20 miles in the books – 1 month to go! One of the benefits of long training runs has been exploring parts of the city I’ve never really seen before – especially on foot. In the past few weeks I’ve run over the 59th Street Bridge and the Triborough Bridge. I’ve run along the Hudson […]
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No Half Measures – I’m running the Full NYC Marathon
I’m running the NYC Marathon with Fred’s Team!
Processed meats – cancer risk or hype
Bacon is perhaps the archetypical of processed meats – whether typical US or Canadian – it is one of the most identified foods by sight or smell. Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified processed meats as a cancer risk, equating it to smoking. How did they come to this decision, and can we infer the […]
Got Milk? Too much of a good thing?
The USDA recommends 3 cups of milk or dairy a day. This is mostly to promote bone health. However, it has also been linked to increased cancer risk in some studies, others have supported health benefits. A recent study tried to sort out these conflicting results by separating milk from other dairy products and looking […]