The 10 best and worst holiday habits
From Dr. Phil Maffetone: The Best Holiday Habits: Maintain a healthy lifestyle Be with those you want to be with Stick with a holiday budget Balance work and pleasure Get enough sleep Stay at home and...
View ArticleRunning and inner strength for life
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from my ultrarunning friend, Jon Olszyk. Jon is a dedicated ultrarunner who has finished over 30 marathons and 15 ultra-marathons in the six years since he started...
View ArticleBe Thankful
This whole universe is yours. A possession so large, there’s nowhere for you to put it. So you decide to let it rest where it is, and share it with everyone else. –Vernon Kitabu Turner, Roshi
View ArticleHow to Recover Quickly from a Running Injury
I was running in the Norfolk Freedom Half-Marathon. A few miles in, something felt wrong in my left knee, as though my left leg had suddenly grown a half-inch or so. Soon it became worse, with an...
View ArticleBelieve
This is a guest post from Mark Haynes, DC. Mark practices chiropractic medicine in Southeastern Virginia, and is a frequent speaker on matters of healthful living. Mark lives in Virginia Beach with his...
View ArticlePassing Hearts
To avoid giving anything away, I won’t say a thing about this inspiring Swedish short film (14 mins.), except that you need to watch it to the very end. Believe me, it’s well worth it. Enjoy!
View ArticleThrive, Paleo, or Other? Planning My Experiment
What’s the best whole-food diet? A carefully-crafted plant-based diet emphasizing only nutritious, alkalizing, and energizing foods? The Paleo diet, based on the eating patterns of humankind over the...
View ArticleThe most essential skill
The most essential skill in the Jedi life … is returning. Picking yourself up. Getting back on your feet. Turning yourself around. And when you’re about to give up—not. Of course, there are...
View ArticleThe Vegan Diet Experiment Conclusion
I’m ending the vegan diet experiment a week early. The results were disappointing. Not only did I not experience the tremendous energy boost that many vegans rave about, I didn’t lose a single pound!...
View ArticleWhy I chose P90X over Insanity
Although I once thought I would never be interested in a commercial workout program, I’ve decided to start P90X. The weight that I put on last year still remains, and I’m going to Spain to walk the...
View ArticleAlmost a year
It’s been almost a year. And though much has come and gone in the course of that year. I’ll keep the news update down to just two highlights. First, the good news. I realized my longtime dream of...
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