Is It Safe? Five Steps for Running a Marathon, Man
I ran my first marathon last Friday. Yay! Luckily, I didn’t follow in the footsteps of the first guy to try it, a Greek soldier named Pheidippes whom, word has it, died shortly after crossing the finish line. But still, runni
Continue Reading | Add CommentThe Revenge of Saturated Fat
WARNING: Today’s Real Fitness Nerd post goes to 11 on the Geek-o-meter, so make sure to have your pocket protector firmly in place before reading. In the event of a water landing, simply empty your Big Gulp of Mountain Dew and u
Continue Reading | Add CommentAsk The Nutrition Nerd: Should you lick your salt habit?
Our question of the week comes from Krissy, a proud member of the Facebook branch of the Nerd Herd: This morning… my little cousin posted “No salt allowed in schools, really guys?’ I responded back with “Yo
Continue Reading | Add CommentQuestion of the Week: Seaweed, not Needweed
Our question of the week comes from Coach Jeff, who I admire primarily because he scored the handle “Coach Jeff.” I bet a lot of Jeffs out there would like to have a “Coach” before their name, but there can
Continue Reading | Add CommentWant better USDA Dietary Guidelines? Write ’em yourself.
The USDA released its new Dietary Guidelines a couple weeks ago. They troubled me deeply because, well, I like them. That’s why it’s taken me so long to comment. One of the missions of this blog is to be the cynical fl
Continue Reading | Add CommentJunk food diet reviled! I mean, revealed!
A few, select members of the Nerd Herd have asked me to comment on Kansas State University Professor of human nutrition Mark Haub’s junk food diet. From CNN: The premise held up: On his “convenience store diet,”
Continue Reading | Add CommentHasta luego, Eggos.
Oh no! Flooding at a Kellogg’s bakery in Atlanta caused a temporary disruption in Eggo waffle production. Until the situation can be normalized, Kellogg’s will be rationing waffles throughout the country. According to
Continue Reading | Add CommentLunchbox Love.
For most of people trying to lose weight and stay gainfully employed, lunch can be hell. True, most of your office co-workers simply eat out every day, but most of your office co-workers either don’t care about the gut hangi
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