Harriet Brown wrote an excellent Book, Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight--and What We Can Do about It, in 2015, but I’ve only just read it now, when I found out about it in a comment from a fellow blogger. This is a very important book, in my … Continue reading Put Health First, Not Weight Loss- Lessons From Body of Truth
Author: BionicOldGuy
I am a Mechanical Engineer born in 1953, Ph. D, Stanford, 1980. I have been active in the mechanical CAE field for decades. I also have a lifelong interest in outdoor activities and fitness. I have had both hips replaced and a heart valve replacement due to a genetic condition. This blog chronicles my adventures in staying active despite these bumps in the road.
Health Aspects of Various Ways of Eating, Including Alternatives to the “Mainstream”
As I promised a while back, I’m finally going to go over what I’ve learned about various diet alternatives. And I reiterate I mean “diet” more in the sense of long-term way of eating. There is some controversy about what I am about to cover, even though I tried to present balanced evidence and look … Continue reading Health Aspects of Various Ways of Eating, Including Alternatives to the “Mainstream”
Nutrition From A Mechanical Engineer’s Perspective
I'm about to launch a series of posts about nutrition that came from reading I did for my own health due to my heart valve issue, and also that went into my book. I was hesitant to go into such detail here because I really think the "no-junk" guidelines I talked about previously are a good start. … Continue reading Nutrition From A Mechanical Engineer’s Perspective
Turning His Life Around, And Taking Hospitality To The Next Level- Miguel Moreno
I don't just like stories about old geezers like me that are still shuffling along. I like reading about younger people making comebacks, too. The latest issue of Trail Running magazine (April, 2019) has the story of Miguel Moreno. He was involved with gangs as a teenager, and became an alcoholic as a young adult. … Continue reading Turning His Life Around, And Taking Hospitality To The Next Level- Miguel Moreno
Psychological, Behavioral, and Environmental Aspects of Cravings
Many people still have psychological cravings even after biological sources have been addressed. There are psychological and behavioral techniques to address these. I’m sure you’ve encountered at least some of them elsewhere if you’ve ever read any books on weight loss. I’ll summarize a few that have worked for me. Fix your food environment. The … Continue reading Psychological, Behavioral, and Environmental Aspects of Cravings
Trying to Eat Healthier- Ways to Deal With Cravings
Many of us have a pretty good idea of what to eat to stay healthy (if not, I humbly suggest my healthy eating guidelines for a start)., or the mainstream nutritional advice from my recent post. But actually doing so is easier said than done, because of cravings. I discussed my battle with these in … Continue reading Trying to Eat Healthier- Ways to Deal With Cravings
Motivation- Why Healthy Aging?
Dr. Chistine Rosenbloom interviewed me for her great website yesterday, and her last question was did I have any final words of wisdom. What popped into my head was "don't give up". That planted the seed for this post. I get a bit discouraged by some people I see around me who seem to have … Continue reading Motivation- Why Healthy Aging?
Mainstream Nutrition
I am about to launch a series of posts on a layman's perspective about nutrition. As I mentioned in My Eating Story, I became extremely interested in this topic and have read extensively on it since I was diagnosed with aortic stenosis. But before I get to that I thought I would summarize what I … Continue reading Mainstream Nutrition
Collarbone rehab update – week 5
The wall crawl: crawling up the wall my fingers to open up angle on shoulder My Collarbone is doing a lot better. Almost no pain, and I've got a lot of the range of motion back in my right shoulder. I have been doing my PT exercises diligently, and the "wall crawl" to get more … Continue reading Collarbone rehab update – week 5
Active Transportation
As a way of sneaking physical activity into our daily lives, I’m a fan of active transportation, like walking, biking, roller blading, etc., to commute or do errands. In the US and some other modern countries, many of our cities had become too car-centric and not walk- or bike-friendly, but thankfully that trend seems to … Continue reading Active Transportation
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