As I continue to read "Outlive" by Peter Attia, I become more motivated to exercise by getting my heart rate up. According the Attia M.D.'s many years of research, he's found that exercise, fitness, heart's ability to uptake oxygen (VO2 max), and muscle strength including grip strength are leading factors in longevity. Though I thought … Continue reading Tabata For Daily Fitness
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Comments About Longevity
I am reading the NYT's best selling nonfiction book, "Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity" by Peter Attia. So far I've only read a tenth of the book, but I will comment on two important things. Attia (M.D.) states that there was a time when he thought that nutrition was the most important factor … Continue reading Comments About Longevity
There is Healing Power in Movement
The neuroscientist Bessel van der Kolk has spent decades researching trauma. He said that a pivotal point in his career was when he saw the health of the bodywork people, a bunch of people who looked much healthier and moved with greater ease and freedom than did the neuroscientists, the psychoanalysts, and the cognitive behavior … Continue reading There is Healing Power in Movement
How Mindfulness Helps Your Heart
Leonardo da Vinci Back in the old days "they" said there was a heart attack personality type. Though we don't hear that too much anymore, we do hear how relieving stress helps to reduce heart disease. Perhaps a third of heart attacks are stress related. Since mindfulness practices are a good antidote to stress, they … Continue reading How Mindfulness Helps Your Heart
Diet and Affirmations of Uri Geller
This site likes to share health and nutritional and longevity tips from time to time. I follow Uri Geller on Twitter and his energy level at age 76 is amazing. Below, please find a few posts he has made describing his diet. It appears that a variety of nuts, eating the rainbow of fresh organic … Continue reading Diet and Affirmations of Uri Geller
RLS Restless Leg Syndrome: Cure Surprising
This is an unusual post for this blog, but this blog is here for the purpose of helping people and since RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome) is quite common and "they" really don't know what causes it, maybe this can help someone, or many... I've had RLS most of my life and it seems that it's gotten worse … Continue reading RLS Restless Leg Syndrome: Cure Surprising
A Zen Healing Method
Lately, I've been back to reading books by Shunryu Suzuki (Suzuki Roshi) and Dainin Katagiri. They brought Japanese Zen training to the U.S. Zen simplicity counterbalances the complexity of the messages one can get bombarded with as a spiritual seeker, with the wealth of what is available today on the internet. No matter how far … Continue reading A Zen Healing Method
