Overall my surgery went well last Friday. But my surgeon found extensive damage that wasn't visible on the MRI. The rotator cuff tear was worse than he thought plus I had also torn my biceps tendon. So I have 12 screws instead of the 4 I was expecting. I'll see him Thursday to get more … Continue reading Surgery Update 1
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Nice Ride With New Bike- Big Wheels!
I sold my Bike Friday Superpro. It was a great bike for travel and smooth roads which served me well for six years. But it's more suited for less clumsy riders. For me, it's big wheels from now on. I bought a Specialized Sirrus expert carbon with the proceeds. This has 700C wheels (about 28") … Continue reading Nice Ride With New Bike- Big Wheels!
A Beautiful Hike On Mt. Umunhum, Plus a Setback
Mt. Umunhum is a distinctive landmark in the San Jose area. It is the fourth largest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains at 3,486 feet, and is topped by a distinctive white concrete box. The box is the foundation for a cold war era radar tower and is 8 and 1/2 stories tall. The mountain … Continue reading A Beautiful Hike On Mt. Umunhum, Plus a Setback
Balance Training
A neglected aspect of fitness that becomes more important with aging is balance. This is another area where decline occurs with age, and makes older people more likely to fall. Young people can stand on one foot with their eyes closed easily for a minute. I can do it for about 10 seconds. I knew … Continue reading Balance Training
Food & Fitness After 50: Research Roundup
New research from Dr. Rosenbloom's blog: blueberries can help your BP as much as meds, pomegranate juice improves visual learning and memory, and making sure you're not vitamin D deficient is good for brain health
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?
Sending Love to the people of New Zealand
The World mourns with you.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
Update on “Tips For Those That Need a Hip Replacement”
Emma Hayes, a physiotherapist and fellow blogger at MYTRAVELBUGBITE, brought up some important points about my post "Tips For Those That Need a Hip Replacement". I didn't want this to get lost in the comments so I will revise the post. For those of you that read it already, the first issue is that in … Continue reading Update on “Tips For Those That Need a Hip Replacement”
Staying Active Despite Arthritis And Two Hip Replacements
I’ve been very active in endurance sports, like biking, running, and hiking, all my adult life. Then I began to develop some pain in my right hip, which was diagnosed as arthritis at age 49, back in 2002. So I had to give up running, my main activity at the time. You may think, as … Continue reading Staying Active Despite Arthritis And Two Hip Replacements
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