TADA! The Texas Association for Dysautonomia Awareness

Posted on May 31st, 2011

If you or someone you love is living with Dysautonomia like Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, in the Dallas / Fort Worth area (or anywhere else too), check out the Texas Association for Dysautonomia Awareness.
TADA is a group of people who have or care for someone who has dysautonomia. We are a support group for each [...]

Creating a Workout Contract

Posted on January 26th, 2011

I hesitate to post this — simply because every time I talk about working out, I seem to fall off the bandwagon. This time, it’s different.
I was reading a book and watching a couple of videos with Ramit Sethi and Tim Ferris when I realized that I really need to make working out a competition. [...]

Atkins – part 2

Posted on November 9th, 2010

So my brief stint on the Atkins diet has come to a screeching halt. I was so hungry while on the Atkins diet, I couldn’t make it through it. The hunger pangs were unceasing and I couldn’t stop thinking about food.
So now I’m just on a “healthy” diet with lots of whole grains, yummy homemade [...]

Atkins

Posted on November 6th, 2010

I’m obese. No, really I’m technically obese. My wife did my measurements about 6 months ago and I double-checked the numbers. I’ve struggled with my diet for a few years and now that my work is largely sedentary, I find it hard to take the extra weight off.
So I’m starting the Atkins diet. The next [...]

A Doctor on Health Care

Posted on October 26th, 2010

Republican House Member Michael Burgess is a Medical Doctor. He supports health care reform, but not how it has been done by the Democrats. He voted against HR3200, the Obamacare bill.
9 out of his top 10 campaign are health care related.
Top Ten Contributors from Sep 01, 2008 – Aug 31, 2010 (from wired.com)
American Osteopathic Association 12,500
American Dental Association 12,500
National [...]