November 23, 2010
Not all fruits and vegetables are created equal, and not all pesticides are either. That’s why the Environmental Working Group (www.ewg.org) compiled these two very important lists. One is the Dirty Dozen, the other is the Clean 15. The Dirty Dozen lists fruits and vegetables that are typically higher in pesticides, and they recommend buying them organically [...]
Tags: Dirty Dozen and Clean 15, Environmental Working Group, fruits and vegetables, Lisa Frack, Living the Run radio show, pesticides, www.ewg.org
Posted in Nutrition, Podcast
November 22, 2010
Run out and get it today! Much like his book Ultramarathon Man, Confessions of an All-Night Runner, this documentary will have you lacing up your shoes and pounding the pavement before the credits. This movie is truly inspirational. Not only will you enjoy Dean Karnazes’ journey during the Endurance 50, where he completes 50 marathons [...]
Tags: 50 marathons 50 states 50 days, Badwater, Dean Karnazes, Dean's dvd, Endurance running, movie review ultramarathon man, Ultramarathon man, Ultramarathon man movie
Posted in Fitness, Movie Review, Running
November 19, 2010
What did you do on your summer break? Drink a few and hang out with your buddies? Pack up the family wagon and head to grandma’s? Yay slides from the 70′s! How about running the entire length of California with your dad as your co-pilot! That’s how Heeva Asefvaziri spent his summer break. The Cal [...]
Tags: Cal Poly, Heeva Asefvaziri, Running California, Trans-California run
Posted in Fitness, Running
November 18, 2010
Last night on Ryan’s ESPN Radio show, we finished up discussing goals. One of the best ways to stay motivated and keep your focus is to create goals. The question now becomes- What should your goals be? As with anything in life, you should begin asking, “what do I want to [...]
Tags: marty kinsey, running blog, Running goals
Posted in Fitness, Running
November 16, 2010
While many people are forced to go gluten-free because of an intolerance or celiac’s disease, some without any issues are hoping that removing gluten will provide added health benefits. Julie McGinnis discussed this in a recent issue of Runner’s World, and also stopped by our radio show to chat about this hot nutrition topic. McGinnis [...]
Tags: celiac disease, gluten, gluten intolerance, gluten-free beer, going gluten-free, Julie McGinnis, Runners World
Posted in Nutrition
November 15, 2010
Plenty of people would just assume pop a pill and be done with it. But is that approach to illness making everyone even sicker? Despite the fact that antibiotics don’t work for the common cold, some people take them regardless. Why are doctors prescribing them if they don’t work? Who knows, but according to health experts, [...]
Tags: antibiotic resistance, antibiotics abuse, FDA Warning about antibiotics
Posted in Uncategorized
November 11, 2010
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Tags: greek yougurt, nutrition tips, workout food
Posted in Nutrition, Recipes
November 10, 2010
It should be another sweaty and dirty show tonight! We are talking with Ariel Wesler (he’s neither sweaty nor dirty) from KSBY News about his special report “Behind the Kitchen Door”. Wesler gave a county health inspector a pocket video camera and they caught some pretty gross images from several popular restaurants. In case you’re hungry I won’t tell you [...]
Tags: Ariel Wesler, County health inspections, Heeva Asefvaziri, KSBY News, Living the Run radio show, Trans-California run
Posted in Nutrition, Running
November 8, 2010
Two of my favorites are in the news for the wrong reason. Apparently there is some “fresh” cilantro that’s not so fresh, and could be contaminated with salmonella. That “fresh” cilantro is used by California Pizza Kitchen in its BBQ Chopped Chicken Salad sold commercially. Trader Joe’s, one of my favorite store’s ever, has three items [...]
Tags: california pizza kitchen, California Pizza Kitchen recall, Epic Veg Inc., Orval Kent recall, salmonella, Trader Joe's recall
Posted in Nutrition
November 8, 2010
Millions of Americans struggle to roll out of bed each morning as they deal with an achy and sore back. What if I told you the answer to your lower back pain was already lying in bed with you… Well, it very well could be. Try placing a pillow between your knees while you sleep on [...]
Tags: better sleep tricks, pillow between kness, pillow between legs, pillow trick, sleeping issues
Posted in Fitness, Running