Running: A FEVER

Running: A FEVER is a podcast about fitness, diet, and medicine. The goal is to live a long, happy, healthy, active life right up to the very end. The host is not an expert but a fellow traveler on the journey to a physically fit lifestyle. Do you love your life enough to make it last as long as possible?

RAF463: Pompongo Rechargeable Hand Warmers - Unboxing and Review 05/14/2026

RAF463: Pompongo Rechargeable Hand Warmers - Unboxing and Review I don't know if you can see it. Pompongo hand warmers that I have actually reviewed and did an unboxing on. and I'm going to see how long they last today and how warm they are, but they're keeping my hands kind of warm so far. I don't know if there's another more creative way to use them to keep the rest of my body warm, but I'm doing okay so far. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40797465

RAF462: Axay Shah Interview - The Raw Food Guru 05/11/2026

RAF462: Axay Shah Interview - The Raw Food Guru He's also a health coach, author, blogger, and speaker, and has appeared on numerous media outlets, as well as his own YouTube channel, spreading his message of advocacy for living a raw food lifestyle. He's been living this lifestyle since 2009. He's an avid marathon runner and has, as he says, embraced the pure joy of living life with energy and clarity. For over 16 years, he has been a raw food guru. Read the full post here: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40797330

RAF461: Heels Healed 05/07/2026

RAF461: Heels Healed It is a beautiful day at Lake Fayetteville, but it's raining. And it was raining pretty heavily early this morning, and now it's, I guess you could call this light rain. But it's still steadily coming down. Call this light rain, it's not, eh, maybe not light, certainly not heavy, somewhere in between. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40791030

RAF460: Partners in Crime II - Tom Rohr - It's All About Attitude 05/04/2026

RAF460: Partners in Crime II - Tom Rohr - It's All About Attitude Yeah, I know it's comfortable so welcome back Tom Rohr CEO of Padua media and the Padua podcast network Well, thank you for having having me back. It's been a little while. So a few things have happened since then a few things Yeah, I'd say episode 38 I believe it was January or February of 2018, so almost eight years. Wow. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40790380

RAF459: Dean's Trail in a Foot of Snow - Springdale Arkansas 04/30/2026

RAF459: Dean's Trail in a Foot of Snow - Springdale Arkansas Weather department. According to Alexa, we received between 8 and 12 inches between Friday night and Saturday night, with an expected additional 2 inches today. Although the way things are going, it kind of looks like it may be more than that, but it's early in the day. So we're looking at at least 10 inches, possibly 14. Read the full post at: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40786015

RAF458: Snow Time Like Now 04/28/2026

RAF458: Snow Time Like Now This is the Padua Podcast Network. I hope we meet some of these people today because only the clinically insane are going to be out here today. And I think those are generally very interesting people. Welcome to Running Fever. My name is Michael Davis, and this is a show about fitness, diet, and medicine. My goal is to live a long, healthy, happy, active life right up to the very end. And we're active today, I'll tell you that. But it's all about living long and loving life. Love life, you gotta do some crazy things once in a while. Well, it's a beautiful day at Lake Fayetteville. And it's, well, it's snowing. And it's been snowing throughout the night. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40549500

RAF457: Factor_ be Gone! 04/25/2026

RAF457: Factor_ be Gone! Should probably have a factor meal tonight because I've got probably ten of them in my freezer. I'm gonna get four more on Sunday. That's another thing, it's, I mean, granted, I did sign up for the six meals, but I thought it was six meals every two weeks when I first signed up. The minimum is four. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40549235

RAF456: Factor Meals Unboxing, Chow Down and Review 04/21/2026

RAF456: Factor Meals Unboxing, Chow Down and Review You get to pick your meals, and so it's not just a random group. They do have defaults, though, so if you don't choose anything. And there's a huge block of ice, of course, that's keeping it cold. And that takes a while to melt, I can tell you. Green chili chicken. I'm going to try this in a minute. Honey butter, honey. Butter chicken breast. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/456 /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40549040

