About this and That Short hand for fancy sounding ‘cost benefit analysis’. With unlimited time and resources a Cost/Benefit analysis is irrelevant. But if time and resources are limited, then cost benefit is super important. Some do this naturally and it is second nature. And some don’t understand and don’t practice this skill. It falls …
Category Archives: Opinion
Blue Zones
About this and that webpage Okinawa, Japan Lima Linda, California, United States Ogliastra Region, Sardinia Ikaria, Greece Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica Five regions on the planet where people commonly live to 100 years old are called Blue Zones What do they have in common and what are the secrets to longevity? move their bodies a …
Sugar and Grains
About this and that Poison and toxic! That is how I demonized some foods. Total elimination is easy if you believe something is pure evil and not food at all, just poison. I now will eat these on occasion. The rational is that total abstinence is not healthy. And small amounts will have small negative …
Essential Fat
This page and my webpage Essential means that our bodies cannot produce this and we must ingest them to live. Don’t eat them and cell membranes throughout your body will be compromised. Biological functions depend on proper cell membrane functions. So that makes essential fat super important to health and athletic performance. Some deficiency results: …
Marathon Experience
This page and my webpage During a marathon there is a point or multiple points when running becomes uncomfortable. No sh*t Sherlock, figured that out all by yourself? I have these ‘moments’ every time I race. I ask myself ” Why did I do this? This sucks. I will never do this again!” In my …
Permission to Quit
This page and my webpage I completed my first marathon in 2012. I have run over a dozen marathons. Each one required months of training, miles of running and hours on my feet. We can become obsessed and our habits can become unhealthy. One technique I have employed is a mental one. To ease the …
Alzheimer’s
This page and my webpage The brain has a circulation system for blood. It has a nerve network for signals. It floats in a bath of cerebral spinal fluid. During sleep, the flow of this fluid is much higher. This flow cleans the brain of harmful waste products such as beta amyloid. Chronic inflammation will …
Heart Disease
This page and my webpage Heart disease describes a range of ailments or disorders. These disorders all come about later in life. Are we born with heart disease, does it appear suddenly or does it gradually manifest in the body? It is not sudden and surprising? It is well understood now that chronic inflammation causes …
Cancer
This page and my webpage The human body consists of billions of cells. During normal processes of cellular activity, cells become damaged or defective. Some theories suggest that cancer is inevitable. These same theories suggest that damaged or cancer cells may not grow or might be destroyed under the right conditions. Alternatively, cancer might grow …
Dorian Alabama
About this and That The absurdity and pettiness is official.