Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs-Heart Valve Replacement, Part III

Part III-Long-term rehab and recovery. I saw my surgeon for a follow-up at one month post-op. He showed me my ekg that indicated sinus rhythm (normal heart beat- no afib) and said “this means you aced the test”. Karen said “no, you aced the test”! He said my body didn’t know it had undergone surgery, … Continue reading Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs-Heart Valve Replacement, Part III →

My Eating Story

My own odyssey to find a healthier diet began in earnest when I was about 45, back in the late 1990s, when “middle aged spread” started to accumulate, even though I was very active physically. I was able to get down to my desired weight if I was diligent about exercising and watching my calorie … Continue reading My Eating Story →

Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs- Heart Valve Replacement, Part II

Part II- surgery and immediate aftermath. With good attitude in place, Karen and I showed up bright and early on August 11, 2017 at El Camino hospital for the surgery. Actually it wasn’t bright, it was still dark that early. But admission and prep for surgery went smoothly, and Karen’s beautiful smiling face was the … Continue reading Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs- Heart Valve Replacement, Part II →

Fitness Motivation- Making It Enjoyable

My previous fitness post "Fitness Motivation- Why It’s Important” explained various ways being active prevents declines with aging and promotes health. Many think that this is the best motivation for physical activity, but in modern times we are well aware of all this, and the majority of adults, especially older ones, are still sedentary. I … Continue reading Fitness Motivation- Making It Enjoyable →

Collarbone Rehab Update

Sorry, I’m not trying to subject you to wrinkled old guy beefcake pictures, but I thought the colors coming down from the broken clavicle were interesting. I’m now entering my 3rd week and rehab is going nicely. Going through the interesting process of bone healing: I should be getting some “fibrocartilaginous callus formation” by now. … Continue reading Collarbone Rehab Update →

Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs- Heart Valve Replacement- Part I

Part I – Fit and Healthy to Severe Aortic Stenosis This post is kinda long (but so was the adventure it refers to) so I’ll split it into 3 installments . This part describes the developments leading up to surgery. As I mentioned in my post “Staying Active Despite Arthritis And Two Hip Replacements”, I … Continue reading Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs- Heart Valve Replacement- Part I →

Making Physical Activity Fun

Does this doggie think exercise is a chore? Many of us feel exercise is like a pill to take to stay healthy, like cramming going to the gym and grinding out half an hour on the treadmill into an already busy schedule. But others are lucky enough to find activities they actually enjoy and look forward too. That has been the case … Continue reading Making Physical Activity Fun →

Healthy Eating- The No-Junk Rules

There is a lot of hype, misinformation, and conflicting information on nutrition in the media, and government guidelines change over time and often can be influenced by the food industry more than based on real science. And even authors who try to base their results on sound science don’t agree on everything. This causes so … Continue reading Healthy Eating- The No-Junk Rules →

An Inspiring Journey of Recovering From a Hip Fracture

Undine tells her inspiring story of recovering from fracturing her right hip skiing at https://hip-break.blog/. But it’s not just the right hip. This was her third major hip surgery. She had fully recovered from the previous two- for tears in the labrum of both hips, when she started out 2018 with the ski accident. The … Continue reading An Inspiring Journey of Recovering From a Hip Fracture →

My Healthy Aging Inspiration- Clarence Bass

(www.cbass.com) Clarence Bass still amazingly fit at 80 (left), and walking with his wife Carol in the hills near Albuquerque (right) I have been reading Clarence Bass’s website for almost 20 years, and find it to be a great source of inspiration and information on fitness, healthy aging, and nutrition. He has also written a … Continue reading My Healthy Aging Inspiration- Clarence Bass →