RAF455: One Good Day Over and Over Again 04/18/2026

RAF455: One Good Day Over and Over Again Headed in the right direction, and we're exercising, and our diet plan is on course. So it is a good day, and I just hope that I can turn it into two good days. Tomorrow, that's the goal. Have another good day. That's all we want to do. Just have one good day over and over again. Welcome to Running a Fever. I'm Michael Davis. Reat the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40548825

RAF454: Squirrel Energy 04/14/2026

RAF454: Squirrel Energy It's a beautiful day. It's dark, so I'm not sure what the sky looks like, but it's supposed to be clear later today. Sunrise at, I don't know, 7.30 or so. An hour from now, we'll see how far we get. Read the full post at Image by Linny Miles /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40548505

RAF453: Trail of Tears Part 3 - Old Wire Road - Pea Ridge National Park 04/07/2026

RAF453: Trail of Tears Part 3 - Old Wire Road - Pea Ridge National Park The 1830 Indian Removal Act required that the Cherokee Nation surrender ancestral lands and move west. In 1838, more than 16,000 Cherokee Nation citizens began their trek west from their traditional eastern homeland to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) along the Trail of Tears. They traveled by existing roads and rivers. Many groups left in the fall, hoping to avoid the disease and heat of summer travel, only to face treacherous winter weather. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40548195

RAF452: Trail of Tears - Tsa-La-Gi Trail 04/04/2026

RAF452: Trail of Tears - Tsa-La-Gi Trail Tsa-La-Gi Trail, of course, is part of the Trail of Tears that I talked about in a previous episode. Something I've been thinking about for a long time, you know, every time I'm driving along, because sometimes it's actually on the roads, you know, the trails become roads and such. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40351615

RAF451: The Trail of Tears 03/31/2026

RAF451: The Trail of Tears Have you ever heard of the Trail of Tears? I've mentioned it a few times on the show, mainly because I see signs for it all around here. And the phrase is popular in the media. There are two state parks, a band, 3 albums, and 8 songs titled "Trail of Tears". Apparently, this part of the country was right in its path. But I never really knew exactly what it was about, except vaguely that it had something to do with displacing Indians from their land. Well, I finally dug in and found some answers about the Trail of Tears, and I'm going to give you as much as I can today, though it will probably not be all you need to know. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40266725

RAF450: Living to 100 and Beyond - Oldest Men Ever - 2026 03/28/2026

RAF450: Living to 100 and Beyond - Oldest Men Ever - 2026 You know, we've been doing an annual episode on the ten longest-lived people ever for several years now, but it's always been just women. Men can't even make it into the top 25. In this episode, we're setting the girls aside for once and giving the boys a chance. Why do women live longer than men? I found a number of factors. And if you're listening, check out the video or the blog to see an infographic on the subject. By the way, videos are available on my channel at http://YouTube.com/@runningafever. And the blog post for this episode is available at http://RunningAFEVER.com/448. /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40263415

RAF449: New Attitude 03/24/2026

RAF449: New Attitude My goal is to live a long, healthy, happy, active life right up to the very end, all about living long and loving life, and that's what I'm trying to do today. Starting off at the marina at Lake Fayetteville, I'm going to get a couple of beautiful winter shots of the lake. It's a rather brisk little wind, so the water's kind of choppy. It's very cold. The car said 25 degrees. However, the car has to equalize its temperature after being in the garage, because I keep it there. The garage was about 52 degrees today. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40106015

RAF448: Mt. Kessler Regional Park - Fayetteville AR 03/21/2026

RAF448: Mt. Kessler Regional Park - Fayetteville AR We may just be wandering around for a little bit here. Hopefully, I don't get lost. But if I do, that'll just mean more adventure for us today. Probably ought to go with someone who's more experienced here. Top of the mountain here, we call it that. They do call it that; it is about 1,800 feet above sea level. Yeah, I think I'm in the wrong parking area. There's supposed to be a playground next to it. Read the full post at: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/40010255

