There’s a lot of conflicting and confusing health information out there. Tons of it, actually. The headlines on your local news like to tease about promising treatments for this or that condition, or scare you about The Hidden Health Hazard in Your Home (you know the one).
My goal is to take that tiny little nugget of information, do a little bit of research and try to put it in a larger context. I also hope to remind you of tools for prevention and early detection of disease in an effort to help you live a long, happy, healthy life.
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Change: Moving in Slow Motion
Last Wednesday night, I went to the UCSF RunSafe clinic. You might remember that I did the other part of the clinic, the VO2 max and lactate threshold training, back in December. I wanted to complete the program and learn how to run without injury. At the clinic, there are four runners and four analysis […] Read More
Betty Says: The Healthiest Food on Earth
There are some questions that don’t have easy answers. Mommy, what’s the healthiest food on Earth? I don’t mean what mix of foods is best. I mean what one food has the most of what I need to be healthy? – Tiny Kitchen Assistant Seriously? Can’t he ask something easy? I suppose that this is […] Read More
Betty Says: I Don’t Drink My Calories
This is the post in which I point out that perhaps the pot shouldn’t call the kettle black. On Saturday morning, I finished my Zumba class and headed for the supermarket to pick up a half a dozen ingredients for weekend meals. I stopped in Starbucks, ordered my one and only coffee shop drink (large […] Read More
Training: Resting and Remembering
Between the post-race recovery week and my cross-country travel, there’s not much to report training-wise. Saturday, however, was another sad reminder of why we do what we do with Team in Training. While I was in transit between Jacksonville and Dallas, we lost Josh — one of our team honorees — to B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. We […] Read More
Betty Says: What’s Next?
With four days until race day, people are looking ahead to what’s next. Hi Betty, What’s your plan for after Nike? Do you have any other races on the calendar? How do you plan to stay in shape? – Planning in Portland Wow, the race hasn’t even happened yet and you’re already talking about the […] Read More
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