I ran twenty one yesterday. Twenty one miles. It was my last long training run before the Charleston Marathon in three weeks. It was also the eve of Christmas Eve, so my thoughts were on credit card bills, virgin births and such. During the run I listened to a podcast about the Dead Sea Scrolls, ( I can hear you now, “This guy has no life!”) and I was thinking about what life might have been like in first century ...
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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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