Healthy and Simple

This past weekend Kevin and I took a hike.  Our original thought was to hike the famous trail in Mill Valley called the Dipsea.  Every summer the Dipsea trail is used for one of the most famous running races in the U.S.  It is a race from Mill Valley up the hill and over what [...]

These are stressful times. Every day we are faced with difficult decisions. No, I’m not talking about politics or work or even family. I mean the problem when folks bring food into work and leave you asking yourself “Do I eat the chocolate chip cookie or the apple pie,” or the other daily dilemma “Should [...]

So our great friend, and English correspondent, Vicki told me the other day that many of our blog postings are clearly not written with parents in mind because many of the things we talk about or encourage people to do are things that parents just don’t have time for.
And after taking care of baby Emma [...]

Sometimes it feels as if you can’t turn around without bumping into another study that tells you how wonderful exercise is. Most of it is stuff you probably already know – at least it is if you read Health and Simple regularly – but once in a while you come across some fun new benefit [...]

If your idea of a good workout is driving around a golf course in a cart and playing a round of golf, say bye bye to your brain! A new study says to help protect your mind against the ravages of dementia you need to up the ante a bit. But the good news is [...]

What if I told you I knew a way that you could have a longer life, a healthier heart, lower your blood pressure, lower your risk of breast cancer, lower your risk of prostate cancer, lower the risk of back pains and migraine headaches, have a better physique, raise your testosterone level,  have fewer menopausal [...]

I have played many sports in my life; everything from football (soccer) to tennis and basketball, rugby, even cricket god help me! People have used many adjectives to describe my performance – enthusiastic, determined, crap – but one word that has never been used is ‘elegant’.
Just like the daring young man on the flying trapeze (OK, that [...]

For regular gym goers this is our least favorite time of year. People who only go to the gym occasionally are out in force after the New Year making it difficult to find a place to park near the gym let alone find a machine inside to exercise on. And that’s even before you add [...]

The Holidays are a difficult time for many people. Too much food. Too much alcohol. Too much family and frolicking. Too much temptation. Happily there are many helpful guides out there to help you navigate your way through all this. Unhappily there are too many of these damn things.
So here is your guide to surviving [...]

This next exercise should not be attempted around broken glass, gravel or sharp knives. If you have a padded room that would be best. Safest. Here’s what you do. Close your eyes. Stand there for a couple of seconds. Then, slowly raise your right leg until your thigh is parallel with the floor. Hold it [...]