RAF447: Living to 100 and Beyond - Unverified Longevity Claims 03/14/2026

RAF447: Living to 100 and Beyond - Unverified Longevity Claims For a long time, I've wanted to do an episode on the oldest people in history. And I'm not talking about the list I bring to you every year. That's just the ones that have undergone a rigorous verification process. To make that list, you have to be thoroughly investigated by the Gerontology Research Group, or Guinness World Records, or some such organization. I'm talking about people who claim longevity that don't make it, or haven't yet made it to that list. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39998390

RAF446: Strategy for Change 03/07/2026

RAF446: Strategy for Change Philosophy department, I suppose, is as good as any to describe this, but I'm thinking lately about you know, what to do. Let's say I was very wealthy. What would I do? And I think it's pretty obvious that, you know, most of it will be given away. Nobody needs a hundred million dollars, or however much it is. So the question is: how, what to do, and where to channel those resources appropriately. Of course, I've got some personal things and some charities that are very personal to me. Reat the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39952245

RAF445: The Beauty of the Lake 03/04/2026

RAF445: The Beauty of the Lake The lake is beautiful year-round. I think I've got, I don't know how many pictures I've got of the lake. I've got sunset, sunrise, full moon. I have all kinds of pictures of the lake, and they're all beautiful. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39863505

RAF444: Positivity 02/25/2026

RAF444: Positivity Well, it's a beautiful day at Lake Fayetteville, and I think it's about 77 degrees. No clouds in the sky whatsoever. I think this is pretty much the weather we had yesterday. I didn't really get out. I was working in the studio. Saturday, it rained a lot for the first time in quite a while. But today's very nice, and I'm walking on the shady south side of the Lake Fayetteville Trail. I'm going to go ahead and start now that I know how to use the fitness watch to track my walking. Read the full post at Image by Pexels from Pixabay: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39751765

RAF443: Desperately Seeking a Big Idea 02/18/2026

RAF443: Desperately Seeking a Big Idea So it kind of got me thinking, what big idea? Do I have a big idea that could impact society positively? I kind of think this podcast network, along with radio, can have a big impact. Maybe not on the entire Earth, or the entire universe, but maybe in the entire state. Maybe in a slice of the world, connected by the internet. I think it can make a difference. And I don't think it would take 100 million pounds or dollars to do that. There's that. I've also been reading about all the headaches that come with this wealth. Initially, I thought, well, it's really just going to make things a lot easier because you always have enough money. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39680735

RAF442: Living to 100 and Beyond 2026 - 10 Oldest People Ever 02/11/2026

RAF442: Living to 100 and Beyond 2026 - 10 Oldest People Ever And now it's time for the perennial favorite top 10 list of the oldest people ever. Living to be 100 is still very rare. According to World Population Review, in 2025, there were an estimated 573,000 to 630,000 centenarians worldwide, though estimates vary wildly, I can tell you. A centenarian is someone who is over 100 years old. The breakdown by country is interesting. Japan has the most, with 123,330. The U.S. is second, with far fewer, 73,629. Then China and India. It's interesting because these are absolute numbers, not per-capita numbers. You'd think China and India would be up there, and Japan is tiny in comparison. If you want to see the complete list, visit the reference links in the blog post at . Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39599955

RAF441: Inertia 02/06/2026

RAF441: Inertia It's a beautiful day at Dean's Trail. We've had a couple of days of nice, relatively cool weather. Alexa weather before that had been very wrong for a few days to the tune of like 10 degrees off the highs. We would say it's 77 and it's actually gonna be wound up being 91 or something. So, But it's very nice today. 70 is nice. The breeze is cool. And I'm enjoying it. I get to work really, really early in the morning. I usually don't take a lunch break and I get off really early in the afternoon. Or, you know, let's just say at least early afternoon. Leaning towards mid-afternoon. Started this walk at 2:30 if that'll give you an idea. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39534975

