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Running: A FEVER
by Michael Davis
Running: A FEVER is a podcast about fitness, diet, and medicine. The goal is to live a long, happy, healthy, active life right up to the very end. The host is not an expert but a fellow traveler on the journey to a physically fit lifestyle. Do you love your life enough to make it last as long as possible?
Episodes
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RAF482: Cataracts
What cataracts are, how they're diagnosed, and what surgery and IOLs actually involve — plus Michael's own cataract surgery after years of steroid drops following a cornea transplant, and why clear vision matters on the trail.
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RAF481 - Why I'm Sick 3 Months Out of the Year
After getting sick for weeks at a stretch a couple times a year, Michael goes through a sinus CT and an ENT visit for recurrent sinusitis. The daily regimen: NeilMed saline rinse, Flonase, and Astelin — and a reminder that long recoveries may have a fixable cause.
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RAF480 - Hope for All Mankind
Back on the Lake Fayetteville Trail on a mid-summer day (~93°). After weeks mostly off exercise, Michael walks and talks through getting back toward flying private pilot license, FAA medicals, and sport-pilot rules that lean on a driver's license. Also: how aviation and GPS have changed since the...
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RAF479 - The Prostate
What is the prostate, what does it do, and what should men know about prostate cancer, BPH (enlarged prostate), and prostatitis? Treatments from lifestyle to meds to TURP. Full post: http://RunningAFEVER.com/479
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RAF478 - Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless leg syndrome can make your legs (and sleep) miserable — crawling, creeping, electric feelings that only ease when you move. What it is, risk factors, and what actually helps. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/478
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RAF477: Saddle Up Trail at Mt. Kessler - Fayetteville, AR
Today we're back at Kessler Mountain Regional Park — the Razorback Greenway is still closed after months of work, so Plan B is the Saddle Up Trail through the woods in southwest Fayetteville. It's a green (easy) multi-use trail with a little mud after the rain, maintained in part by Ozark…
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RAF476: Headaches
Lately, I've been having headaches. Every day. I suspect it may be related to my recent sinus infection, but I'm not sure. So I thought I would dig into the topic and see what I could find out. I was surprised to find that there are many types of headaches. So I suppose the first thing I should…
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RAF475: Why Japan Has So Many People Over 100 Years Old
If you look at the top ten list of the longest-lived people of all time, you'll notice that three of them are from Japan, more than any other country represented. The second oldest woman of all time was Japanese, Kane Tanaka, over 119 years old when she died. The top ten overall are all women, of...
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RAF474: Pickles
So here it is, the episode on pickles. We're going to go through the definition of a pickle, the history of pickles, the health and diet aspects of it, production, varieties, I don't know, I just don't know. We're going pickle crazy today, and I don't care if they take me away in a straight…
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RAF473: Kessler Mountain Regional Park
We're just going to walk around. The last time I was here on the first aborted run, it was a lot colder, and I was less inclined to just kind of cruise around here. But I wasn't going to achieve my objective. But today, well, it's a very nice day here at Mount Kessler Regional Park. Read the full...
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RAF472: E-bike Decision Points
I do have an upcoming series on cycling in Northwest Arkansas, so I will probably be thinking seriously about getting into the sport around that time. But perhaps sooner, I don't know. I suppose I could try it at any time. But it's interesting to me. Read the full post at...
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RAF471: Tumbleweeds on the Trail
It's all about living long and loving life. That's what it's about. I'm hoping to go for two hours today. Two hours. Got to really ramp it up with this new attitude because it's starting to pork out and starting to be really kind of annoyed at it. So gotta get some movement in. Gotta keep on...
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RAF470: Cycling in Northwest Arkansas Part 6 - Pedal It Forward
So today we're shining a light on an organization that's doing something truly powerful with bikes. Pedal It Forward is a non-profit organization that takes donated bicycles, refurbishes them with the help of volunteer mechanics, and places them in the hands of people who need them. Kids, adults,...
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RAF469: Cycling in Northwest Arkansas - Latinas en Bici
Latinas en Bici (LEB) was founded in 2019, when Olivia Barraza had a vision to create inclusive cycling opportunities for Latina women. It's now grown into Northwest Arkansas's most welcoming cycling community. The motto is "Ride, Connect, Thrive." Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/469
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RAF468: Cycling in Northwest Arkansas Part 4 - Women of Oz
We're continuing our series on cycling in Northwest Arkansas. This time, we're talking about Women of Oz, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women through the sport of mountain biking. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/468
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RAF467: Cycling in Northwest Arkansas Part 3 - OORC
This time we're talking about Ozark Off Road Cyclists (OORC), a non-profit organization focused on building, maintaining, and preserving sustainable multi-use trails in the Arkansas Ozarks, working with various agencies and relying on volunteers for trail stewardship and advocacy. Read the full...
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RAF466: Cycling in Northwest Arkansas Part 2 - NWA Trailblazers
This week, we're talking about NWA Trailblazers. This is part of our series on Northwest Arkansas cycling, and it is another organization we're featuring. NWA Trailblazers' mission is to lead the development of an innovative regional movement that places cycling trails and active transportation...
