Hazy Shade of Winter Created in Newsletter Library, Staying Motivated Simon and Garfunkel [and later, The Bangles] had it right. Winter light is hazy – it’s more diffuse. The sun is lower in the sky and the sun’s rays reach

Going for the Gold Created in Newsletter Library, Staying Motivated It seems that at least once a month, some sort of senior fitness competition is featured on the sports page of local and national newspapers. The Senior Olympics was the

Pull Weeds, Not Your Back! Created in Newsletter Library, Injury Rehab & Prevention As springtime approaches, weather warms up and leaves turn green, many people will spend more time outside planting bulbs, mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Gardening can

Entropy, the Gym, and You Let’s say you’ve been taking some time off from the gym. Maybe you reached the end of your 12-week training cycle and you’re taking a week off. It’s possible that one week turns into two

Repairing an Injured Rotator Cuff Created in Newsletter Library, Injury Rehab & Prevention As we get older, rotator cuff injuries become more common, a result of the natural aging process. A similar mechanism operates in the discs separating the vertebras

Why Are Super Foods So Super? Created in Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Healthy Eating In recent years, media pundits around the world have proclaimed the extraordinary value of so-called super foods. Blueberries, broccoli, and especially kale have been described as

The Sunshine Vitamin Created in Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Healthy Eating We all know that Vitamin D is a critically important component in building strong bones and strong teeth. It turns out that Vitamin D has a vast number of

The Platonic Ideal Created in Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Healthy Eating Plato’s Ideas were perfect templates, of which everything we perceive are tangible representations. But the Ideas were not to be found in the world around us. Rather, they were

Should I Go Gluten Free? Created in Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Healthy Eating It is now well-known that gluten intake is frequently associated with various serious conditions such as celiac disease, diabetes, and fibromyalgia. Years ago, most people had never