Running: A FEVER

RAF201: 10 Steps to Loving Your Life

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   Check out this episode!

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RAF200: A Day in the Life

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…

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RAF198: 5 Environmental Factors of Longevity

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…

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RAF199: Good vs. Bad Cholesterol

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…

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RAF197: Welcome Germany!

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…

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RAF196: Red Tea Detox

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…

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RAF195: What is Dialysis and How Does It Work?

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   Check out this episode!

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RAF193: Fourth Quarter Rally

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…

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RAF192: Special Biometrics Fasting Calorie Burn Weekend

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…

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RAF194: Lake Atalanta Pleasant Ridge, Rogers, Arkansas

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…

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