As we start a new year, there is a tradition to make promises that one tries to keep throughout the year. I’ve attempted to do this over the years, with some success … and some failures. What I have learned is that what holds me accountable the most, is just writing these down. So here… Continue reading
Category: Health
The beating of the drum
Who knew when I started my 30-day challenge, that I’d be writing more on my blog (we’ll see how long it lasts). So last night, I decided to go the gym. I get there, did 40 minutes on the elliptical at a pretty steady pace and felt good, did a short row on the machine… Continue reading
Food in a tub
What he said 🙂
Drug Interactions
Over the past few months, I’ve been taking some medications to deal with a couple of issues, and overall I have to say that this treatment has been a success. Last week I paid a visit to my doctor and found that my blood pressure was higher than it should be (under the medication). The… Continue reading
HIV Rates among mid-lifers
It seems that it’s not just the North Texas region that is seeing an increase HIV infections among mid-life men (35-49). According to this article, the increase could be explained by a number of reasons: having survived the HIV pandemic, urban gay men in mid-life may be particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of decimated… Continue reading
Slipping into a cautionary tail…
Recently I read an online article that discussed the practice of barebacking (generally an unsafe sex practice) and the increase that appears to be occuring with this activity. “What we are seeing now is about 60 percent of the population is practicing safe sex most of the time, and about 40 percent of the population… Continue reading
Back, flicks and friends
Well I thought I might do a weekend recap. Friday night I did the usual coffee gathering with Frisco Pride members, and was suprised to see six new members in attendance (the largest we’ve had in a long time). Later we did a salad at Cotton Patch Cafe and then headed home to watch Boys… Continue reading
Blog Surfing
Earlier this week while looking at other people’s blogs, I found this link (courtesy of danah @ apophenia). It provides an insight to how different drugs affect our behaviours and our abilities to function, through the use of animated mice. It really is a very cool tool if you want to understand what actually happens… Continue reading
I think they are on to something here…
It seems that someone out there is trying to address the ongoing health of our younger generation … finally! The people over at Life for Kids have developed a system that measures the level of physical activity that kids undertake each day, and then transfers that “activity time” to television time. It’s called the “Physical… Continue reading