Last weekend I faced the toughest physical challenge of my life to date. I joined an amazing team of runners in the 178-mile Reno-Tahoe Odyssey relay race. Over the past year, setting fitness goals has been an important part of staying focused on my health, helping me lose 75 lbs. I started with a 5k,…
It’s well documented that getting eight hours of sleep per night is critical to good health. Here is an additional study from the research journal Obesity that specifically identifies staying up late as a related problem. Staying up late at night can lead to an additional 2 pounds a month weight gain, researchers reported Wednesday….
Ever wonder if everything you thought you knew about health is wrong? It looks like the conventional wisdom against salt could be wrong. Which is good for salt lovers like me. I discovered Celtic Sea Salt last year and enjoy it’s large crunchy grains every day. The producers say it helps to replenish the body’s electrolytes,…
I’m really enjoying the book “In Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan. He writes this “eater’s manifesto” from the perspective that we all need to be eating more real food, not the pre-packaged, fast-food variety. The book’s motto is “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” The author writes without a bias toward any…
My answer is usually something like this: As long as humans have picked fruit, and as long as fruit has rotted, alcohol has been paleo. If you let fruit sit around long enough, its sugars will naturally ferment with native yeasts and turn into alcohol. It’s hard to image early cavemen not noticing this and…
San Luis Obispo Tribune: APRIL 22, 2015 10:42 AM Local children Thursday helped create poetry flags to hang in a larger piece of art celebrating National Poetry Month at the Paso Robles City Library. Children, teens and adults can still visit the library, at Spring and 11th streets, through the end of the month to create…
Dr. Lisa Lu Davis, DMD gives Christine Brennan a glimpse at being a dentist Georgia Brown Elementary School fourth-grader Christine Brennan spent the first day of winter break shadowing Dr. Lisa Lu Davis, DMD in her Paso Robles dental practice. The 9-year-old is the daughter of Scott and Beth Brennan, owners of Access Publishing and the…
An open letter to youth sports leaders on hearing loss Hearing loss is a serious problem. Exposure to sustained high-volume sound is damaging our hearing and quality of life. While adults may choose what volumes of sound they are exposed to, children do not get that choice. My daughter was attending a cheerleading competition in…
I learned an important lesson last week: A bad day at a triathlon is better than the best day sitting on the couch. It was at my first triathlon of the year at the 2013 March Triathlon Series hosted by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Lake Lopez. The last race I ran was the…
Note: I wrote this column back in August 2001 when I worked for John Tompkins and News Media Corporation. I’m grateful to the company for the opportunity to take trips like this one. Here’s the flashback: A trip to see the ‘Daddy of ‘em all’ Last week I had the opportunity to meet with some fellow…
