I went for my regular Tuesday ride with my group today but brought the recumbent instead. I knew today's ride didn't have too many tough hills so I figured I could keep up. We rode up into the hills West of Morgan Hill, then looped over to the Coyote Creek trail, which we took to … Continue reading My First Group Ride With the Recumbent →

Back about 15 years ago my go-to bike was a recumbent. I found one (a "Rans Rocket") that was really comfortable and rode it a lot for a few years. The main advantage of a recumbent is they can be much more comfortable than a conventional, or "upright" bike. More advanced versions of them with … Continue reading Cruising on a Recumbent →

Recently I saw Dean Karnazes, the famous ultramarathon runner and author of Ultramarathon Man (recommended reading for inspiration) , on Rich Roll's Podcast. http://www.Amazon.com/books It was a good talk covering various recent adventures of Dean's. But at one point Rich asked Dean what he would do if he couldn't run anymore. There was an embarrassed … Continue reading Life After Running →

Back when I had my heart valve replacement in 2017 I did a lot of research on what lifestyle interventions might make the replacement valve last longer. I was surprised how little I could find, a lot more is known about lifestyle and heart disease (coronary artery disease) than lifestyle and heart valve disease. So … Continue reading Update On Lifestyle Interventions for Heart Valve Disease →

I Went for my usual ride on the Coyote creek trail and the "Organic Lawn Mowers" were out. The county hires this gentlemen to bring his herd of goats out to keep the grass down. They do a good job and also provide fertilizer, which helps with repeat business 🙂

There are a lot of good books on healthier diets like whole-food plant-based (wfpb) with recipes. You can also find a lot online, such as by googling "oil free veggie burger recipe". All of which is great if you are good cook. But I am here to testify you can do this anyway if you're … Continue reading Transitioning to Healthier Eating- Advice From a Mediocre Cook →

We did our out and back to Casa Loma Road and the Rancho Canada Del Oro Open Space yesterday. It was a good test of my new gears. A while back I talked about trading my Bike Friday in on a bike with full-size wheels. The only downside was the new bike did not have … Continue reading Group Ride With My New Gears →

This was the title of a recent video on Dr. Greger's website. It starts out with the depressing statistic that only about 1% of Americans reach the not overly strict dietary targets of the American Heart Association. Despite spending well over $3 trillion a year on health care, more than any other country in the … Continue reading The Scientific Consensus On a Healthy Diet →

I went for a 34 mile ride out to Redwood retreat road and back. It was nice and cool, in the 70s, a lot better than the 100+ temps we've been having. The white over the mountains (the Gavilans) is the fog creeping over, our natural air conditioner I tried to keep up near the … Continue reading Group Ride on Cool Day →

https://www.sciencealert.com/amazing-natural-experiment-in-this-amazonian-tribe-brains-don-t-shrink-like-ours The Tsimane are an indigenous people living in Bolivia near the Amazon rainforest, that still follow their traditional lifestyle, a combination of hunting, gathering, fishing, and subsistance farming. They are very active, and eat a healthy diet consisting of a large proportion of whole plant foods, about 15% animal products, and almost no "junk" … Continue reading Indigenous Lifestyle Leads to Better Brain Health →