“I’m not kidding; it’s Miracle-Gro for the brain!” The statement reminded me of some ridiculous infomercial infecting late night TV. In this case however, it was generated from the mouth of a world class neurobiologist, so I took notice. He was speaking of a substance called Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF). What immediately intrigued me was he claimed that BDNF was the link between exercise and improved ...
It was a family affair! On April 26th I had one of my dreams realized. Susan, my wife , and my oldest daughter Katie joined me for the Country Music Marathon and half-marathon in Nashville. Susan and Katie ran the half and I waddled through the full. I started off running with Katie (she is 15) thinking she may have a bit of trouble as her training was, well, a bit lax. At ...
