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033 Dessert Rant

The other night Jules, my kids, and I watched a YouTuber bake a dessert. What started as a cookie became a chocolate-crusted-Oreo-cheesecake-whipped-cream-topped sprinkled pie. Layer upon layer, we laughed hysterically as the chef added each new stand-alone dessert to her culinary creation. More and more the limits get pushed on what’s OK. It takes moreContinue reading “033 Dessert Rant”

032 Tiny Habits Transform

Story of Sukumar Sukumar, a successful IT expert at a tech company, realized suddenly at age twenty-six he was still single and getting fat. He wanted to change and tried eating less and exercising more for years without seeing lasting results. “Sukumar had begun to experience back and neck pain so bad that he hadContinue reading “032 Tiny Habits Transform”

029 Make Health Part of Your Identity

Some experts believe a person acts according to who he or she thinks he she is; people decide according to identity. Bryan Tracy teaches, “you become what you think about most of the time.” It follows that if something is misaligned with your identity you will seek realignment. If this is true, than getting aContinue reading “029 Make Health Part of Your Identity”

026 White Teeth and Baking Soda

My friend Dan is over 80 years old. He used to write script for TV shows; now he writes *books in his spare time when he’s not running a nursing home in Los Angeles. Aside from his pleasant, colorful manner Dan has a beautiful smile including beautifully white teeth. I asked him how he didContinue reading “026 White Teeth and Baking Soda”

025 Is the Effort Required for Optimal Health Worth it?

Navy SEALs are perhaps some of the most well-trained and respected warriors on the planet. To attain such a status SEALs begin at Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs Training (BUDS), a rigorous physical, mental, intellectual, and spiritual 24-week program designed to push hopefuls to their limits and make them quit. 90% do. What about the 10% whoContinue reading “025 Is the Effort Required for Optimal Health Worth it?”

024 Poor Health is Reversible; So is Good Health—Do the Former

Three years ago I began to have pain in my thumb joints. I noticed the pain more when texting. I experimented to determine if thumb-texting was the cause by texting with a different finger. It worked. The pain went away. On another occasion my lower back chronically ached as I drove in traffic daily toContinue reading “024 Poor Health is Reversible; So is Good Health—Do the Former”

023 Form A Simple, Healthy Water-drinking Habit

A brother was a college soccer captain. With a desire to optimize his performance he prioritized hydration. While roommates I observed him drink water before he went to sleep and when he awoke. I tried it. That was over 15 years ago. I still do it. While at a Toastmasters meeting about the same timeContinue reading “023 Form A Simple, Healthy Water-drinking Habit”

022 Serving sizes and finishing them

For Baby Boomers it was not uncommon for parents to encourage or insist that children eat everything on their plates. Not wasting food and money is a good thing however this approach to eating becomes harmful when it leads to overeating because Consistent Overeating + Time = (Preventable) Disease. The good news You can bothContinue reading “022 Serving sizes and finishing them”

021 Breathe Intentionally

In his book Breath, James Nestor shares his experiences dealing with respiratory health challenges—allergies, sinus infections, sleep apnea, you get the idea—and the people he met and the actions he took to improve his situation over 10 years. *Key Takeaways Close your mouth, breathe through your nose. Most breathing should be nose breathing. It’s howContinue reading “021 Breathe Intentionally”