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Tag: health

  • Going Under the Knife

    Going Under the Knife

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    Not today but soon. After meeting with the pain management team today, the great people at Hoag Spine Institute Newport Beach, CA we all came to the understanding that I am not a candidate for a second epidural. My laterally herniated L3/L4 disc is not behaving well. Still suffering too many on-going symptoms of impingement…

  • Keep Your Eyes Open

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    This semi-retirement is getting a bit old for me. You can only ride your bicycle so much. Then being forced to the sidelines with these on-going yet slowly recovering back issues has forced me to spend more time researching industry trends, advancements, and brought me some great opportunities to start dialogs with several exciting startups…

  • Sleep Data Tracking Overall Health Fitness – Post Epidural Recovery

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    To put it bluntly – sleep is grossly underrated. How many times have you heard expressions like; poor sleep – that’s what coffee is for, or I will get plenty of sleep when I am dead? Well there are a ton of quality, peer reviewed studies and reports that clearly demonstrate the importance of good…

  • Day 3 Post Epidural

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    Well what a difference a few days make. Sadly not for the better. You see on day one the body is still enjoying the benefits of the numbing agent injected before the steroids. It takes a bit of time for this to wear off. So for day two and three there have been some rather…

  • Day One Post Epidural

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    Ok, let me begin with that procedure hurt one heck of a lot more than I ever thought possible. If I thought my pain levels in my left leg and hip were hitting 10 every ow and then – the Dr. turned it up to ELEVEN when the injections were made. At least the initial…

  • Well That Didn’t Go As Planned

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    As many of you know who follow this blog, my training for the Ride Across America 2 Cure Cancer started in earnest with the recent change in my employment status, from employed to unemployed when Natron Energy closed their doors in early September. All of a sudden I had plenty of time to train in…

  • August – Mostly a Great Month

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    At least for my bicycle training, coaching, and medical / life-safety training. Although it did get unseasonably hot several times forcing me to modify plans (shorter and a lot slower in the heat) I was able to set a new PR for monthly distance. See report below.  Note: as most long-distance adventure riders will tell…

  • Use Before Expiration Date

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    Somehow that label was not tattooed on us at birth. Perhaps it should have been. Certainly we need to hear and internalize this mantra early in life so we can best take advantage of our youth, enthusiasm, and health while we still have it.  Doing so, being active that is, plays a huge role in…

  • Let’s Get More Kids On Bikes

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    Specifically, human powered mountain bikes. For those who follow my posts I recently wrote about my involvement with NICA as a coach for our newly formed local team Trabuco Hills Mountain Bike Team. Well the new season is about to get underway. This coming weekend we have an awesome opportunity for kids, parents, friends, and…

  • AI / Data Centers and a Link to Curing Cancer

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    Today I approach this blog from a different perspective and share with you an industry article I recently published talking about electrical infrastructure. Yes, a good bit technical. The one key takeaway – the AI community is trying to run their machines flat-out all the time. But their business models do not come anywhere near…