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?

RAF378: Dental Health Part 9 - Whole Body Health 11/20/2024

RAF378: Dental Health Part 9 - Whole Body Health The dental area is not a stand-alone system. It interacts with the other systems in the body. Dental problems are so closely tied to disorders in other parts of the body that sometimes your dentist may be the first to notice the problem because dental conditions can lead to other diseases in the body. Read the full post at Photo by Christopher Campbell /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/33154487

RAF377: Dental Health Part 8 - Action - Planning 11/13/2024

RAF377: Dental Health Part 8 - Action - Planning Hopefully you can see that this series aligns with my philosophy of becoming an expert at your own health. You'll need to tap into that philosophy to build your health plan. Some of the answers you'll know from experience. For example, you have dry mouth or take some medications that can cause it. However, you may have to talk with your dentist or hygienist about the many other risk factors you could have. You can use this series as a guide. Go back and listen to (or read the blog posts of) the other episodes in the series. Make a list of the problems that could apply to you. Ask your dentist about them. But first, ask yourself some questions about them. Read the full post at Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/33153582

RAF376: Dental Health Part 7 - Action - Protection 11/06/2024

RAF376: Dental Health Part 7 - Action - Protection This is episode 7 in our 10-part series on dental health. We've already talked about dry mouth, diet, biofilm, genetics, and pH. The objective is not to preach about sweets, brushing, and flossing but to find the causes of dental health problems, understanding that many of these problems are not our fault at all and may be completely out of our control, like genetics and dry mouth. With this newfound knowledge, we'll have a better idea of what actions to take to improve. Read the full post at Photo by Kamal Hoseinianzade: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/33152407

RAF375: Dental Health Part 6 - pH 10/30/2024

RAF375: Dental Health Part 6 - pH We've gotten to the 6th installment of this series all about healthy and unhealthy teeth. Our focus is not on the brushing, flossing, and avoiding sweets that you've heard about all your life. It's about finding the causes of tooth decay. With this knowledge, we can better understand how to move forward and improve the state of our teeth. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/33054822

RAF374: Dental Health Part 5 - Genetics 10/23/2024

RAF374: Dental Health Part 5 - Genetics It's the 5th in our series of 10 episodes specifically about dental health. We're trying to find out how to obtain and maintain oral health by learning the causes of various dental problems and addressing the causes with a plan of treatment, hygiene, and changes in behavior. Read the full post at Image by Mahmoud Ahmed: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32962562

RAF373: Dental Health Part 4 - Biofilm 10/16/2024

RAF373: Dental Health Part 4 - Biofilm It's #4 in our series on taking care of your teeth. The difference from what you may have heard before is that we are exploring the why and how of the problems that happen in the mouth. With that knowledge, I think we can understand the link between the causes and the solutions to provide a better plan for dental health. At least, that's the plan. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32952247

RAF372: Dental Health Part 3 - Diet 10/09/2024

RAF372: Dental Health Part 3 - Diet This episode will be focused on diet. How does our diet affect our teeth and mouth positively and/or negatively? What can we do to improve this aspect of our health by eating differently? And what foods exactly are good and bad for us when it comes to the dental area? I hope to answer these questions and more in this episode. And if you have a question that I don't answer today, one of the best ways to ask it is to do so in a comment to this video. Just scroll down and start typing. I'll be notified of the comment and I will attempt to answer either in reply to your comment, or in a future episode if I think it might be beneficial to the whole audience. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32865117

RAF371: Dental Health Part 2 - Dry Mouth 10/02/2024

RAF371: Dental Health Part 2 - Dry Mouth It's the 2nd in our series of 10 episodes about Dental Health. The series explores the why and how of dental issues and then how to take action to correct and prevent them. This time we're talking about dry mouth. What causes it? Why is it a problem and not just an uncomfortable condition? What can be done about it? Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32862112

RAF370: Dental Health Part 1 - Introduction 09/25/2024

RAF370: Dental Health Part 1 - Introduction Today we are starting a new series on dental health. Why is dental health important? Does it really fit within the bounds of fitness, diet, and medicine? Well, yes! We're going to talk about fitness. We're going to talk about how what you eat and when you eat can impact your dental health. And at a minimum, dental care is part of your overall medical life. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32859322

RAF369: End of the Yo-yo String 09/18/2024

RAF369: End of the Yo-yo String So, it's the 84th and final episode in our series "Shattering the Yo-yo". Last episode, we took a look back at the last episode of 2018, number 111 which was actually published on January 2nd of 2019. But I suppose it was so close I decided to put it in review. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32735467

RAF368: Enjoyment is Healthy 09/11/2024

RAF368: Enjoyment is Healthy Hello and welcome to Running: A FEVER! My name is Michael Davis and this is a podcast about fitness, diet, and medicine. My goal is to live a long, happy, healthy, active life right up to the very end. And I do that by loving my life enough to make it last as long as possible. Read the full post at Image by StartupStockPhotos: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32733612

