ABOUT THIS EPISODE
No guest this week — just me, and a confession-style rundown of nine habits I let slide and am now recommitting to. I call the phenomenon behind it “magical thinking”: the quiet belief that staying generally healthy day-to-day means the little stuff doesn't apply to you. Here's what made the list, and what finally got me to stop skipping each one.
1. Resistance training — the wake-up call was a 25-lb bag of soil, not a scale number.
2. Balance — how to fold single-leg practice into things you already do daily, like brushing your teeth.
3. Flossing — the real link between gum health and heart disease, and a simple habit-stacking fix.
4. Fiber — the 21-gram target for women over 50, why it's harder to hit than it sounds, and what I actually eat instead of Metamucil.
5. Hydration — why sipping all day beats chugging, and the surprising kidney-heart connection.
6. The melatonin story — what a neurosurgeon told me about how melatonin really works, and why I ditched my nightly gummy.
7. Grip strength — the data linking it to longevity, and the cheap tool I use to practice it.
8. The sitting-rising test — a real clinical test for functional fitness, and why I look like “a creature made of dough” attempting it.
9. Cardio and VO2 max — why this number matters more than most blood markers, and how I lost ground during a recovery period.
Got one of these you're ready to add back in? Post it in the comments on the podcast page or email me at gregory@rebelliouswellnesslifestyle.
