Extend Your Shelf Life

“Our bodies don’t have expiration dates.  We can, however, greatly extend our “Shelf Life” and “Best If Used By” dates by eating Heart Healthy and making Fitness a priority.” - Keith

Try It, You May Like It

“When you go to the store, buy 2 new vegetables or fruits that you don’t normally eat, but have wanted to try.  Think outside the box. By adding a couple of foods to your heart healthy eating plan you’ll feel like you’re getting something instead of having something taken away.” - Keith

New Website Is Up

The new website is and replaces the old one.  Please visit New website is up:) www.OutrunningMyShadow.com

Allergy Warning?

“I found out that I actually didn’t lose over 200 pounds.  I realized I had an allergenic reaction to fast food.  It lasted for 23 years.  As soon as I stopped eating fast foods the swelling went down and I started to feel great. Do you have the same allergy?” - Keith

"Start Your Heart"

“It’s recommended that we get at least 30 to 60 minutes of moderately intense physical activity most days of the week. If 30 minutes seem too much it’s OK.  Just start somewhere.  Our heart benefits from any type of activity and duration. Don't give up. You can even break up your workout time into 5 or 10-minute sessions and still get benefits.  Remember that gardening, housekeeping, taking the stairs and walking the dog count toward your total. You don't have to exercise strenuously to achieve benefits, but you’ll see bigger benefits by increasing the intensity, duration and frequency of your workouts.” - Keith

Heart Health and Boomers

Heart Health for Boomers By Jan Yager, Ph.D.  I am mentioned in the article. http://www.consumeraffairs.com/boomerific/2010/006_heart_health_for_boomers.html

"If I Have A Choice, Then I'm In Control"

“Do you ever feel like your world is out of control?  For instance, think about overeating or not exercising.  If you have a choice of weather to overeat, or not, or to exercise, or not, then you are in control of the situation. You may not make the right choice all the time, but you’re in control.” - Keith

"A Pencil and Your Health"

"A pencil has an eraser on it.  So if you mess up once in a while, you can go back and correct yourself until the eraser runs out.  Isn’t the same true with healthy eating and fitness?  In most cases, if you mess up today you can go back and start anew tomorrow. You just don’t want to use your eraser all up.” - Keith

AHA National Start! Walking Day April 7

Wear your sneakers to work April 7. Get out even if it's for just a few minutes. American Heart Association - Tomorrow is National Start! Walking Day. Join people across the country and walk for 30 minutes www.startwalkingnow.orgwww.startwalkingnow.org

"We Don't Carry Those Here Sir."

"Walmart sells everything... or so I thought!  I went to Walmart and looked for the "Human Heart" isle.  I asked every person with a blue jacket where they were.  No one could answer me.  I realized that they don't sell them. I was amazed and decided to take better care of the one I had:)"

A Fresh Commitment

Another new month starts tomorrow. What a great opportunity to make a fresh commitment or renew a commitment to your heart and overall health and fitness. I am going to strive for a very, very, very low saturated fat month in addition to my regular physical fitness routine. What will you commit to? Make it achievable:)

"A Small "Shift" Leads To Great Rewards."

“Healthier eating and daily activity / fitness are non-negotiable. Why do we even think they are? It is never to late to improve your life. Excuses and delay benefit no one and in fact hurt everyone. When we make that “small shift” in our thinking we gain life and health. Make that “small shift.”” …..Keith

"You Can Do It"

“You can do it. It will not be easy and sometimes you’ll feel that there’s just no way. I can tell you that there is a way. A better life and better health is calling you. You just need to believe it’s calling you a little more than the bad habits that got us into this situation in the first place.” – Keith

February is National Heart Month

February is National Heart Month. National Wear Red Day is Feb. 5, 2010. Show your support for the fight against heart disease in women and all by wearing Red on Feb 5th.

I will be speaking to Doctors at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, Bayview Campus, in Maryland on Feb 5th. The 2nd speech at noon in Carroll Auditorium is open to the public.

Las Vegas Review Journal View on Health

The Review Journal Health Publications Editor wrote a full page article presenting my story to 100's of thousands of people.

This is a FULL page article that appeared in the Las Vegas Review Journal View newspaper on Tuesday Dec 22. Health Section.
http://www.viewnews.com/2009/VIEW-Dec-22-Tue-2009/Henderson/33148102.html