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It doesn’t matter how many legs you got. The important thing is the running.
“I no longer believe that people are born without virtue. It gets beaten out. Misfortune threshes our souls as a flail threshes wheat, and the lightest parts of ourselves are scattered to the wind.”
― All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother
― All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother
“In the ALLHAT study, there was ultimately no difference in the death rate from heart attacks between the statin-treated group and the no-statin group. Not a single life was saved by statins. The ASCOT-LLA study was the one that allowed Lipitor to claim that their drug lowered the risk of heart disease by 36 percent but for all the bragging, 100 mil was spent on the study and not a single life was saved. What’s more, critics of the study pointed out a trend toward higher rates of heart failure, diabetes, and kidney impairment in the Lipitor-treated group.”
― The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease--and the Statin-Free Plan that Will
― The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease--and the Statin-Free Plan that Will
“Talkers aren't listeners”
― Running with Sherman
― Running with Sherman
“Nothing remains the same from one moment to the next, you can’t step into the same river twice. Life – evolution – the whole universe of space/time, matter/energy – existence itself – is essentially change.”
― The Lathe of Heaven
― The Lathe of Heaven
“Movement is big medicine; it’s the signal to every cell in our bodies that no matter what kind of damage we’ve suffered, we’re ready to rebuild and move away from death and back toward life. Rest too long after an injury and your system powers down, preparing you for a peaceful exit. Fight your way back to your feet, however, and you trigger that magical ON switch that speeds healing hormones to everything you need to get stronger: your bones, brain, organs, ligaments, immune system, even the digestive bacteria in your belly, all get a molecular upgrade from exercise. For”
― Running with Sherman: How a Rescue Donkey Inspired a Rag-tag Gang of Runners to Enter the Craziest Race in America
― Running with Sherman: How a Rescue Donkey Inspired a Rag-tag Gang of Runners to Enter the Craziest Race in America
Cora’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Cora’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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