A discussion of fitness,nutrition, health, and anything else that comes to mind.
Words are powerful and powerfully funny at times. I just returned from a medical mission trip to the island of Jamaica. I have been going here with a team for several years and it is an ever challenging and amazing experience. The people are wonderful and so appreciative of the little things we do, and there is no question that ...
I'm getting ready to take a road trip with my oldest daughter. She is in college in Chicago and is coming home for the Summer, and she has to return with her car as she will be spending a substantial portion of next year studying abroad. Studying overseas is a bit of a stretch for me as when I was in college the only study abroad was literally studying a broad (for ...
I’ve crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon five times. Five times my family has waited anxiously for me, hoping I wasn’t too sore so they could go shopping later that afternoon. Five times I felt the elation of completing the super bowl of marathons; the longest running, most celebrated event in running history. Yesterday, those memories were ...
I ran and finished my 24th marathon this past Saturday. It was on the mercilessly undulating Atlanta course weaving itself through the hills and valleys of such spots as Virginia Highland and Druid Hills. You would think I would have had a premonition of the topography based on those neighborhood names, but I was blinded by catacholamines from ...
I’ve recently become painfully aware of the labels that define me. And I don’t have anyone else to blame but myself. One of the curious results of the sound bite, Internet culture is identifying yourself with a paucity of terms. Whenever you create a “profile” whether it is on Twitter or Facebook, you must describe yourself in as few words as possible. Many times they request a series of single adjectives ...
There is power in the written word. I know this is not some grandiose revelation on par with global warming or Justin Beiber’s twitter musings, but nevertheless, texts can transform individuals and society. A well crafted paragraph can make the most mundane appear clad in rapturous glory. I just finished a marvelous book on punctuation. Yes, I said punctuation. If you would have said that a book on ...
Ten Commandments of Good Health Many years ago a desert dweller climbed a mountain and talked to a bush on fire. What resulted was a set of laws that was to revolutionize mankind’s behavior. These were not ten suggestions formulated by a long range planning committee nor were they ten proposals put forth by a strategic consultant, they were commandments from a Holy God. These laws have become almost universally ...
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.
