This past week I got to experience the very different experiences of alpine downhill skiing and Nordic cross-country skiing; and sometimes on the same day. Cross-country skiing can divide people into a group that loves it or hates it. Which one are you? So, the kids are on spring break and we headed out to Vail, Colorado this week. Beautiful Gore Range Mountains Kai and I try to take the kids skiing when we can...

Stretching has always been one of the most undervalued components of my workout routine. It has been this way for years. I was an athlete as a child and through my young adult life, and not to finger point, but my basketball, soccer and tennis coaches in the 80’s did not exactly consider stretching an important part of our practice time. We held poses for a count of 20, and got through the simple, rushed...

A disease without a name is a disease not on the map. 85 years ago, this year, Dr Asbjørn Følling put phenylketonuria, aka PKU, on the map. Følling’s Kennedy award It may sound like a small thing to describe and name a disease, but with a name comes discovery, understanding, and a future. People who live with undiagnosed disorders spend a large amount of their time searching for answers and help. Once a discovery is made, a...