Running from Diabetes: Recent Episodes
Kevin Killrgrams
Today I run my errands on my bike.
I talk about heart rate monitor training.
Listen to episode 42
I ramble on about my week.
I talk about insulin resistance and neuropathy. Should you go on insulin therapy.
Listen to Episode 41
Today I'm out for a very long walk to get my blood sugar down and kick start my exercise program. Change my body at rest to a body in motion to stay in motion. Using the long run principle I grow my distance, working on my mental training to go long.
I talk about my first time running a race and how I got to it.
Listen to Episode 39
I got this article from Mike Elgan on Google+If you're still eating chicken, you're not reading the news.
Factory farming is nasty business, I tell you. A sudden rash of reports is beginning to reveal the horrible reality of industrial chicken farming.
A piece in The New York Times by +Nicholas Kristof points out that "poultry on factory farms are routinely fed caffeine, active ingredients of Tylenol and Benadryl, banned antibiotics and even arsenic." Scientists at Johns Hopkins University who studied the industry says "It’s unbelievable what we found."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/opinion/kristof-arsenic-in-our-chicken.html
Why caffeine? It turns out that chickens are fed coffee pulp to keep them awake all night so they keep eating and become fatter.
A previous study found that 90% of chickens raised for meat were fed arsenic.
Most chicken farmers don't even know what they're feeding the chickens, as the pre-packaged feed ingredients are a trade secret.
Obama's USDA, meanwhile, is springing into action. The department wants to stop inspecting poultry plants and allow employees of the plant do the inspections. That would enable factory food assembly lines to process 200 chickens per minute, rather than the 140 per minute currently possible.
A pilot program for the plant employee inspections found that they "were missing defective poultry at high rates."
From another Times article: "The inspectors, whose names were redacted, said they had observed numerous instances of poultry plant employees allowing birds contaminated with fecal matter or other substances to pass. And even when the employees try to remove diseased birds, they face reprimands, the inspectors said."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/us/usda-poultry-inspection-plan-sets-off-dispute.htmlCollapse this post
Today I talk about:
Stopping the negative self talk.
The art of foregiving yourself.
Using social media for motivation.
Listen to Episode 38
I give my weekly update and the recipe of the week on a very warm and difficult 5 miler.
Yellow Split Pea Soup 2 Tbsp olive or vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
salt and pepper
2 cups yellow split peas
6 cups vegetable stock or water
2 cups peeled and chopped sweet potato, yam, plantains, pumpkin, taro root or any combination of the above
cayenne pepper (optional)
lime (optional)
- Heat up the oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat. When hot, add the vegetables and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Add the split peas and stock to the pot. Cook for about 20 minutes.
- Add the potato, pumpkin, or whichever root vegetable you are using. Continue cooking until all the vegetables and peas are soft, about 25-40 minutes.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning. You can leave the soup chunk or blend some if it if you like.
- Serve with a sprinkle of cayenne pepper and a squeeze of lime.
Makes 6 servings. Per serving (using sweet potato): 336 Calories; 18g Protein; 5.4g Total Fat; 56g Total Carbohydrates; 0mg Cholesterol; 51mg Sodium; 19.6g Fiber.
Recipe for Mark Bittman: How To Cook Everything Vegetarian
Listen to Episode 36
I give my weekly update. I talk about my ladder/steep roof exercise plan.
I also introduce my plant based recipe of the week.
Tom Yum (Hot & Sour Thai) Soup:
Ingredients
* 3 cups vegetable broth
* 5 kaffir lime leaves
* 3 slices unpeeled galangal, about 2 inches long (ginger will work)
* 3 slices lemongrass, about 2 inches long
* 1 cup sliced button mushrooms
* 2 tablespoons thin soy sauce
* 10 Thai chile peppers, pounded with the edge of a knife or cooking mallet to release the flavor
* 1 lime, juiced
* 1 medium tomato, sliced (optional)
* 1/2 onion, sliced
* 8 medium-size cubes tofu, optional (your favorite brand)
* Dash chopped cilantro
* Dash chopped green onions
DirectionsIn a medium saucepan, bring the vegetable broth to a boil. Once boiling, add the lime leaves, galangal and lemongrass and boil for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms, thin soy sauce, Thai chiles, lime juice, tomatoes, onions and tofu, if desired, and boil for another 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and green onions.
Note: For extra spice, add more Thai chile peppers
From The Food Network Website.
Listen to Episode 35
I talk about running podcasts and give my weekly update.
http://www.runningpodcasts.org/
Listen to Episode 34
Happy New Year I discuss my 2012 race plans and training plan. My weekly update regarding my diabetic vacation.
Listen to Episode 32
An update as I gripe about having diabetes.
A quick promo from my friend Kevin Gwyn for the Extra Mile Podcast Jeff Galloway Edition.
Listen to Episode 30
My weekly update. I talk about vegetarian pizza and vegetable chop suey, and a quick promo for my friends, Chris Russell, book now out on Kindle.
Listen to Episode 29
I update while out for a 5 mile walk/run. I talk about vegetarian friendly restaurants, new running shoes and running technical wear.
Listen to Episode 28
During a 4 mile fitness walk I give an update. I also talk about the 3 part of my lifestyle.
Listen to Episode 27
I go for a walk with Honey and talk about an imperfect world with my plant based whole food life style.
Listen to Episode 26
This episode I talk about my new lifestyle, the whole food plant based diet.
Listen to Episode 25
I’m out on a walk with 2 of my children talking about juice fasting. I give an update on my health and life.
Listen to Episode 23
Out on a walk, I talk about getting back into Ranger Shape. Life is a little rough but I’m coming back with a vengeance.
Listen to Episode 22
In my mobile studio on my way to my Endocrinologist (Diabetes Dr.) and I discuss the findings.
Listen to Episode 21
- Daily calorie allowance: 2200
a. 7 serving of fruit and veg
b. Minimize meat intake
c. Starches will be wholegrain when possible.
d. Eat several meals a day.
- Daily exercise requirement: 45 min.
a. Walk every weekday min 20 min, s/b with dog.
b. Run when health permits.
i. Plan to run a marathon per year.
ii. Plan to run a Memorial Day flag run every year.
c. Make thing not so easy.
i. Park farther away.
ii. Take the stairs.
d. Wash cars weekly.
e. Start surfing again, Saturdays.
- Record keeping.
a. Tract weight weekly.
b. Journal daily.
- Treat Diabetes without wavier.
a. Test BG min 8x per day.
b. Change insertion sights every refill.
c. Treat highs over 250 with syringe.
d. Take medication on time.
e. See Endo every 3 months.
- Misc odds and ends.
a. Cut alcohol to no more that 3 drinks per week.
b. Create a date night everyweek.
c. Read nightly.
d. Minimize TV & game time.
I just finished reading “A Few Degrees from Hell”. I enjoyed this book very much. I’ve always wanted to run the Badwater Ultra and this book brings the highs and lows right to you. We were going through a heat wave when I was reading it and I didn’t even notice. I loved how this book has several authors with completely different views and writing styles.
A Few Degrees from Hell: The 2003 Badwater Ultramarathon by Scott Ludwig
A Few Degrees from Hell: The 2003 Badwater Ultramarathon
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The Badwater Ultramarathon is commonly referred to as 'the toughest footrace on the planet.' In 2003 defending champion Pam Reed, Dean Karnazes and 71 other runners took the ultimate challenge of running 135 miles in California from Badwater to the po...See More
