This is the season we gather together with family and friends. Thanksgiving kicks off the gathering season with young and old sitting down around tables sharing great food and fellowship. For many of us the… Read More »Staying in the Game: Protection Against RSV
As we go into the winter season we expect to see an increase in respiratory infections. One infection we are already seeing a lot across the country including in my community are infections caused by… Read More »Infectious Diseases Update : Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Respiratory infections are nearly impossible to avoid. We will breathe in viruses, bacteria and other disease causing bugs. However, there are things we can do to lessen the impact it has on our health as… Read More »Staying in the Game: Respiratory Infections
Injuries and illnesses can really impact your fitness plans and goals. A major injury or illness might not only set you back in your fitness goals; but be a major disruption in your life, and… Read More »Staying in the Game: Injuries and Illnesses
Exercise changes us. When we engage in regular physical activity – our bodies change! This article initiates the conversation on how different types of exercise impact us uniquely. Throughout this series, I will use as… Read More »Training 4 Life: 9 Adaptations
The 2024 Summer Olympics were exciting to watch. Team USA did very well earning more medals than any other country. Lots of interesting stories from this year’s Olympics. One of my favorite stories in sports… Read More »Winning & Integrity
In the last article on protein, I provided a quick overview of protein digestion and absorption. There are multiple steps that take place to get the amino acids in the foods we eat to all… Read More »Problems with Protein Digestion & Absorption
“Exercise may be the single most potent medical intervention ever known.” Those are the words of cardiologist and scientist Euan Ashley. He made this statement introducing a set of research that is being conducted to… Read More »All Ages Benefit from Physical Activity
We need many different amino acids every day to put together the proteins we need to survive and thrive. We recycle amino acids from proteins our bodies break down daily, but we also need to… Read More »Protein Digestion & Absorption
Father’s Day 2024. Hard to get any better. On Father’s Day, my son and I completed our 7 day trek across the Grand Canyon and back. Within minutes of marching across the finish line we… Read More »Father’s Day 2024