I had briefly mentioned it in the past, but I haven’t really talked publicly about my struggles with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS or Spastic Colon). It’s a weird condition that no one is really sure what causes it but for those who suffer from it, they know it’s anything but pleasant. Symptoms of IBS include Abdominal pain or cramping A bloated feeling Gas (flatulence) Diarrhea or constipation — sometimes alternating bouts of constipation and diarrhea [...]

In college, I was an avid weight lifter. I also was probably a little overweight. Hard to believe if you’ve only met me in the past few years as I am currently about 10-20 lbs underweight and very scrawny. For all my professional life, I’ve worked a desk job, the last 2 years on Oahu in a cubicle and probably never walked more than half a mile each day. Since I graduated from college in [...]