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Running: A FEVER
Running: A FEVER is a podcast about fitness, diet, and medicine. The goal is to live a long, happy, healthy, active life right up to the very end. The host is not an expert but a fellow traveler on the journey to a physically fit lifestyle. Do you love your life enough to make it last as long as possible?
Episodes
Running: A FEVERRAF240: Preventing Dementia - Exercising for Mental Health
Welcome to the 16th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF239: Vitamins for the Brain
Welcome to the 15th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF237: The MIND Diet
Welcome to the 14th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF236: Improving Memory
Welcome to the 13th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF235: Preventing Dementia - Staying Mentally Active
Welcome to the 12th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF234: Effects of Aging on the Brain
Welcome to the 11th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF233: How the Brain Works - Memory
Welcome to the 10th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF232: Preventing Dementia
Welcome to the 9th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF231: Mixed Dementia
Welcome to the 8th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF230: Lewy Body Dementia
Welcome to the 7th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF238: Rumors of Vaccine Side Effects
I guess I have a musical mind, I always get music in my head when something comes up in conversation or otherwise. I was thinking of a couple famous 80's…
Running: A FEVERRAF229: Frontotemporal Dementia
Welcome to the 6th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF228: Vascular Dementia
Welcome to the 5th in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF227: Alzheimer's Disease
I'm doing a whole series on dementia, and this is part 4. In part 3 I went through the many types of dementia, and we're going to have separate episodes on the…
Running: A FEVERRAF226: Types of Dementia
Welcome to the 3rd in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease, but it may be…
Running: A FEVERRAF225: What is Dementia?
There is a group of brain disorders in which the patient experiences a loss of cognitive function. The name used for this group is "Dementia". So it's not one…
Running: A FEVERRAF245: COVID-19 May Reduce I.Q.
I'm sorry to interrupt our fascinating study of dementia, but this new article about COVID-19 is somewhat related and very timely, so I thought I should bring…
Running: A FEVERRAF224: Introduction to Dementia
This episode is the beginning of a major series. I have planned 17 episodes in the series, so this will take us a few weeks into 2021. The subject is dementia…
Running: A FEVERRAF243: Annual Physical 2020
An annual physical is essential to optimal health management. If you are fortunate enough to not have any medical problems throughout the year, or any chronic…
Running: A FEVERRAF242: COVID and the Family Doctor
Believe it or not, I like going in to see my doctor. For someone who cares enough about health to do a podcast episode every week on it, it's a chance to get…
Running: A FEVERRAF223: Hydration and Sports with David Hernandez
Medical Dept. I wanted to emphasize hydration in a couple of episodes. This is especially important in hot weather, but really it is something that is…
Running: A FEVERRAF222: Hydration and your Kidneys
Medical Dept. This episode I'm joined by my friend, who just happens to be a dialasis nurse. I wanted to emphasize hydration in a couple of episodes. This is…
Running: A FEVERRAF218: Coffee
Well, I love my coffee. I don't think about it much though. I mean usually I don't pay attention to it, it's more of a comforting morning ritual. But the other…
Running: A FEVERRAF217: Honey
I love honey, especially our local Mountainburg honey and other local honeys around here. Hmm . . . local honeys . . . Uh, anyway Mountainburg honey has a nice…
Running: A FEVERRAF212: Living to 100 - Kane Tanaka
Last year I counted down the 10 longest-lived people and talked a little about each of them. But the only change since then has been the addition of Kane…
Running: A FEVERRAF241: Inflammation and COVID-19
We know what COVID-19 is, the disease caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus. Very serious, very uncomfortable, very infectious. I want to talk about the relationship…
Running: A FEVERRAF221: Multisysmptom Inflammatory Syndrome
In episode 220, I mentioned PMIS or Pediatric Multisymptom Inflammatory Syndrome, as a complication affecting some children diagnosed with COVID-19 disease…
Running: A FEVERRAF220: Long Term Effects of COVID-19
In the midst of everything we're doing and experiencing and all the bad news, it's easy to forget that many thousands of people have recovered after being sick…
Running: A FEVERRAF216: David "El Pero" Hernandez - Professional Wrestler
Running: A FEVER interviewed professional wrestler David "El Pero" Hernandez. He tells us what it's like being a pro wrestler, his influences and inspiration…
Running: A FEVERRAF215: David Hernandez - Competitive Bodybuilder
Running: A FEVER interviewed competitive bodybuilder David Hernandez. He tells us how he went from an overweight teenager to a healthy man with less than 20%…
Running: A FEVERRAF219: Cabin Fever
Well a lot of us have been pretty much home bound and not by choice necessarily. It's certainly possible to get out, but we incur risk to ourselves, our…
Running: A FEVERRAF211: Living to 100 - 2020
Last year I did a whole series on the longest-lived people ever. It's 2020 and time to update the list. We're talking specifically about the people who have…
Running: A FEVERRAF210: The Greatest Success Story Ever Told
I've been thinking a bit about old age lately. From time to time I discover a book or TV show or movie and it gets me to thinking. I've been watching an old…
Running: A FEVERRAF214: Inside the Hospital with COVID-19
I went for a walk with a good friend this morning, 5-point-screw-5 miles around Lake Fayetteville. It had been months since I had seen him in person. It was…
Running: A FEVERRAF213: How Long O Lord?
