A recent study shows that even a little bit of physical activity makes it much less likely we will be physically disabled as we age. "Mobility disability" is defined by the authors as inability to climb a flight of stairs, or walk more more than a block. This would certainly lead to impaired quality of … Continue reading Keep Active, Even a Little, To Stave Off Disability →

I mentioned previously that I ride with a group called "South County Old Goats" that's part of Almaden Cycle Touring Club. But that has been on hiatus during Covid. We started back up again a few weeks ago and it's great to be out with friends again. I've ridden with some of them for more … Continue reading The “Old Goats” Are Back! →

When I started doing research on regenerative grazing on the internet I was surprised to see "regenerative grazing debunked" come up as a suggested topic. I thought why is this even controversial? It turns out some of the arguments in favor of it are controversial, especially how much carbon dioxide can soil building through better … Continue reading Regenerative Grazing →

The weather has been pretty nice lately, spring like and not too hot. But it has been windy enough to make biking challenging. My local group is back to riding together. We still try to stay "socially distanced" although all have been vaccinated. On a recent ride we went out to the end of Redwood … Continue reading Local Ride in Nice Weather →

Grain By Grain This is the fascinating story of Dr. Bob Quinn's career, that also contains an important nutritional nugget about heritage wheat for people with foods sensitivities. I'll summarize that first, then describe his decades of contributions. I had read in the past that some people who think they have gluten sensitivities may actually … Continue reading Healthy Food From Unconventional Farmers →

The term “pegan” was coined by Dr. Mark Hyman, a preventive medicine specialist who has helped his patients achieved good health with diet for many years. His recommended diet has elements common to both paleo and a healthy version of a vegan diet, so he calls it The Pegan Diet, and recently wrote a book … Continue reading The Pegan Diet: A Wfpb/Paleo Compromise →

Alex Huchinson's "Sweat Science" column has an interesting comparison of the power output data for two riders in the Tour de France. The first is Marcel Kittel, a great sprinter who has since retired. The second is Tom Dumoulin, a "general classification" contender, which means he tries to win an entire stage race like the … Continue reading Interesting Elite Athlete Data- Sprinter and Endurance Rider →

I recently discussed the concept of regenerative agriculture in my review of the book Sacred Cow. I have been researching this fascinating topic further and am convinced that regenerative agriculture of both plants and animals (or a combination), is a crucial step environmentally. It can drastically reduce carbon emissions and even remove CO2 from the … Continue reading Saving The Planet With Regenerative Agriculture →

Sometimes we can make too big a deal sweating the small details of healthy lifestyle. These few measures seem simple and doable, and as the study shows, make a big difference.

I discovered something interesting about doing isometric training using exercise bands: When you are holding against a challenging resistance, your muscles start to shudder a bit. This is quite noticeable because the bands start to vibrate. This interesting phenomenon is because your nervous system recruits muscle fibers to take the load. As fibers fatigue, and … Continue reading Isometric Training- Go For The “Shudder” →