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RAF465: Cycling in Northwest Arkansas Part 1
You may not know this, but I live near one of the world's cycling meccas. Bentonville, Arkansas, has earned the title "Mountain Bike Capital of the World." It has also been called the "Disneyland of Mountain Biking." It features nearly seventy miles of trails in town and connects to 400+ miles of...
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RAF464: Lake Atalanta in the Snow
So, you know, there's actually a duck out there somewhere because I hear him. I, you know, I wanted to come out here, but didn't know if it would be safe, but it looks like it's gonna be pretty safe. At least right here, what I've seen so far, I have, there's at least a small path to go through....
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RAF463: Pompongo Rechargeable Hand Warmers - Unboxing and Review
I don't know if you can see it. Pompongo hand warmers that I have actually reviewed and did an unboxing on. and I'm going to see how long they last today and how warm they are, but they're keeping my hands kind of warm so far. I don't know if there's another more creative way to use them to keep...
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RAF462: Axay Shah Interview - The Raw Food Guru
He's also a health coach, author, blogger, and speaker, and has appeared on numerous media outlets, as well as his own YouTube channel, spreading his message of advocacy for living a raw food lifestyle. He's been living this lifestyle since 2009. He's an avid marathon runner and has, as he says,...
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RAF461: Heels Healed
It is a beautiful day at Lake Fayetteville, but it's raining. And it was raining pretty heavily early this morning, and now it's, I guess you could call this light rain. But it's still steadily coming down. Call this light rain, it's not, eh, maybe not light, certainly not heavy, somewhere in...
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RAF460: Partners in Crime II - Tom Rohr - It's All About Attitude
Yeah, I know it's comfortable so welcome back Tom Rohr CEO of Padua media and the Padua podcast network Well, thank you for having having me back. It's been a little while. So a few things have happened since then a few things Yeah, I'd say episode 38 I believe it was January or February of 2018,...
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RAF459: Dean's Trail in a Foot of Snow - Springdale Arkansas
Weather department. According to Alexa, we received between 8 and 12 inches between Friday night and Saturday night, with an expected additional 2 inches today. Although the way things are going, it kind of looks like it may be more than that, but it's early in the day. So we're looking at at…
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RAF458: Snow Time Like Now
This is the Padua Podcast Network. I hope we meet some of these people today because only the clinically insane are going to be out here today. And I think those are generally very interesting people. Welcome to Running Fever. My name is Michael Davis, and this is a show about fitness, diet, and...
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RAF457: Factor_ be Gone!
Should probably have a factor meal tonight because I've got probably ten of them in my freezer. I'm gonna get four more on Sunday. That's another thing, it's, I mean, granted, I did sign up for the six meals, but I thought it was six meals every two weeks when I first signed up. The minimum is...
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RAF456: Factor Meals Unboxing, Chow Down and Review
You get to pick your meals, and so it's not just a random group. They do have defaults, though, so if you don't choose anything. And there's a huge block of ice, of course, that's keeping it cold. And that takes a while to melt, I can tell you. Green chili chicken. I'm going to try this in a...
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RAF455: One Good Day Over and Over Again
Headed in the right direction, and we're exercising, and our diet plan is on course. So it is a good day, and I just hope that I can turn it into two good days. Tomorrow, that's the goal. Have another good day. That's all we want to do. Just have one good day over and over again. Welcome to…
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RAF454: Squirrel Energy
It's a beautiful day. It's dark, so I'm not sure what the sky looks like, but it's supposed to be clear later today. Sunrise at, I don't know, 7.30 or so. An hour from now, we'll see how far we get. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/454 Image by Linny Miles...
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RAF453: Trail of Tears Part 3 - Old Wire Road - Pea Ridge National Park
The 1830 Indian Removal Act required that the Cherokee Nation surrender ancestral lands and move west. In 1838, more than 16,000 Cherokee Nation citizens began their trek west from their traditional eastern homeland to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) along the Trail of Tears. They…
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RAF452: Trail of Tears - Tsa-La-Gi Trail
Tsa-La-Gi Trail, of course, is part of the Trail of Tears that I talked about in a previous episode. Something I've been thinking about for a long time, you know, every time I'm driving along, because sometimes it's actually on the roads, you know, the trails become roads and such. Read the full...
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RAF451: The Trail of Tears
Have you ever heard of the Trail of Tears? I've mentioned it a few times on the show, mainly because I see signs for it all around here. And the phrase is popular in the media. There are two state parks, a band, 3 albums, and 8 songs titled "Trail of Tears". Apparently, this part of the country…
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RAF450: Living to 100 and Beyond - Oldest Men Ever - 2026
You know, we've been doing an annual episode on the ten longest-lived people ever for several years now, but it's always been just women. Men can't even make it into the top 25. In this episode, we're setting the girls aside for once and giving the boys a chance. Why do women live longer than…
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RAF449: New Attitude
My goal is to live a long, healthy, happy, active life right up to the very end, all about living long and loving life, and that's what I'm trying to do today. Starting off at the marina at Lake Fayetteville, I'm going to get a couple of beautiful winter shots of the lake. It's a rather brisk...