RAF440: You Should See the Other Guy 01/28/2026

RAF440: You Should See the Other Guy If you're watching on YouTube, you’re in for a treat today—you get to see me at my ugliest in living 4K video. My right eye is black and swollen. I know what you're thinking: Did I lose a fight? Am I being abused? Who would do this to me? I could say something like, “You should see the other guy.” But in fact, the other guy is my doctor, and yes, he did this on purpose—with my full consent. I had surgery yesterday on my eyelid, and this is how you look after someone cuts part of your eyelid off. So, why would I go through such a thing? /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39477455

RAF439: A Long and Healthy Life 01/21/2026

RAF439: A Long and Healthy Life I came across an article in National Geographic from a few months ago. It's called "The Secret to a Long, Healthy Life: Your lifespan is overrated. It's health span that really matters now." It's about longevity and what some people call health span. Health span, as opposed to lifespan, refers to the period of life when you are healthy. We all hope we won't end our lives in an extended illness or disability that impacts our quality of life, and, as I usually say in the opening, my goal is to live a long, healthy, happy, active life right up to the very end. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39391965

RAF438: Screentime and Your Health Part 5 - Reclaiming Your Time 01/14/2026

RAF438: Screentime and Your Health Part 5 - Reclaiming Your Time In the last few episodes, we've been talking about how our digital devices can affect our health. Today, we're continuing that in this, the fifth and final episode of the series. If the last few episodes have felt a little heavy—don’t worry. This one’s all about solutions. We’re talking about how to reclaim your time, your focus, and your peace of mind in a world that’s always online. From eye strain to endless scrolling, we’re going to explore simple, science-backed strategies to help you reset your relationship with screens—without going off the grid. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39306245

RAF437: Screentime & Your Health Part 4 - Digital Distress in Families 01/07/2026

RAF437: Screentime & Your Health Part 4 - Digital Distress in Families Happy New Year! This is our first episode of 2026. I hope you had a great 2025 and are ready to accomplish great things this year. For me, it's always a moment of disbelief that another year has passed, seemingly so quickly, but I'm determined this year to pack everything good that I can into the stream of life. /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39204025

RAF436: Driver Training 12/31/2025

RAF436: Driver Training Well, I'm out on the Spring Creek Trail, north side, today. And it looks pretty different from the last time here. The main difference is that the construction site is completely gone. I mean, the construction is gone, but the site, obviously, remains. It is very different. And no video today. One reason is that it's dark. But the trail is actually lighted now. It might have been for a while. It probably has, but I haven't been out here in a while. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39135200

RAF435: The Drive for Happiness 12/24/2025

RAF435: The Drive for Happiness So why is it fun to drive a car? Scientifically, I mean. The most apt word I can think of to describe the feeling of driving a fast car on a curvy road is exhilaration. Biologically, this is caused by a combination of neurotransmitters and hormones, primarily dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine (also known as adrenaline). These chemicals, when combined, create a feeling of joy, excitement, and increased alertness. Dopamine drives the reward system and is released in response to novel and exciting stimuli. Adrenaline and norepinephrine, on the other hand, prepare the body for action by increasing energy levels through a surge in heart rate, blood pressure, and blood flow to muscles. This neurochemical flood, triggered by events like risky play or falling in love, stimulates various brain systems to produce the psychological experience of intense, pleasurable excitement. Read the full post at Photo by Amy Patrick /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/39013790

RAF434: Screentime and Your Health Part 3 - Digital Fog: What Screens To to Your Brain 12/17/2025

RAF434: Screentime and Your Health Part 3 - Digital Fog: What Screens To to Your Brain We're in the middle of a series about Screentime and Your Health. And by the way, you can access the entire series on a YouTube playlist called Screentime and Health. You can find it on my channel at YouTube.com/@runningafever. We've already enlightened ourselves on two aspects of this topic: sedentary life and sleep effects. Today, we're moving on to how screen time affects our brains. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/38966570

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