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When I read the quote shown in the paragraph below our picture, today’s topic was going to be about Healthspan, the quality of a person’s longevity. “When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied.” ― Herophilus. The above quote was found in […]

The Monday morning after… Here we are the Monday after Daylight Savings moved up an hour. Our digital devices had set themselves via electrical force, leaving us fewer and fewer clocks to take down off the wall and move the hands forward. Outside darkness tells us we need more sleep. But wait! Now we have

As we march into March, let’s focus on marching’s precursor…which is standing tall and erect. The idea for today’s post came from my daily habit of standing at the desk in front of my iMac desktop computer.For years I sat at my desk – but then developed severe sciatic pain, which prolonged sitting aggravated. To

Any one of us who has wanted to shed a few – or a lot of fat pounds – probably has experienced the frustration of up and down results.No wonder that brand name medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy are experiencing phenomenal sales success. Nutritional Psychiatry in the form of what, when, why, where and

During U.S. Federal Holidays we do not post the regular health and fitness e-mail – but rather celebrate days unique to this country. History tells us that political factions formed during and have been with us since George Washington’s Presidency. As we enter this election year, shall we reconsider words from George Washington’s Farewell Address

Today we borrow favorite song from of one of Super Bowl 58’s winning players, Kansas City Chief’s tight end, Travis Kelce – That song is the Beastie Boys first top hit – Fight For Your Right To Party. Health and Fitness require that we Fight For Our Right To Party.For us the Party is Life

This week a Pineapple Express strong rain storm with high altitude snow is battering Southern California, where many of our readers live. A quick internet search reveals that if wet weather causes your joints to feel a little stiff, it could be that changes in barometric air pressure, which happens before rain starts, can allow

At the beginning of my Friday, 1:30 p.m., Essentrics® Aging Backwards classes at the Seal Beach Senior Center, students often hear me say…”Less Is More” when describing how to move through the flowing stretch and strengthening exercises unique to Essentrics®. “Less Is More” makes sense because movement that initially feels good can be overdone. In

Some of our earliest learning relates to RULES for self, home, school and community. Following Rules, until they start to feel stifling or oppressive – and we start to Reason “Why do this?” – generally leads to positive outcomes for what we want to accomplish. Rules can mean a sequence of activity such as in

As regular readers know, Federal Holidays mean a day off from our regular weekly health and fitness topic emails. Today we republish last year’s tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – who exemplified courage and faith throughout his public ministry. The general public first heard Dr. King’s famous speech on August 28, 1963, at