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Category: Non-Running
July 8, 2020
COVID-10 July 2020 Update
I didn’t think I’d get to a fourth entry about this pandemic lockdown but here we are. With the top headlines this month being about police and riots, it seems that a lot of people stopped being scared about COVID. I think the pandemic reaction was admirable, but I’m surprised how quickly people are breaking physical distancing, even before it is considered “safe”. Perhaps there is fatigue over the restrictions. Perhaps the fear passed with something new in the headlines I think a lot of these measures will become the “new normal.” 9/11 was almost 20 years ago, but the[…continue reading]
June 14, 2020
Friendly Fire: How does an Auto-Immune Illness Happen?
I’ve written a lot now about my health journey this year, where a rare auto-immune disease almost killed me, crippled me, put my family through hell, and how I’ve spent over a year trying to get my life back together. This has been a frightening but motivating journey for me. Many questions have hounded me over these long, trying months: What happened? How did it happen? Why did it happen to me? How do I prevent it from happening again? How can I help my friends and family avoid similarly debilitating illnesses? I refuse to believe some diagnoses that I was just[…continue reading]
June 12, 2020
Home Made Bone Broth
My naturopath got me into bone broth last winter. It’s a drink or soup that contains the results of boiling bones and veggies. It contains collagen, which seems to be in a lot of highly marketed supplements and skin-care products. It can help reduce joint pain, help fight infections and inflammation, help with digestion, and help with sleep [source]. And, I think it tastes pretty good; like all the best parts of chicken soup. There are bone broths you can buy in cartons and bottles. I’ve found them to be hit and miss, and a lot of them are filled[…continue reading]
