If you’ve been reading this blog for the past ~18 months, you’ll know I tend to not post or interact online when I’m not feeling well due to Ms. MS. I could go into the details of why I haven’t posted for two weeks, what makes things difficult at times, or rant about this crappy…
Tag Archive: health
Getting Personal: Evolving Wellness
Hello and g’day! Today I’m keeping this post short and sweet because I’m hanging out with Evita Ochel in a lounge chair over at one of her sites: Evolving Wellness. Evita also writes for and produces Evolving Scenes and Evolving Beings; I adore all three sites and I suggest you check them out if you…
Your Body is a Fortress, Part 10 – Training for Old Age
Warning: this post is longer than my usual ditties. The articles in my Your Body is a Fortress series are meant to be more meaty with heft and breadth. So, come back when you have more time if you’d like to learn more about your beautiful body electric. I enjoy reading research results that support…
What I Learned from Racing
Even though I’ve had to stop racing (e.g., marathon, triathlon, cycling, open-water swimming), I am aware that I dig into my racing and training memory banks often to power me though my day. I’m capturing the essence of a few gems in this post—even if only to serve as a reminder to myself, but I…
Your Body is a Fortress, Part 9 – Neuron Bench Presses
[This post is geared toward those newly diagnosed with MS or for people who love people with MS. However, these strategies could apply to anyone striving for a healthy brain and body. Still here? Welcome aboard! Photo by Me.] All too often, someone approaches me—a family member or a friend, or someone who has happened…
Your Body is a Fortress, Part 8 – Go Nuts!
[Photo courtesy Athena's Pix] An easy way to build a stronger body fortress is to pay attention to what you eat. OK, stop it. Stop it right there. I can hear what you’re thinking! (Seriously, I really can.) “Do you have to take us there!? This is so boring. I’m going to eat what I…
Your Body is A Fortress, Part 7 – Work with Evolution: a Pep Talk
[Photo: JM Cameron] November 24, 2009 marked the marked the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the book with the highest impact in my life to date: Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Not to trivialize this moment, but I like to think the publication was planned in conjunction with the oncoming winter and…
Your Body is a Fortress, Part 3 – Your Thoughts
The body is a fortress of muscle, ligaments, tendons fascia, and bone. My curiosity piques when I think about the activity going on inside these structures and tissues. I’m here to talk about how your thoughts affect your body, from a scientific perspective. I remember taking a philosophy class in college and, in one class,…
Your Body is a Fortress, Part 1
As you read the words on your screen right now, where are your arms? Are they hovering over the keyboard as you tip tap away on the keys? Or, are they supported by your armchair? Or resting on the table? Where is your chin? Is it jutting out toward the screen? Or in a relaxed,…