http://RunningAFEVER.com It is my birthday, and I head out on the trail despite some of the nastiest weather in recent days, with rain, wind, and cold. But it’s still a beautiful day on Lake Fayetteville and a great day to still be alive after 53 years. I am in the best shape of my life,…

http://RunningAFEVER.com Caloric restriction (CR) is a reduction in caloric intake of 20-50% without malnutrition. NOT STARVING! There are no long-term benefits to starving :-). There’s not even a long term. The process we are concerned with is called hormesis, which is when the body goes into defense mode, abating some aging processes. There is no…

http://RunningAFEVER.com The need or desire to lose weight can send us to extremes. For me that’s what causes my failure. Today I do thing a different way. In my diet, nothing is offlimits, but I watch my calorie count. So I have a cheat meal now and then, just try not to make it a…

http://RunningAFEVER.com Ever since my friend Tom mentioned it to me a couple of years ago, I’ve been concerned with the need for strength as we get older. It makes sense. But why is that exactly? I found that there is some amazing research on strength loss as we age, the need for muscle strength in…

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http://RunningAFEVER.com In 2008 Dan Buettner published his first book on the Blue Zones, based on his research for National Geographic. He produced a second book, Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way, in 2010. The Blue Zones Solution: Eating an Living Like the World’s Healthiest People, is the third in this series. The edition reviewed…

http://RunningAFEVER.com Get the book: http://RunningAFEVER.com/BiggerLeanerStronger In the world of body-building, knowledge is power. Bigger, Leaner, Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body, by Michael Matthews is an attempt to provide a more-or-less complete reference for diet and exercise, specifically for men intent on becoming physically lean and muscular. The edition reviewed is…

http://RunningAFEVER.com   In January of 2019 my employer asked me to participate in a wellness program to raise awareness of aspects of health such as hydration, nutrition, and fitness. I was specifically asked to be in a video about nutrition, and this episode is taken from that video. I set fitness as a priority in…

http://RunningAFEVER.com In the 1980’s, Leonard Guarente began doing anti-aging research at MIT. He’s a biologist, and his major discovery was finding a gene that controls aging by experimenting with yeast. Subsequent supporting research has been done on rats as well. In the 1980’s, Leonard Guarente began doing anti-aging research at MIT. He’s a biologist, and…

http://RunningAFEVER.com I keep hearing from various sources on the importance of beans in our diets. Dan Buettner says they are one of the world’s greatest longevity foods, and recommends eating a cup a day. What are beans? A bean is a seed of a group of plants called Fabaceae, though it also is applied to…