How long, O LORD, will I call for help, And Thou wilt not hear? I cry out to Thee, "Violence!" Yet Thou dost not save. Seems like forever we have been…
Running: A FEVERRAF208: Update in the COVID-19 Era
This episode is a quick update on what's going on with me, just another human living in the age of COVID-19. It is mid-may as I record, on a wet day at Lake…
Running: A FEVERRAF206: The Physics of Fitness - Inertia, Momentum, and Movement
So I've been reading about Einstein and learning quite a bit about his theories. I really had no idea what relativity meant. In college I knew a physics major…
Running: A FEVERRAF209: Fitness and Social Distancing
Today my friend Jill and her dog Sachi join me at Lake Atalanta for a social-distanced jaunt and discussion about how the world has changed recently and how…
Running: A FEVERRAF205: Distracted by Passion
I've not been working out for a few weeks now. It started as a problem with my foot. It was difficult to wear most of the shoes I have. For a while I was…
Running: A FEVERRAF207: Coronavirus, COVID-19, or SARS-CoV-2
This is a special episode. I am releasing it immediately, though I am still on a break until June. I'll call it RAF207, it is being released out of order. I'm…
Running: A FEVERRAF204: One Break ... Coming Up!
"Breaking News" .... I am going to be taking a break from the regular release schedule starting now (November 2019). I think it's important to explain this to…
Running: A FEVERRAF203: Fitness Goals for 2020
Do you do New Year's resolutions? What are your goals for the next year. Why not set them now so you can get a head start? That's what I like to do, and this…
Running: A FEVERRAF202: Gratitude
I'm in the studio today because I am still having trouble with my toe. I think I can exercise, but I can only wear my walking shoes and I need to use these…
Running: A FEVERRAF201: 10 Steps to Loving Your Life
Episode 101 was called Running A FEVER 101, and I thought it would be appropriate 100 episodes later to have something similar, not just about the show, but a…
Running: A FEVERRAF200: A Day in the Life
For our 200th episode I thought I would take you along on a typical day with me, from rising at 4:30 a.m., through my workouts and meals, through to the end of…
Running: A FEVERRAF199: Good vs. Bad Cholesterol
What is good cholesterol, and what is bad? We're concerned about cholesterol because it has become common knowledge that too much can lead to heart disease…
Running: A FEVERRAF198: 5 Environmental Factors of Longevity
The original source for this topic is Dr. Anne Brunet, PhD, a video from the Stanford University YouTube channel. This is very much from an academic, research…
Running: A FEVERRAF197: Welcome Germany!
38 countries have downloaded RAF in the last year. Sweeden has fallen to #5, they used to be #2. Australia has taken over the #2 spot and they are really…
Running: A FEVERRAF196: Red Tea Detox
This topic was suggested by reader Hollie, who commented at http://RunningAFEVER.com/189: "Hi, I аm thinking аbоut lооsing weight. I dоn't knоw whаt рrоgrаm I…
Running: A FEVERRAF195: What is Dialysis and How Does It Work?
A little expert information from my friend Robert Smith, RN, a specialist in dialysis, as we hike the Yellow Rock Trail at Devil's Den State Park…
Running: A FEVERRAF194: Lake Atalanta Pleasant Ridge, Rogers, Arkansas
Today I take a peaceful relatively short walk at a new part of Lake Atalanta, peaceful Pleasant Ridge, which is more of a walk through the woods than a walk…
Running: A FEVERRAF193: Fourth Quarter Rally
Today I record from the traction machine, which may not be a first in the entire history of podcasting, but it is definitely a first for this podcast. However…
Running: A FEVERRAF192: Special Biometrics Fasting Calorie Burn Weekend
I am in the final weekend before my annual biometrics screening to determine how much I'll have to pay over and above my insurance premiums for my health plan…
Running: A FEVERRAF191: Adidas Powerlift 4 Unboxing and Review
These are shoes specifically designed for weightlifting. They came in a nice box completely black except for the Adidas name and logo in white. This is the…
Running: A FEVERRAF190: Mandrill Workout Elite Hand Exerciser Kit Unboxing and Review
The entire package comes in a black drawstring bag with the Mandrill Workout logo screenprinted on it, including their monkey face mascot. A card came inside…
Running: A FEVERRAF189: Best Supplements for Over-50 Weight Training
Can you built muscle if you are over 50? Well, I'm a living example of that. I gained almost 20 pounds of muscle in a year, starting when I was 52. Supplements…
Running: A FEVERRAF188: Tactical Adjustment
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired! I'm tired of my clothes not fitting right, of those nagging back pains. I know you know the feeling. If you're…
Running: A FEVERRAF187: Chocolate Is Good for You
Does it sound too good to be true that Chocolate can be good for you? Should we be eating more of it? Why did several of the longest-lived people eat…
Running: A FEVERRAF186: Longevity and the Population of Space
One of the philosophical considerations of increased longevity is the so-called problem of overpopulation. This is controversial and has been hotly debated by…
Running: A FEVERRAF185: Healthy Meal Prep for Weight Loss Breakfast
Meal prep is a great way to eat healthy, check out this episode to find out why. Breakfast is important, and not really complicated. I have steel cut oatmeal…