At age fifty-one I ran my 17th marathon faster than I had run a decade earlier, and I owe it to a rare sea mollusk from New Zealand! I am no elite athlete. I am just an average Joe who enjoys distance running, but I, like most runners, thought I would get slower with age. I began running marathons at age 37 with a trip to San Francisco and a race raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. It was a glorious ...
A discussion of fitness,nutrition, health, and anything else that comes to mind.
About the Author
Ron Eaker
Dr. Eaker is a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist in Augusta, Georgia.
When he is not playing with the kids, working, speaking, sleeping, or eating….he is running, having completed sixty five marathons/half marathons on three continents including Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Rome, and five Boston Marathons.
He is the author of “Holy Hormones”, Approaching PMS and Menopause God’s Way, “Healthy Habits for a Fit Family” from Bethany House Publishers: a guide to fitness in mind, body , and spirit, and most recently “A Woman’s Guide To Hormone Health”, a book on everything menopause.
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I first saw her that afternoon after she had been in labor for close to eight hours. It was Christmas Eve, and ...
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This is what it is all about. I met these folks in Boston and it was the highlight of the trip. Watch this with some tissue!
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Whenever I start seeing amazing medical claims for “natural” substances, especially if it reaches viral stars on social m...
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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 Coun...
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A lot of things can make you fat. Twinkies, Ding Dongs, ethnic mothers who insist on you eating everything and more, and even...
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Men and women are different. I realize this may not be a ground breaking revelation but aside from certain anatomical variations, the...
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I did 4.25 in the heat yesterday and felt terrible afterwards. It brought home the importance of hydration. Even in the early morning hours...
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Most of you have heard the old joke, “What do you call a bus load of lawyers going over a cliff?…A good start!” Or how about the old ma...
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I think I may have gotten two questions over the past 10 years about the female condom, and both had to do with whether it was real or a...
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I first saw her that afternoon after she had been in labor for close to eight hours. It was Christmas Eve, and ...
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This is what it is all about. I met these folks in Boston and it was the highlight of the trip. Watch this with some tissue!
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Finally, some rain! A great excuse to hit the treadmill. I did 6 Thursday, weights Friday, and 10 on the treadmill this morning. I watched...
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Whenever I start seeing amazing medical claims for “natural” substances, especially if it reaches viral stars on social m...
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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 Coun...
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A lot of things can make you fat. Twinkies, Ding Dongs, ethnic mothers who insist on you eating everything and more, and even...
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Men and women are different. I realize this may not be a ground breaking revelation but aside from certain anatomical variations, the...
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I did 4.25 in the heat yesterday and felt terrible afterwards. It brought home the importance of hydration. Even in the early morning hours...
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I think I may have gotten two questions over the past 10 years about the female condom, and both had to do with whether it was real or a...