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Tri-State Doc Recalls Olympic Moment (video)

Healthy Alter Ego's own Fitness Ego, Dr. Tim McCrossen was featured on WLWT, Channel 5 this week. Watch here as Tim shares his experience as the brakeman on the 1994 U.S. Olympic bobsled team with sportscaster, Ken Broo.     Related: Reflections of Olympic Village An Olympian Remembers Read More →

Reflections of Olympic Village

The winter games are coming to a close and I feel they have been pretty spectacular, and I’m not speaking of our team USA medal count. As the winter games go on I wanted to give some insight as to what goes on behind the scenes at the Athlete and Olympic Village when athletes aren’t competing.  The housing is usually little chalets or cottages lined up by country. The rooms are set up in a... [Read more]

The Detox Manifesto, Your Invitation

The Environmental Working Group gathered data showing that in the umbilical cord blood of newborns there were 287 synthetic chemicals. Happy Birthday! Now drink this synthetic formula from this plastic bottle while I wipe your bottom with this specially formulated moist wipe that has a dozen chemical compounds in it.  Dr. Greene of Stanford University comments that of these 287 chemicals, 217 are... [Read more]

Kiss your wife: earn more money PLUS 31 other odd bits of trivia

A study conducted in the 1980's indicates that a man who kisses his wife good-bye before heading out the door to work each morning has a higher income than those who don't. Similar research also suggests that these same men live five years longer than those that don't and get in less car accidents. The suggestion is that men who partake in rituals of affection tend to be more diligent, stable, and... [Read more]

Winter survival, family style

One lesson I have to learn over and over is that despite our best attempts at being healthy and living a well balanced lifestyle I’m not in complete control of everything all the time.  Having children helped me learn that lesson once more last week.  My oldest daughter, who rarely gets sick and when she does recovers quickly, got sick and didn’t bounce back so quickly.  It stopped us in our... [Read more]

An Olympian remembers

The start of the Winter Olympic in Vancouver has stirred up a lot of memories of my own experience in a Winter Olympics. It reminded me of how surreal the experience felt and how important the support of our families and the country a whole was to our entire team. I thought I’d share a few of those experiences to give you an insider’s look at the Olympic Games and to remind you to root for the... [Read more]