Running: A FEVER

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...

The original source for this topic is Dr. Anne Brunet, PhD, a video from the Stanford University YouTube channel. This is very much from an academic, research point of view. So not a big-picture view of what causes a shorter or longer lifespan. Some of it is actionable, but some is just research. specifically on 'model organisms' - animals that have similar aging profiles to humans. Mice. Worms. B...

38 countries have downloaded RAF in the last year. Sweeden has fallen to #5, they used to be #2. Australia has taken over the #2 spot and they are really coming strong. Germany is a surprise at #2. I would think it would be the UK or another English-speaking country, but I'm happy to have my German listeners. Welcome! And I'd love to hear from you. So what do we know about Germany? Read the full p...

This topic was suggested by reader Hollie, who commented at http://RunningAFEVER.com/189 : "Hi, I аm thinking аbоut lооsing weight. I dоn't knоw whаt рrоgrаm I shоuld fоllоw. Whаt dо yоu think аbоut red teа рrоgrаm?" So, first I want to discuss red tea itself, then we'll get into what Hollie calls the "red tea program". Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/196  

A little expert information from my friend Robert Smith, RN, a specialist in dialysis, as we hike the Yellow Rock Trail at Devil's Den State Park. http://RunningAFEVER.com  

Today I take a peaceful relatively short walk at a new part of Lake Atalanta, peaceful Pleasant Ridge, which is more of a walk through the woods than a walk around the lake like the other loop I have taken in previous trips here. As I walk this lovely trail I reflect on my "old new strategy". This refers back to episode 70's "new strategy". At that time I was transitioning from a program of mostly...

Today I record from the traction machine, which may not be a first in the entire history of podcasting, but it is definitely a first for this podcast. However, you'll get to see it again as part of our milestone 200th episode coming up in a few weeks, including some video. Yesterday I was a bit of a grouch, because I did not get a perfect score on my biometrics screening. I was overweight by 3 pou...

I am in the final weekend before my annual biometrics screening to determine how much I'll have to pay over and above my insurance premiums for my health plan at work. So I am busy eating nothing and trying to burn as many calories as possible. I'm recording while walking on my treadmill. Since I'm not eating, I did not want to go out on the trail and find myself undernourished a couple of miles f...

These are shoes specifically designed for weightlifting. They came in a nice box completely black except for the Adidas name and logo in white. This is the Adidas Powerlift 4 in blue, because I have chosen blue as my default color for 2019. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/191  

The entire package comes in a black drawstring bag with the Mandrill Workout logo screenprinted on it, including their monkey face mascot. A card came inside welcoming me to Mandrill Workout and professing that "Bobo" is the founder. There is apparently an ebook instruction manual, which I have not read, but I'm going to, for reasons I'll get into. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/19...

Can you built muscle if you are over 50? Well, I'm a living example of that. I gained almost 20 pounds of muscle in a year, starting when I was 52. Supplements are a topic of high interest, and I did a whole episode on them: Episode 67 on supplements: http://runningafever.com/raf067-the-real-deal-about-supplements/   Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/189    

I am sick and tired of being sick and tired! I'm tired of my clothes not fitting right, of those nagging back pains. I know you know the feeling. If you're listening right now, you probably do. Have you experienced the yo-yo dieting effect? As you know, I've been preaching about avoiding that type of thing, about thinking about the long haul, the big picture. But once again I am facing a crisis. I...

Does it sound too good to be true that Chocolate can be good for you? Should we be eating more of it? Why did several of the longest-lived people eat chocolate, sometimes lots of it, on a regular basis? We're going to answer those questions right now! My mom, superlistener Hank Davis, is an excellent researcher and found some great material for me today. How can YOU be a superlistener like Hank? A...

One of the philosophical considerations of increased longevity is the so-called problem of overpopulation. This is controversial and has been hotly debated by zero population growth advocates like Bill Gates and his parents, as well as conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones who propose that an elite group wants to limit population to themselves and a sufficient number of plebeian slaves. I don't rea...

Meal prep is a great way to eat healthy, check out this episode to find out why. Breakfast is important, and not really complicated. I have steel cut oatmeal almost every day. Steel cut oats are healthy because they have a high glycemic index and are a whole grain, and our bodies are wired to process whole foods. Only problem is it takes 30 minutes to prepare, and many of us just don't have that k...

Today I join my best friend and new dad Robert for my first visit to Lake Weddington. This is a not a state park, but is a "recreational area" which I believe is federally designated, because recreation.gov says it is part of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests. Recreation.gov claims to be a gateway to new adventures. So do NOT go there unless you are game for new adventures! Read the full post...

Why do we need so much money? Why not go do a job I love that pays peanuts? Some of the jobs in which you can make a difference or pursue a passion are not the best paying jobs. For example, acting. The average member of the screen actors guild makes $1000 per year. Musicians? I know a little about this from personal experience. I never made any money to speak of playing my own songs. Orchestra pl...

Why women and men? You may not know this, I didn't for a long time --- but women have testosterone and men have estrogen. It is produced by the sex glands, the testes in men and ovaries in women. Men have 7-8 times more testosterone than women and produce 20 times more on a daily basis. What is it? Testosterone is a hormone. Hormones are chemicals that control bodily functions. In the past we have...

Back in episode 140 I talked about the different kinds of fat, saturated, unsaturated, trans fat and omegas. I said that in general, saturated fat is bad because its consumption leads to a higher risk of heart disease. But there is at least one exception. Coconut oil. Turns out there are a number of benefits to the white waxy substance, some which may be very surprising. Read the full post at http...