RAF367: Quality Not Quantity 09/04/2024

RAF367: Quality Not Quantity Welcome to Running: A FEVER. My name is Michael Davis. This is a podcast about fitness, diet, and medicine. My goal is to live a long, happy, healthy, active life right up to the very end. And I want to do it by loving my life enough to make it last as long as possible. Read the full post at Image by Lucas Jackson: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32727602

RAF366: It's About the Fat 08/28/2024

RAF366: It's About the Fat I'm pretty sure I was very critical of the keto diet from the beginning. And even in this interview, you can tell that Michael had lost a lot of weight, but his wife, as his medical professional, told him this was not a healthy way to eat. It seems pretty obvious to me that a diet of almost all fat cannot be healthy, despite what the body is doing. Read the full post at Image by healthguru: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32727182

RAF365: Smoothies and Tomato Sauce 08/21/2024

RAF365: Smoothies and Tomato Sauce Episode 108 was recorded at Devil's Den State Park, which I have been to many times. And I was undoubtedly on the Yellow Rock trail. I've never been on an other trail there, which makes me think maybe I should try some of the other ones. But I love the view from the top, which you can see in the pictures from past episodes. Read the full post at Image by Jörg Husemann from /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32617737

RAF364: Goals and Inspiration 08/14/2024

RAF364: Goals and Inspiration Hello and welcome to the 79th in our series Shattering the Yoyo. My name is Michael Davis, and this is a podcast about fitness, diet, and medicine. My goal is to live a long, healthy, happy, active life right up to the very end. I just want to love my life enough to make it last as long as possible. Episode 107 is packed with good information and advice. I love the overall positivity of these episodes, which were published near the end of 2018. Read the full post at Photo by Vlad Chețan: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32537402

RAf363: Can't Get no Satisfaction 07/24/2024

RAf363: Can't Get no Satisfaction I remember this day very well; it was November 3rd, 2018. The episode was called "Achieving the Goal," a two-parter, this being part 1. The goal was to walk two circuits of the Lake Fayetteville trail in one day, and this was recorded on the day that I did it. Read the full post at Photo by Michael Davis /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32058762

RAF362: Pickup the Pace 07/17/2024

RAF362: Pickup the Pace Well, this episode came out on December 17, 2018. It's a little dated now, you may have noticed. Walmart still has grocery pickup. The thing is, everybody does now. Our regional chain in this area has it, too. Read the full post at Photo by RDNE Stock project: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32039267

RAF361: Having Enough But Not Too Much 07/10/2024

RAF361: Having Enough But Not Too Much In addition to learning about Mauritius, a country I had never even heard of before, there were great life discoveries revealed in this episode. My comments about walking and running requiring no financial investment are even more impactful to my philosophy as of late. Off and on in my life, I have wavered between materialism and minimalism. And for the past few years it has been more on the minimalist side. How little can I get by with to do what I need to do? I see possessions as burdens and want to get rid of any unnecessary ones. Read the full post at Photo by Pixabay: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/32035402

RAF360: Adaptation and Aggressiveness 06/19/2024

RAF360: Adaptation and Aggressiveness Welcome. The biggest thing I get from this episode is adaptation. When life throws something at me that knocks me off course, like COVID, for example, or a torn Achilles tendon, I need to adapt. If I have an injury I can look at alternate modes of exercise. I can switch hands if I'm having trouble with one hand. If I can't go outside because of a pandemic, I can workout with weights or a stationary bike at home. If I'm completely unable to exercise, I can adjust my diet accordingly so I don't gain weight from idleness. Read the full post at Photo by Andrea Piacquadio: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/31803642

RAF359: Generations of Time 06/12/2024

RAF359: Generations of Time I kind of wanted to talk about time today. I also wanted to mention that I saw a news article about "Long COVID" and some new information about it, so hopefully, that will show up in a future episode. I've wanted to learn something new about that for a long time. I know there is a study I've checked on a couple of times and have not seen anything new. A long-term study on COVID. Read the full post at . Image by Gerd Altmann /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/31663532

RAF358: Undepressed 06/05/2024

RAF358: Undepressed And we're walking! A couple is trying to fly a kite in this crazy Arkansas wind. It's beautiful, even if it's not working very well for them. Many people are out here today, but I'm still close to the parking lot. It's a beautiful day. I think the temperature is at about the high point of the day, 82 degrees. I'm wearing my fitness watch today, so I'' be able to give you a good step count. I will probably do a similar distance as we usually do, about a mile and a half or so. Read the full post at Photo by Jonathan Sebastiao: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/31607582

RAF357: Arkansas' High Point 05/15/2024

RAF357: Arkansas' High Point Today it is a beautiful day at Mount Magazine State Park, where I am spending my vacation. I'll have some extra pictures this time. They'll be on the website at RunningAFEVER.com in the blog post of this episode. It's been a good trip so far. It's a really nice cabin. It's better than the ones I've stayed in in terms of amenities, not necessarily in terms of quaintness. But there is a bigger fridge (even in this one-bedroom cabin), dishwasher, clothes washer and dryer. And, of course, a beautiful view across the valley. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/31298832

