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…

http://RunningAFEVER.com There are little changes you can add to your everyday routine to be more active, both at home or at work, or wherever you would otherwise spend idle time. 1. Park farther away when you go to work, church, store, or apartment. 2. Cook your own meals, cooking a meal can burn as much…

http://RunningAFEVER.com Pliability is the central concept of Tom Brady’s physical training program. He spends 50% of his training time on pliability, the rest in resistance training (with bands, not weights) and cardio. The idea is to have long, soft, muscles that contract and relax through 100% of their range, rather than short, dense, stiff muscles…

Get the book: http://RunningAFEVER.com/tb12book This week’s episode is a continuation of my discussion of the diet outlined in Tom Brady’s book “The TB12 Method”. Tom Brady’s diet is 80% alkalyzing foods and 20% acidifying foods. A pH of 7 is the goal, and it takes that combination to get there. In general, vegetables are alkalyzing, meat…

http://RunningAFEVER.com Get the book: http://RunningAFEVER.com/tb12book This weekend is Superbowl 53. For those not in the United States, that’s the championship game of American style football.  One of the quarterbacks is Tom Brady, who many consider to be the greatest of all time. He is 41, is in his 19th season with the New England Patriots. His…

http://RunningAFEVER.com It’s been a long day, starting at 5:30 A.M. with my first trip to the gym in 2-1/2 weeks, and continuing tonight with a Blue Zone dinner later. I’m doing a walk on the same day, and it’s a good thing I’m getting all this activity in, because I am dealing with about 15…

http://RunningAFEVER.com Today’s podcast episode is inspired by the Mercy Me song “Even If”. In the song, the singer acknowleges that God can take away any troubles anyone may have. Often, He chooses not to rid us of our problems exactly when we want to be rid of them. But even then, the singer’s hope is…

http://RunningAFEVER.com There’s a sort of prankster at work who gave me a Christmas present that included “Blazin Rectum Rub”, which I assume is a real spicy meat seasoning. It occurred to me that this product may have thermogenic qualities. What are thermogenics? These are substances which encourage the production of heat in the body. One…

http://RunningAFEVER.com On a long trip, I stop at a rest area along my route and take a brief walk to get some fresh air and stretch my life. I emphasize the psychological as well as physical benefits of striving to get into nature whatever is going on in our lives. It is a short walk…