We recently had the great fortune to visit Whistler with two of our three children(unfortunately Tim could not make it) over the holidays and had an amazing week. As our children grow and build their own lives as young adults, I must say Barb and I cherish every moment we get to spend with them.… Continue reading No Pain, No Gain
It is that time of year once again when many people make New Years Resolutions and in most cases, they revolve around improving health. I thought I would write this week’s blog on this topic and share what worked for me last year. Statistics show that over 65% of the population make some sort of… Continue reading How To Make New Years Resolutions Stick
With just finishing the Christmas Holiday Season and with New Years Eve around the corner, I thought I would share my secrets to help you recover from overindulgence during the holidays. Many of you have heard me refer to my 80% rule, where my goal is to make healthy food choices roughly 80% of the time.… Continue reading 8 Tips To Recovery From Overindulgence
Blind Happiness On my regular running route along a local city path, there is a saying that is spray painted on the pathway – “Blind Happiness.” I have been running by this graffiti for the last 3 or more years and it always resonated with me. As I have run by this many many times, I… Continue reading Blind Happiness – How To Stay Positive When Faced With Adversity
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!
