November 2011
4 posts
Getting younger, all the time
Today is my 61st birthday. It’s the first birthday I can remember where I am celebrating being younger than I was a year ago.
I know that sounds like the fantasy of all of us as we age, but in this case – according to my friends and mentors at the AIM Institute of Lifestyle Medicine – it may also be true.
When I had my complete health assessment, exactly two months ago, Zach Weston’s analysis...
"Finish your dinner, or no dessert"
There are times when I feel like I am a rebellious 12-year-old. No, more like seven. Maybe seven and a half.
I am learning a lot of things about myself I never expected to learn during this enduring relationship I’m in with Dr. Mike Sehl and his colleagues at the AIM Institute of Lifestyle Medicine.
One of these things has to do with my attitude about food on my dinner plate.
Like many of you,...
Meeting the biggest challenge so far
This was clearly going to be my biggest challenge, so far. My wife and I were flying to Florida for an 11-day working holiday – “working”, because I would be doing research for travel articles.
It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it.
The problem is, this kind of “research” usually means staying in nice places, and… here’s the crunch… eating in nice restaurants. That’s usually a...
Dealing with deal-breakers
Since I am a 60-year-old, overweight… no, you already know the truth, “obese”… guy, it will not surprise you to learn that this is not the first time I have made tentative, and eventually unproductive, steps toward getting healthier. I have dieted, and I have also, once upon a time, joined a gym.
All of this resulted, sooner rather than later, in failure. And, sooner than...
