By Coach John Hughes Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) won gold in the Olympic men’s road race in 6:10:05. Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark) took silver and Rafal Majka (Poland) took bronze. 140+ riders started the race on the 237.5 km (146-mile) course. Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) won gold in the women’s race (141 km,…
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher A few weeks ago, Coach Fred Matheny emailed me to let me know he thought it was the right time for him to “hang up his keyboard” and “ride off into the sunset.” Fred’s been writing about road cycling with wit and wisdom for nearly 40 years, the…
By Coach John Hughes It was 95F (35C) and sweat was dripping into my eyes a few years back, so I tied a bandana around my head and put my cowboy hat back on. My wife and I were sitting in the sun listening to Yonder Mountain String Band’s Sunday morning gospel set at RockyGrass,…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. A study from New Zealand shows that 30 percent of alcohol–related deaths are from cancer, and 60 percent of those deaths are from breast cancer. One third of these deaths were associated with an average of fewer than two drinks a day (Drug Alcohol Rev, June 16, 2016). However, the more…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Three new studies show that restricting calories, even in non-obese people: reduces inflammation (Aging, July 2016) helps to prevent cancers (Cancer Research, July 14, 2016) increases autophagy (PLoS Genetics, July 14, 2016) What is Autophagy? Autophagy, or cellular recycling, extends the lives of many different species. Autophagy means “self-eating.” When a…
