Last week’s article, “Fountain of Youth” was about how exercise and a healthy diet enhance life and increase longevity. Exercise though has only existed for the blink of an eye in our grand evolutionary experiment. Exercise to increase strength, speed, and endurance began about 2600 years ago in Greece. Soldiers would lift heavy rocks, run […]
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Stories, tales and myths of restorative and healing waters have been part of our culture for millennia. Alexander the Great spoke of the healing “River of Paradise” two and a half thousand years ago, and the Spanish Conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon searched for the “Fountain of Youth,” in Florida a mere five centuries back.
We discovered a new latin phrase recently;“Solvitur Ambulando” and immediately fell in love. Translation: It is Solved by Walking or It is Solved by Walking Around. I’ve seen it credited to both Diogenes and Saint Augustine, but who said it is not as interesting as how well it fits with the 3mph lifestyle. Whatever the
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Water is second to air in the Big Three. The three things that we all need to stay alive; air, water and food. You can live only a few minutes without oxygen, a few days without water, and just a few weeks without food. Everything else with the exception of shelter is a want, no
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We made it back to the little cottage on the High Plains the other day after spending much of the Winter down South. We were hoping Spring would be here waiting for us but alas, we were not so lucky; it’s April and there’s a snowdrift in the backyard. We get an occasional Spring day,
Weight Loss Pharmacotherapy has been getting such a tremendous amount of airplay recently that the fad diet yo-yo queen herself, Oprah wanted in on the action. She was the leading cast member in a 21st Century Medicine Show the other day; presented by ABC/Disney. She brought a few doctors and some emotional stories from the
We’ve been proclaiming the power of cholesterol for quite a while at 3mph. The mainstream myth is that cholesterol is bad and should be avoided, which is not just a little white lie, it’s hazardous advice and sadly it comes from numerous doctors, and nutrition experts whom you’re supposed to trust with your health. Cholesterol
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Advocates are lobbying to add a new mental disorder to the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR),” which is the official bible of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The DSM presently contains 70+ disorders and the APA is probably extremely excited to add another one to the ever-growing list of fake afflictions. They’ve
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Recently I’ve been wondering whether anything’s missing in life. There’s no doubt that I’ve been blessed beyond measure and I proclaim exuberantly, “I love my life!” at least a half dozen times a week. Every once in a while however, it feels a little too safe and comfortable. When I was young, I was always
As we peered out at the Great Wide World recently, it appeared to us that society was going stark, raving mad. In fact the more I think about it, society’s probably been insane for a long time already. So, as we pondered why – we looked up the definition of insanity, to see how well
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When we started writing at 3mph five years ago, we wanted to share our explorations into living a slower more intentional life; an alternative to the American Dream. At least the rush hour traffic, nose to the grindstone, late nights part of it. We didn’t enjoy the productivity meetings, performance reviews and email hell all
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I first heard the term “Circadian Rhythm,” a few decades ago. I was taking a defensive driving class and there was a discussion about how our body’s biological clock slows down in the early afternoon, which can cause a case of the tireds, while driving. The same reason the siesta became so popular in numerous
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The majority of folks, (about 2/3) feel some pressure to make a New Year’s resolution and of those that make one, roughly 90% fail to achieve any lasting success. But there’s excitement in the air, as the New Year represents a fresh start and when one thing comes to an end, something new must begin.
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