Running: A FEVER

Medical Dept. This episode I'm joined by my friend, who just happens to be a dialasis nurse. I wanted to emphasize hydration in a couple of episodes. This is especially important in hot weather, but really it is something that is important year-round. It is technically possible to drink too much water, but this would be extremely rare. Your body is going to tell you you need to stop long before yo...

Well, I love my coffee. I don't think about it much though. I mean usually I don't pay attention to it, it's more of a comforting morning ritual. But the other day I noticed how flavorful my coffee was. Turns out it was Rwandan. Rwandans make a mighty mean bean, that's for sure. I get the whole beans. I have a coffee maker with a built-in grinder. I just fill it up with water, a filter, and the be...

I love honey, especially our local Mountainburg honey and other local honeys around here. Hmm . . . local honeys . . . Uh, anyway Mountainburg honey has a nice buttery flavor. I eat it on toast with Smart Balance, but I preobably use more of it making homemade granola. And it seems to taste even better when I think that it's good for me. But is it? Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/21...

Last year I counted down the 10 longest-lived people and talked a little about each of them. But the only change since then has been the addition of Kane Tanaka, who is now #6 on the list and moving up, as she is still living. You move up quick on this list. If she lives another year, she will be 3rd. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/212

We know what COVID-19 is, the disease caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus. Very serious, very uncomfortable, very infectious. I want to talk about the relationship between inflammation and COVID, but I've realized I don't really know much about inflammation in general. So I'll start with defining it. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/241

In episode 220, I mentioned PMIS or Pediatric Multisymptom Inflammatory Syndrome, as a complication affecting some children diagnosed with COVID-19 disease. COVID-19 is the disease. The virus is officially called SARS-COV-2. Now, I've heard about this in the news, and I thought it might be a new disease split off from COVID. The first wikipedia article appeared in May of this year. It is similar t...

In the midst of everything we're doing and experiencing and all the bad news, it's easy to forget that many thousands of people have recovered after being sick with the COVID-19 virus. That being the case, we should have some information on any residual effects of the disease. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/220

Running: A FEVER interviewed professional wrestler David "El Pero" Hernandez. He tells us what it's like being a pro wrestler, his influences and inspiration, how he got into this entertaining sport and his hopes for a future career in the big time. http://RunningAFEVER.com/216

Running: A FEVER interviewed competitive bodybuilder David Hernandez. He tells us how he went from an overweight teenager to a healthy man with less than 20% body fat. He relates his inspiration to get into the sport, and how he works in a schedule of intense workouts and a training diet into his schedule. http://RunningAFEVER.com/215

Well a lot of us have been pretty much home bound and not by choice necessarily. It's certainly possible to get out, but we incur risk to ourselves, our families, and others of contracting or spreading the COVID-19 virus. There is not a complete knowledge of what harm it does, and I have heard statements about possible long-term effects. I'm sure we'll get into that later. Read the full post at ht...

Last year I did a whole series on the longest-lived people ever. It's 2020 and time to update the list. We're talking specifically about the people who have lived the longest, with documented proof. I'll give you the whole list, talk about what's changed since last year, and ask some questions. What can we learn from the lives of this list of the royalty of longevity? Read the full post at http://...

I've been thinking a bit about old age lately. From time to time I discover a book or TV show or movie and it gets me to thinking. I've been watching an old British show called Absolutely Fabulous. It deals humorously with the issue of aging, especially for women. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/210

I went for a walk with a good friend this morning, 5-point-screw-5 miles around Lake Fayetteville. It had been months since I had seen him in person. It was humid, Our featured photo shows the fog we saw coming off the water. Reminded me of an old Deep Purple song. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/214  

How long, O LORD, will I call for help, And Thou wilt not hear? I cry out to Thee, "Violence!" Yet Thou dost not save. Seems like forever we have been quarantined, wearing masks, wiping down our groceries, and acting like everyone around us has the plague. Is that what this is, a plague. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER/213  

This episode is a quick update on what's going on with me, just another human living in the age of COVID-19. It is mid-may as I record, on a wet day at Lake Atalanta, the city park in Rogers, Arkansas. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/208  

So I've been reading about Einstein and learning quite a bit about his theories. I really had no idea what relativity meant. In college I knew a physics major who would say: " Attitude check: I hate this place...Relative attitude check: My mother hates this place." Read the full post: http://RunningAFEVER.com/206  

Today my friend Jill and her dog Sachi join me at Lake Atalanta for a social-distanced jaunt and discussion about how the world has changed recently and how the COVID-19 virus has affected how we live, exercise and try to keep ourselves healthy. Read the full post at: http://RunningAFEVER.com/209  

I've not been working out for a few weeks now. It started as a problem with my foot. It was difficult to wear most of the shoes I have. For a while I was wearing only my walking shoes everywhere. And when I walked I still had pain. So I stopped walking and playing racquetball. And for some reason I stopped lifting weights as well, even though I could probably have lifted in my walking shoes withou...

This is a special episode. I am releasing it immediately, though I am still on a break until June. I'll call it RAF207, it is being released out of order. I'm recording in March of 2020. I know that probably everyone listening to this is affected by this issue. I thought you might want to know my thoughts and how I am approaching things. What we are talking about is a virus. It is part of a catego...

"Breaking News" .... I am going to be taking a break from the regular release schedule starting now (November 2019). I think it's important to explain this to you and what the near future holds for the Running: A FEVER podcast. It's now been two years since we started, so congratulations! In November 2017 I was exercising once per day and recording once per day. I released episodes weekly at that...

Do you do New Year's resolutions? What are your goals for the next year. Why not set them now so you can get a head start? That's what I like to do, and this year is no exception. I started doing this when I started the podcast. I did a 'Life Plan' in November of 2017. And since then I have looked at this time of year as a time for planning the coming year. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEV...

I'm in the studio today because I am still having trouble with my toe. I think I can exercise, but I can only wear my walking shoes and I need to use these special pads. I'm all out of the pads, because it looks like the healing process will take longer than I had hoped. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/202  

Episode 101 was called Running A FEVER 101, and I thought it would be appropriate 100 episodes later to have something similar, not just about the show, but a summary of some things we have learned. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/201  

For our 200th episode I thought I would take you along on a typical day with me, from rising at 4:30 a.m., through my workouts and meals, through to the end of the day. My routine is very different than it was when I recorded episode #1. I wake up and get to the gym by the time they open at 5:00 a.m. Today I'm playing racquetball. I alternate racquetball and lifting weights. Read the full post at...

What is good cholesterol, and what is bad? We're concerned about cholesterol because it has become common knowledge that too much can lead to heart disease, which is the number one cause of death in most of the developed world. But cholesterol isn't all bad. There is also good cholesterol, and if you have enough of that, your risk of heart disease actually drops! So what are the types of cholester...