“Increasing evidence shows that maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain are associated, through intrauterine exposure, with increased risk of childhood obesity”, was the opener in an article this week in the American College of Sports Medicine’s Bulletin. Nature? Or nurture? Look- does it really matter? If a mother-to-be has poor eating habits and is […]
Read More ›For anyone who’s on the West Coast, you’ll know first hand what I’m referring to as we’ve been in the midst of a mega heat wave for the past week. Should you simply mind over matter it, or err on the side of caution and skip training in the heat? Several factors are worth considering: […]
Read More ›Apparently, you offer them plates of pastries. What? Not kidding, yet I wish I were. A devoted blog reader, who is about to embark on a hike of 230 miles of the Pacific Coast Trail, shared this email with me the other day: “I give a talk about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and wherever […]
Read More ›Kind of an unsettling thought, isn’t it? The idea that you’d go to your doc to share the most private details of what’s going on with your body regarding any particular health issue for advice, confidence and a sound treatment plan, but leave feeling like you haven’t been heard, or had been expeditiously shuffled out […]
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