We did our out and back to Casa Loma Road and the Rancho Canada Del Oro Open Space yesterday. It was a good test of my new gears. A while back I talked about trading my Bike Friday in on a bike with full-size wheels. The only downside was the new bike did not have … Continue reading Group Ride With My New Gears →

This was the title of a recent video on Dr. Greger's website. It starts out with the depressing statistic that only about 1% of Americans reach the not overly strict dietary targets of the American Heart Association. Despite spending well over $3 trillion a year on health care, more than any other country in the … Continue reading The Scientific Consensus On a Healthy Diet →

I went for a 34 mile ride out to Redwood retreat road and back. It was nice and cool, in the 70s, a lot better than the 100+ temps we've been having. The white over the mountains (the Gavilans) is the fog creeping over, our natural air conditioner I tried to keep up near the … Continue reading Group Ride on Cool Day →

https://www.sciencealert.com/amazing-natural-experiment-in-this-amazonian-tribe-brains-don-t-shrink-like-ours The Tsimane are an indigenous people living in Bolivia near the Amazon rainforest, that still follow their traditional lifestyle, a combination of hunting, gathering, fishing, and subsistance farming. They are very active, and eat a healthy diet consisting of a large proportion of whole plant foods, about 15% animal products, and almost no "junk" … Continue reading Indigenous Lifestyle Leads to Better Brain Health →

This was the name of an inspiring book by Sue Reynolds. In additional to being uplifting, there are some very interesting aspects to her story. Short version: she went from sedentary and morbidly obese at sixty years of age, to a world-class triathlete in her age group a few years later. The first interesting aspect … Continue reading The Athlete Inside →

This is the title of an enjoyable new book by authors Matt Frazier (who also wrote The No-Meat Athlete) and Robert Cheeke (who also wrote Shred It! about burning fat and losing muscle on a plant-based diet). It dispels myths about needing to eat meat to be strong or athletic, similar to the movie The … Continue reading The Plant-Based Athlete →

I had a followup with my cardiologist, who was pleased to report I had passed all his tests. First, I got the best bloodwork results ever, triglycerides good, total cholesterol under 150, ldl low. My hdl had also dropped below normal, but he's not worried about that if ldl is low. I remember Dr. Dean … Continue reading Passed All My Cardiology Tests →

I periodically receive emails about health-related products because I write a blog. To stay impartial I won't accept any compensation, and I only write reviews if I like the product. I recently got informed in this way about a smartphone app called "Dr. Muscle" to help guide you through strength training. It automatically sets up … Continue reading Interesting App For Training: Dr. Muscle →

Our neighboring town to the south, Gilroy, is growing quite a bit. But in addition to the new residential developments, they've been setting aside some open space, and there is a new bike trail through it that starts on Hecker Pass highway. Planned for the future is extending the trail all the way to the … Continue reading Nice New Bike Trail in Gilroy →

“If you want to fly, you have to give up the shit that weighs you down.”-Toni Morrison Christine Van Loo, Aerialist, Speaker, and Coach (http://www.christinevanloo.com/about.html) Christine Van Loo is an elite athlete that started out as an acrobatic gymnast, a sport in which she was a 7-time consecutive US National Champion, female Olympic athlete of … Continue reading Learn to Soar With Christine Van Loo →