About Gymsanity Blog
I began this blog in 2007 to share the humorous contrast between my serious approach to fitness and the chaos I saw all around me at commercial gyms. Today, the staple of my blog remains the reporting on the unpredictable gym experience, but it’s also time to get serious about health. The corrupt and incompetent response to COVID, along with the shocking decline in population health and health information, has become a central theme of my writing.
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My latest Posts
The Insomnia Trap: Trying Harder Makes It Worse
A conversation between an insomniac and a therapist. Therapist: Tell me about your sleep. Patient: I can’t fall asleep. Therapist: How long has this been going on? Patient: Since my junior year of college. I’m 52 now. Therapist: So over 30 years? Patient: Yes. Therapist: Do you practice good sleep hygiene? Patient: Better than most…
My Experiment With DMSO for Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis can come for anyone, regardless of status. Tiger Woods withdrew mid-tournament from the 2023 Masters due to unbearable heel pain. NBA Center Joakim Noah, once awarded Defensive Player of the Year, had his electrifying career cut short because, he said, “It feels like you have needles underneath your foot while you’re playing.” Schlubs…
10 Positives of the Coming Food Shortage – Oil Edition
In March 2022, after President Biden warned that the war in Ukraine would cause food insecurity across the planet, I wrote a blog post about the upside of the coming food shortage. Well, here we go again. Logistics experts are sounding the alarm about energy shortages, particularly in diesel fuel. They point out that even…
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