Confronting pain, strain, crud and bugs. Naturally.
Now that 2012 is under way, how about a simple resolution for lifelong health that you can easily remember: The Five S’s. Or Sx5. The Five S’s refer to five things you can do to maintain optimal immune health. In my book, these measures will also impact many other health areas, including weight, cardio, skin [...]
I’ve been to my fair share of college football games and the accompanying tailgating. Of course, right now we’re in the prime time of the college football season, and, hence, deep into the tail gating frenzy. It just occurred to me, tailgating has a lot to offer…and to be wary of…when it comes to your [...]
It’s football season, and, in my book, life now begins anew. Fall football season is the greatest time of year, at least for me. But football is now producing more health concerns, especially in the area of brain health and how it can impact your life for the long term. And it’s not just brain [...]
I’ve started doing some jogging with my college-age daughter. It’s pretty much the first father-daughter exercise activity we’ve ever done together. I have twin daughters. Both are creative types…both are musicians, and one is pursing architecture…and they’ve never had any interest in school sports. I couldn’t get them interested in leisurely golf or tennis, either. [...]
I’m watching the championship match of the Women’s World Cup. I cannot respect these soccer athletes enough. They are hard-nosed, gritty, tough and they can run 20 miles during the match and still have gas in the tank when the match is finished. In other words, they are highly conditioned. I’d rate soccer players with [...]
One of my favorite beverages is beer. I’m probably not alone in that category. But, unlike my reckless college youth, I now prefer a small amount of a really good craft beer, rather than greater amounts of mass swill. One of my favorite beers is Millstream Windmill Wheat, brewed not far from my home, in [...]
I live just a few miles from Van Meter, Iowa. That’s the birthplace and boyhood home (and museum site) of one of the greatest baseball players in history, fireballing pitcher Bob Feller, The Heater from Van Meter, who died at age 92 Wednesday night. Joe DiMaggio called his curve ball “not human.” Ted Williams, the [...]
When historians look back at civilization a thousand years from now, they’ll see that one cultural force dominated society. It wasn’t music or gardening or art. It was spectator sports. In the era of world-wide recession, fan enthusiasm makes sports recession-proof. The Dallas Cowboys build a $2 billion stadium. College coaches’ salaries make them the [...]
I can’t imagine running a marathon. Twenty six miles of hell. The farthest I’ve ever tried running at one time was a 5K run in downtown Des Moines 25 years ago. I darn near died. When I was in college, a psychology professor would assign a class project to all of his students: at the [...]
My seasonal college football fanaticism is under way. And one of the first news makers of the young season this past week was the University of Wisconsin football team having to cope with 40 players being hit with H1N1. Wow. They barely got by Fresno State. I’m sure we will hear something wacky pretty soon [...]
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