Everything is going great! Today, I had a very intense free-run. I climbed my tree twice to warm up, then did some stretching. Usually, I stretch first, but this time I wanted to jump right in. I might have skipped the stretching altogether, except that I'm being careful to nurture my growth in this new activity. Stretching warms up the muscles and helps prevent injuries.

Summary: Stanfored researchers found that levels of a signaling molecule called Myc can be adjusted to a specific level to cause cancer cells to return to normal while allowing healthy cells to continue to function properly. This could provide an efficient cure for many types of cancer with minimal side effects. Here's the article:

Summary: A treatment involving donated white blood cells cured 100% of lab mice with advanced cancers. After years of study, this treatment is about to be tested on humans. Here's the article:

Summary: Intermittent fasting was shown to increase lifespan in mice, which may translate directly to humans. Here's the article:

Jay's Summary: out of 60,323 people studied over a median of 19.3 years, 128 participants developed cancer. There was a significant relationship noted: the more coffee one drank, the less likely they were to develop primary liver cancer, with the lowest liver cancer risk going to those who drank 8 or more cups of coffee per day. Here's the article:

I just got into this a couple of weeks ago. It's amazing how fast the body adapts. I've done many things like this in the past, but in recent years, I've spent a lot of time at the computer. I've made sure to go biking or walking a dozen times or so each year, but I haven't been nearly as athletic as I was when I was a kid or in my teens. This is quickly changing...