RAF356: Shattering the Yo-Yo - Ease Into It 04/24/2024

RAF356: Shattering the Yo-Yo - Ease Into It Welcome to the 75th episode of our Shattering the Yoyo series, which looks back at episode 103 from December 12th, 2018. The original title of this episode is, Am I Too Healthy? Spoiler alert: the answer was no. But as I listened to it, I was so impressed by all the positivity along with details of the strategy I was using and some of my daily routine. Granted, I was jacked up on a bodybuilder's energy drink, but it is still inspiring. And it's easier to follow a plan when it's all laid out step-by-step, as I alluded to in the clip. Read the full post at Photo by Magda Ehlers: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/30961213

RAF355: Laughter is Healthy 04/17/2024

RAF355: Laughter is Healthy I'm at the Running: A FEVER world headquarters and about to head down to the Lake Fayetteville trail. It's cloudy, and I'm getting some drops, but do you know what? I've been wimpy about the weather for too long. I'm just going to go and fight through it. They say, 'Are you a man or a mouse?' It doesn't take a ton of courage to walk in the rain. I'm worried about my shoes that don't have a lot of mileage on them getting a little muddy or dirty, but you know what? If I use them enough, they will get that way anyway. Not that big a deal. Read the full Post at Photo by Andrea Piacquadio: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/30599918

RAF354: Extremes 04/10/2024

RAF354: Extremes I'm warming up my lower extremities and stretching my back. My back is the part that gives me the most trouble when I'm walking. I don't expect to get much trouble from it today, but I'm already sore. And the cat has gone upside-down. Welcome to Running: A FEVER. It's a podcast about fitness, diet, and medicine. My goal is to live a long, healthy, happy, active life right up to the very end. And if that's your goal, you're in the right place. We can share information to help us do that. And I want to love my life enough to make it last as long as possible. Those two go hand-in-hand, I think. Most people would rather not have an unloved longer life. Read the full post at Photo by Eddie Wingertsahn /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/30513253

RAF353: The Lombardi Rules 04/03/2024

RAF353: The Lombardi Rules I'm warming up, and Frankenstein (my cat) is very interested because she hasn't seen me do this indoors for a while. Warmups are important, and with as many injuries I've had, I take this seriously. Even on an indoor bike or stationary bike, I know I can get injured because I had an Achilles tendon injury. I've had three somewhat serious Achilles injuries. One was a complete rupture that didn't even happen during exercise. These are bad not just because of the pain and inconvenience but because they keep me away from exercise for long periods of time. Read the full post at Photo by Alexander Schimmeck /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/30403933

RAF352: A New Trail Coming 03/27/2024

RAF352: A New Trail Coming It's a beautiful day at Lake Fayetteville. I got up at 0430 this morning, trying to get back into the routine that I've known and that has worked for me before. So, I don't know how far I'll get today, but regardless, it's a good step toward forming a new habit. Being able to get a workout in and get to work at an acceptable time. One of the reasons I do mornings is that it's a little easier at the gym to get things done. Plenty of people are there at 5 am, don't get me wrong. But there are less than usual. My gym has a packed parking lot. It was significantly less on Sunday. So maybe I'll try Sunday-Tuesday-Thursday in the gym instead of Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday. Read the full post at Image by Jason Goh /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/30403603

RAF351: The Road Goes on Forever 03/20/2024

RAF351: The Road Goes on Forever Welcome to the 73rd in our series about ending the phenomenon of yo-yo dieting and weight loss and weight gain. We're looking back at the banner year 2018 in hopes of gleaning some wisdom from our past success. The original title of this episode is "Running A FEVER 101". I decided to make an episode describing what the Running A FEVER podcast is all about. Read the full post at Photo by Michael Davis /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/30302943

RAF350: The Sound of my Voice 03/13/2024

RAF350: The Sound of my Voice Welcome to the 72nd in our series, Shattering the Yoyo. Episode 100 was a lot of fun to do. It's a real milestone for a podcaster. Years ago, I heard that the average podcast lasted about seven episodes. It is probably even less than that now. So, there's a sense of accomplishment that goes with sticking with it long enough to see this milestone. Of course, by now, I have over 350 episodes, and I have no intention of stopping. We've also been going for over six years now, and things have changed a lot. We lived through COVID and despite the effort put into this series I have been victim to the yo-yo effect, such that now I am near my all-time highest weight, and am trying to get started on the right path back to a healthy weight. Read the full post at Wide image by Thirdman: /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/30200838

RAF349: New Experiences 03/06/2024

RAF349: New Experiences Welcome to Running: A FEVER. My name is Michael Davis, and this is a podcast about fitness, diet, and medicine. My goal is to live a long, healthy, happy, active life right up to the very end. I love my life enough to make it last as long as possible. If you feel the same way, you're in the right place. Back in the old days, I took one night and had a unique experience. I went to the demolition derby, which comes to my town every spring and fall. I had never experienced anything like it and haven't since. I haven't returned to another one for some reason, though it was a lot of fun. Read the full post at /episode/index/show/runningafever/id/30200528

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