Ride With Larry

This is the name of a video (available on Amazon prime videos) about Larry Smith, who is bravely fighting Parkinson’s disease. Despite the fact that he now has difficulty walking due to dyskinesia (uncontrollable motions, one of the effects of his condition), he still rides a recumbent trike. The longest ride he normally does is … Continue reading Ride With Larry →

Collarbone Update, Canoe/Kayak “trainer”, and my experience with focusing on health not weight

I am now pretty much completely healed with my collarbone. I’ll get the final xray and hopng to get doc’s blessing to ride my bike and lift heavier when I get back (fingers crossed). In the meantime I’m still lifting lighter weights and doing a lot of walking. I'll be glad to get back to … Continue reading Collarbone Update, Canoe/Kayak “trainer”, and my experience with focusing on health not weight →

Vitamin K2- Send Calcium to the Right Places?

I first learned about vitamin K2 when I was going to a cardiologist for aortic stenosis. He had sent me for a calcium score test, which I flunked. Supposedly this means severe calcification of the coronary arteries, as I described in my posts about my heart valve saga. Later I found this was a false … Continue reading Vitamin K2- Send Calcium to the Right Places? →

Diet and Fat Adaptation, For Everyday Life and And Athletic Performance

Our bodies are “flex fuel” vehicles. They have a small fuel tank containing “higher octane” fuel (glycogen), and a much larger tank containing a slightly “lower octane” fuel (fat). I’ll explain why fat can be called “lower octane” below. The body wants to use the abundantly available fuel, fat, at lower intensities so it can … Continue reading Diet and Fat Adaptation, For Everyday Life and And Athletic Performance →

Sending Love to the people of New Zealand

Pre-Agricultural Nutrition

I have seen exaggerated dietary claims based on evolutionary reasoning from different viewpoints, vegans claiming it shows we were herbivores, paleo advocates that we evolved eating a lot of meat, and low-carb advocates that we evolved for a million years eating low carb. The truth is a bit murkier, as we’ll see. Exactly what we … Continue reading Pre-Agricultural Nutrition →

Put Health First, Not Weight Loss- part 2: Scientific Evidence and Tips

There are several claims I did not offer detailed proof for in my previous post on this topic. I’ll give those details here. First let me point out that my best resource for finding this proof was Dr. Linda Bacon’s book Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight, another highly recommended book. … Continue reading Put Health First, Not Weight Loss- part 2: Scientific Evidence and Tips →

Health Aspects of Animal Foods

Other Aspects of Animal Foods: Humanitarian Concerns and Sustainable Agriculture I want to cover this first before getting to health aspects because it can make the discussion of animal products more contentious. In addition to health issues, many choose to reduce animal food consumption for reasons such as wanting to avoid inhumane treatment of animals, … Continue reading Health Aspects of Animal Foods →

the HAES® files: Recovering Abundantly in a One-Size-Fits-All World

This is a different kind of success story than the usual ones I post. But a success story nonetheless. Congratulations to Erin for her new healthy way of eating and accepting the size it turned out to give her. The predictions of her medical team, despite precise measurements, were significantly off about her final weight, … Continue reading the HAES® files: Recovering Abundantly in a One-Size-Fits-All World →

Health Aspects of Controversial Plant Foods

Grains and legumes are enthusiastically recommended by many mainstream nutritionists as well as whole-food plant-based (wfpb) advocates. Legumes and minimal-processed whole grains may well be healthy for many people. But there are others who have digestive sensitivities to them, and there are some controversial health aspects. So I’ll go over what I have learned about … Continue reading Health Aspects of Controversial Plant Foods →