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What’s the difference between a frog and a modern human?

Published in November 10th, 2024
Posted by in Health, Philosophy
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A frog is unable to regulate its internal temperature. It is what we call cold-blooded. If it gets too cold, it must seek refuge in the mud at the bottom. It is also unable to regulate its evaporation, hence it can never go far from a pond lest it dry out. Lizards are slightly more […]

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Endurance events

Published in November 2nd, 2024
Posted by in Health
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One possible way of spending retirement is to enroll in marathons, ironmen (or is that ironmans?), ultracycling, etc. all over the country or planet depending on ambition. Last SundayA couple of years ago I completed my first century (actually it turned into 123 miles (197km) since I took a wrong turn at some point) which […]

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Dealing with heat waves on a budget

Published in October 28th, 2024
Posted by in Health, How to
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In the summer of 2003 I lived in Switzerland during one of the hottest months on record. In Europe a total of 35,000 people, mostly elderly, died due to the heat. The heat wave lasted about 3 weeks reaching temperatures over 100F (40C) affecting people who were completely unprepared to deal with this environmental change. […]

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