Top 10 Real Foods Worth Eating
For the last couple weeks I’ve been trying to see how easy it is to follow the diet advice from the book “In Defense of Food” Eat food, mostly plants, not too much I took this advice to refer to…
Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Really Bad?
I like soda. Dr. Pepper is my favorite but I pretty much like any soda pop. After doing a long joggling run, I like to stop in my local Walgreens and pick up a soda & maybe a candy bar.…
Are These Really Cancer Causing Foods?
I just saw one of the most ridiculous blog posts I've ever read. According to the author, the following 5 foods will cause cancer. 1. Hot Dogs 2. Processed Meats and Bacon 3. Donuts 4. French Fries 5. Chips /…
Top 10 Reasons to Avoid Taking Vitamin Supplements
Vitamin supplements have few health benefits That's the conclusion of a recent review of vitamin research. Well developed, highly controlled studies found the following about taking vitamin supplements. 10 Studies Showing Vitamin Supplements Do Not Help 1. Vitamin E &…
What is Preventing You From Eating Better
When it comes to eating, you would think that runners are a pretty healthy group. But as I was sitting with some running friends at Taco Bell at 2am last weekend after a night of drinking at a bar, it…
10 Superfoods You Should Be Eating
Readers of Just Your Average Joggler know that one of my goals is to live to 107. So, one of the aims of this blog is to disseminate information about how to do that through exercise, healthy living, and healthy…
Is Running Making You Sick? Try Vitamin C
Sunday's workout featured 18 miles of joggling on snow covered, icy paths. It even had 3 incidences of slipping and falling without making a brilliant saving catch. The pain experienced and the annoyance of running so slow is starting to…
Running Alone Won’t Help You Lose Weight
I don't get it. I exercise a lot. 1800 miles of joggling. 90 minutes a week of volleyball. Walking to stores instead of driving. Climbing 3 stories of stairs multiple times a day instead of an elevator. I'm a calorie…
Why You Should Drink Green Tea
We often talk about tea on this joggling blog because it seems to have some great benefits. Plus, I'm too YOUNG for coffee. Previously we discussed the reasons why drinking tea is better than water. We even saw that drinking…
Are you drinking enough water?
Here's a bit of research published in the August issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource about how much water you should drink. According to them, women who have a normal level of activity (non-jugglers) only need to drink 2.2 liters.…