As I mentioned in the kick-off to my latest series on nutrition, I'm concentrating on what new things I've learned since I last concentrated on this area, and any ways my views have updated. One thing that has changed is that I would no longer categorize the whole-foods plant-based (WFPB) diet as an alternative to … Continue reading The Whole-Food Plant-Based (WFPB) Diet- A Subset of Mainstream Nutritional Guidelines →

Dr. Kenneth Cooper, who many call the "Father of Aerobics", has just turned 90. His book Aerobics came out in 1968 and helped start the running boom that took off in the 1970s as well as introducing the term aerobics to us. I read it in 1975, and it helped me get back in shape … Continue reading “Father of Aerobics” turns 90 →

I just finished reading The Pleasure Trap by Drs. Doug Lisle and Alan Goldhamer. This is a fascinating book about factors that affect our eating behavior and the health effects of our diets, both psychological, neurological, biological, environmental, and evolutionary. The authors explain complex topics well, and sprinkle in fascinating examples and historical references to … Continue reading Healthy Eating and The Pleasure Trap →

My upcoming exercise stress test is a few weeks away now so it's time for me to "peak" my training for it, as in concentrating on activities that closely mimic the upcoming event. In this case, that's intervals or fast "tempo" walking uphill. Morgan Hill is in a valley that's pretty flat in the middle … Continue reading “Peaking” For My Exercise Stress Test →

I recommended Sharon Palmer's book The Plant-Powered Diet a couple of year's ago when I talked about the whole food Plant-Based diet. Now I want to review her new book California Vegan. From it I found out Sharon also has a graduate degree in sustainable food systems, which fits in well with the subject of … Continue reading Sharon Palmer, Plant-Based Dietician, And Her Book California Vegan →

The full title is Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat: Why Well-Raised Meat Is Good for You and Good for the Planet by Diana Rodgers and Rob Wolf. The book looks into the ethical and religious, environmental, and nutritional aspects of eating meat, as well as not eating ultra-processed junk. They argue, that we … Continue reading Review of “Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat” →

I had promised at the end of my post "What I Eat and Why", that in my next nutrition post I'd discuss the WFPB diet and show how it is a subset of mainstream guidelines. I've written that post but put it on hold, because I'm currently reading Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat: … Continue reading Nutrition, Upcoming: Review of The Sacred Cow →

There is an off-road route on the West side of Morgan Hill that I enjoy. It serves as a shortcut, and I've always wondered why there was this undeveloped corridor in a pretty prime real estate area. I just found out why. It turns our the land was set aside for the "Hale Avenue Extension". … Continue reading Nice Little Off-road Ride in Town, Soon To Disappear →

I'm about to kick off a new series of posts about nutrition, I've learned a lot in the two years since my previous series in this area. I'll give the same caveat I gave the last time: I'm an amateur in the subject of nutrition, though I like to think I'm well read on this … Continue reading What I Eat and Why →