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RAF448: Mt. Kessler Regional Park - Fayetteville AR
We may just be wandering around for a little bit here. Hopefully, I don't get lost. But if I do, that'll just mean more adventure for us today. Probably ought to go with someone who's more experienced here. Top of the mountain here, we call it that. They do call it that; it is about 1,800 feet...
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RAF447: Living to 100 and Beyond - Unverified Longevity Claims
For a long time, I've wanted to do an episode on the oldest people in history. And I'm not talking about the list I bring to you every year. That's just the ones that have undergone a rigorous verification process. To make that list, you have to be thoroughly investigated by the Gerontology...
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RAF446: Strategy for Change
Philosophy department, I suppose, is as good as any to describe this, but I'm thinking lately about you know, what to do. Let's say I was very wealthy. What would I do? And I think it's pretty obvious that, you know, most of it will be given away. Nobody needs a hundred million dollars, or…
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RAF445: The Beauty of the Lake
The lake is beautiful year-round. I think I've got, I don't know how many pictures I've got of the lake. I've got sunset, sunrise, full moon. I have all kinds of pictures of the lake, and they're all beautiful. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/445
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RAF444: Positivity
Well, it's a beautiful day at Lake Fayetteville, and I think it's about 77 degrees. No clouds in the sky whatsoever. I think this is pretty much the weather we had yesterday. I didn't really get out. I was working in the studio. Saturday, it rained a lot for the first time in quite a while. But...
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RAF443: Desperately Seeking a Big Idea
So it kind of got me thinking, what big idea? Do I have a big idea that could impact society positively? I kind of think this podcast network, along with radio, can have a big impact. Maybe not on the entire Earth, or the entire universe, but maybe in the entire state. Maybe in a slice of the...
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RAF442: Living to 100 and Beyond 2026 - 10 Oldest People Ever
And now it's time for the perennial favorite top 10 list of the oldest people ever. Living to be 100 is still very rare. According to World Population Review, in 2025, there were an estimated 573,000 to 630,000 centenarians worldwide, though estimates vary wildly, I can tell you. A centenarian is...
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RAF441: Inertia
It's a beautiful day at Dean's Trail. We've had a couple of days of nice, relatively cool weather. Alexa weather before that had been very wrong for a few days to the tune of like 10 degrees off the highs. We would say it's 77 and it's actually gonna be wound up being 91 or something. So, But…
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RAF440: You Should See the Other Guy
If you're watching on YouTube, you're in for a treat today—you get to see me at my ugliest in living 4K video. My right eye is black and swollen. I know what you're thinking: Did I lose a fight? Am I being abused? Who would do this to me? I could say something like, "You should see the other…
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RAF439: A Long and Healthy Life
I came across an article in National Geographic from a few months ago. It's called "The Secret to a Long, Healthy Life: Your lifespan is overrated. It's health span that really matters now." It's about longevity and what some people call health span. Health span, as opposed to lifespan, refers to...
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RAF438: Screentime and Your Health Part 5 - Reclaiming Your Time
In the last few episodes, we've been talking about how our digital devices can affect our health. Today, we're continuing that in this, the fifth and final episode of the series. If the last few episodes have felt a little heavy—don't worry. This one's all about solutions. We're talking about how...
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RAF437: Screentime & Your Health Part 4 - Digital Distress in Families
Happy New Year! This is our first episode of 2026. I hope you had a great 2025 and are ready to accomplish great things this year. For me, it's always a moment of disbelief that another year has passed, seemingly so quickly, but I'm determined this year to pack everything good that I can into the...
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RAF436: Driver Training
Well, I'm out on the Spring Creek Trail, north side, today. And it looks pretty different from the last time here. The main difference is that the construction site is completely gone. I mean, the construction is gone, but the site, obviously, remains. It is very different. And no video today.…
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RAF435: The Drive for Happiness
So why is it fun to drive a car? Scientifically, I mean. The most apt word I can think of to describe the feeling of driving a fast car on a curvy road is exhilaration. Biologically, this is caused by a combination of neurotransmitters and hormones, primarily dopamine, norepinephrine, and...
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RAF434: Screentime and Your Health Part 3 - Digital Fog: What Screens To to Your Brain
We're in the middle of a series about Screentime and Your Health. And by the way, you can access the entire series on a YouTube playlist called Screentime and Health. You can find it on my channel at YouTube.com/@runningafever. We've already enlightened ourselves on two aspects of this topic:...
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RAF433: Screentime and Your Health Part 2 - Screens vs. Sleep
This series, "Screentime and Your Health," highlights the health risks of overusing electronic devices. I think I was previously unaware of the dangers involved. But I'm starting to get the picture. In the last episode, we discussed how excessive screen time can hinder our ability to lead an…
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Running: A FEVER is a podcast about fitness, diet, and medicine. The goal is to live a long, happy, healthy, active life right up to the very end. The host is not an expert but a fellow traveler on the journey to a physically fit lifestyle. Do you love your life enough to make it last as long as possible?
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