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

(Translation: What’s Up with Woeful Underemployment?) There was a day last autumn when the Department of Labor reported that 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in one month.  On that same day, I was in the audience for a webinar... Read More