I hear and read a lot of about inflammation. In fact one of our readers sent this to me: “I hear about inflammation and am wondering what inflammation is and what foods cause inflammation?” I thought today I would answer this very common question for you especially since we are in Holiday season and tend… Continue reading 5 Ways To Beat Inflamation
Last week we were fortunate enough to go on a great holiday to Cozumel as it was Lauren’s U.S. school Thanksgiving break. For those of you that follow my blog regularly, you would know that I was in Cozumel in September competing in the World Triathlon championships. We liked the place so much that we… Continue reading 6 Tips to Stay Healthy While Travelling
Our Annual Boys Football Trip -The Importance Of Family Traditions Today I am on my way with our son Matt to our annual football trip in Cincinnati Ohio. Tim is flying in this evening to meet us for the weekend. Here is some history of this family tradition. I am not sure where I got the idea… Continue reading Family Health -The Importance Of Traditions
In life, I feel that we are either moving ahead or backwards with every thought and decision we make on a daily basis. As humans we are either growing and moving forward or we are regressing. There is no such thing as cruise control(other than of course in a car). In life, my experience is… Continue reading Are You Moving Forward Or Backwards?
I seem to have the same or better energy levels than I did 30 years ago and I am now 54. I often wonder how this can be as I am numerically 30 years older. I often wonder how this is possible as I age and also wonder if this will keep continuing into the future. I hear… Continue reading 7 Secrets to Amazing Energy Every Day
Last weekend I decided to go for a run at Bronte Park as it was a beautiful morning. A blue sky, the sun rising and shining and cool fresh air. I hadn’t been for a run there since last fall so I was really looking forward to it. When I went to check in the… Continue reading The Price For Health – Well Worth It!
As you know, last weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving as it is a time where we focus on all the things in our life we are thankful for. Our past experiences, our families, our health, our good fortune, nature, good friends. The list goes on and on. Since the “Why” of this blog… Continue reading How My Brush With Death Makes Me Appreciate Health
I was very fortunate to be able to have an interview Medhat Mahdy, President and CEO of the YMCA GTA. The YMCA of Greater Toronto encompasses over 400 locations and over 5000 staff. I wanted to interview him as he shared with me a few weeks back the process he goes through with new employees… Continue reading Why Work Is The 5th Priority at the Y
The most frequent question I get asked is what types of meals or food do I eat in a given day. I, therefore, thought I would write about this and share what my daily plan is. I outline my “plan” as I don’t always follow my plan based on where I am or what I am doing… Continue reading What I Eat On a Ideal Day
What Happens On Race Day I have been asked by many to share what happens on race day so I thought I would share what happens leading up to and on race day. I learned that things don’t always go to plan(like life) and I share my strategy around this and what I did to overcome it.… Continue reading My World Triathlon Race Experience
