My handwriting was terrible when I was young. As soon as I learned to write, I knew I had an issue. One of the teachers and my mother both worked with me to make my handwriting presentable. I wrote countless... Read More
There are others that get honorable mention. A short list: The Notebook, West Side Story, Love Story, The Big Sick, Terms of Endearment, Titanic, Ghost (and you can add your favorite to the list). But none of them have had... Read More
I was an excellent athlete—up until tenth grade. I injured my back and wasn’t properly diagnosed for 18 months. I had severe pain in my left leg and was walking with a limp. My godmother convinced my parents to take... Read More
I was in the basement of this building to sell bodybuilding supplements. And I was great at it. I sold pallets full of creatine, whey protein, an ephedra-loaded pre-workout drink called Ultimate Orange and other products. My territory was the... Read More
EB is Exercise Bulimia. It is a condition and term developed by somebody much smarter than me. EB is diagnosed when a person is addicted to the gym. Injury or illness will not prevent an EB sufferer from getting to... Read More
If you Google the phrase “Why Wellness Programs Don’t Work” you will return 455 million results in 0.59 seconds (go ahead, try it). The list of publications telling you why such programs don’t work include Wharton’s Knowledge at Wharton, the... Read More
I once saw a sign for the Sun Wellness Center in Tampa, Florida. At the time, I was interested in anything and everything related to preventive health. I was a bit surprised when I walked into the building and found... Read More
I love diners. I have done a lot of work in them, met clients in them and met people in diners who became clients. I could take you to a coffee shop on 27th Street and show you the table... Read More
The most important thing you need to read before we get too deep in the holiday season… In the book How To Be Old there is an epilogue containing information on “aging subjects” that didn’t get a chapter of their... Read More
The above quote is one of the most iconic lines in movie history. It comes from one of the greatest movies of all time—and my choice for the most romantic movie ever. The line belongs to Captain Louis Renault (played... Read More