approaches. (2) Avoid cortisone injections at all cost, as they are dangerous and generally ... Read more
“It’s not the daily increase, but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.” Bruce Lee. Simplifying one's life is a healthy philosophy, but it's not always easy. Years ago, I read a wonderful book, entitled, 'Amusing Ourselves To Death: Public Discourse In The Age Of Show Business.' by Neil Postman. It is actually a long essay, on the impact of technology on epistemology. What are we surrounded and impacted by ... Read more
What's that noise (symptom)? A change in life as we know it? Time to call the plumber? Thoughts of an aortic disease patient. We had a water leak a few days ago, due to the coldest weather ever, combined with leaving a window open just above the pipe in our cellar. I came in early, just by chance, and Deb had left the house about 10 minutes earlier. The timing was critical, as it is with aortic disease, my ... Read more
We live in a sea of poison, known as oxygen, which leads to oxidative stress. Our cat, Cat, treats onions like poison. To each his poison, but for all of us, cats and non-cats, oxidative stress almost certainly contributes to the acceleration of aging, as stated in this article on oxidative stress in cats: "Oxidative stress (OS) impairs organic function and is considered causally related to cellular senescence and ... Read more
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