Get Healthy or Get Dead

In this part of my conversation with Melissa from the Functional Nurse Academy, we got into what I actually do when I’m not standing on a paddleboard.

Paddle Performance Health is where I help people figure out how to feel better, perform better, and stay active as they age—with a focus on movement, nutrition, sleep, stress, hydration, and individualized health strategies.

Get Healthy or Get Dead is where I write and talk about health, aging, performance, and the things I’ve learned along the way.

And then there’s the marketing side of my brain—which might actually be one of my favorite things. I work with small businesses and nonprofits on websites, content, social media, strategy, audience growth, and figuring out how to actually reach the people they’re trying to reach.

Different businesses with the same basic philosophy: Figure out what works. Cut out what doesn’t. And build something better.

Vitamin C: The Closest Thing to a “Magic Bullet”?

If we’re talking about healthy aging, vitamin C is one of my favorite things to talk about.
It’s inexpensive, accessible, and plays an important role in supporting the body as we age. In this clip from The Functional Nurse Academy Podcast, I talk about why vitamin C is one supplement I come back to again and again—and why vitamin D matters, too.

Watch more clips and listen to the full podcast interview:
https://gethealthyorgetdead.substack.com/p/specializing-in-healthy-aging-and

Want to take a deeper look at your health, performance, and how you’re aging?
Book a Strategic Health Intensive → https://paddleperformancehealth.com/strategic-health-intensive/

We Paddled With 15-Foot Sharks in Florida

Yep. Sharks. Some of them up to 15 feet long. Honestly they couldn't have cared less about us. They were just cruising along, minding their own business. Just a perk to getting outside and moving. This is EXACTLY why I love paddle boarding.

We also saw stingrays, pelicans, and some incredible wildlife along the Florida coast. Just another day out exploring with my Girl Action Buddy, Lorraine who owns Coastal Wildlife Adventures

If you're visiting Panama City Beach or Port St. Joe, Florida, check her out for wildlife tours. She knows where the cool stuff is. https://dolphinandsnorkeltours.com/

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I live in Florida. I’m a competitive paddleboarder. And I hardly ever wear sunscreen when I train early in the morning.

That tends to get a reaction.

In this clip from my conversation on The Functional Nurse Academy Podcast, we talk about sunscreen, sun exposure, and why I think health advice should include a discussion of your individual risk factors—not just blanket recommendations.

Read more and listen to the full podcast interview:
https://gethealthyorgetdead.substack.com/p/specializing-in-healthy-aging-and

Want to take a deeper look at your own health, performance, and healthy aging strategy?

Book a Strategic Health Intensive: https://paddleperformancehealth.com/strategic-health-intensive/

Another nature lesson with Lorraine. We found cannonball jellyfish at Indian Pass, so naturally I put Lorraine on the spot to tell us about them. No tentacles. Edible. A favorite food of loggerhead sea turtles. And little fish can actually use them as tiny habitats.

I love getting outside and learning about all the cool stuff we have right here in Florida.

Exploring another beautiful spot around Port St. Joe with Lorraine.nThere are hiking trails, camping, marsh birds, and apparently even red wolves out here. But we have priorities. Lorraine wants to read about the birds.

I’m trying to get my Zone 2 training in. Every day is a training day.

Just trying to eat Mexican food in Port St. Joe and somehow this happened.

Lorraine specifically told me not to post this.

I posted it.

Our skateboard tour of Port St. Joe continues…
Turns out my girl-action buddy Lorraine is also the Port St. Joe historian, so we got a little history lesson at the lighthouse.

Built in 1885. Shipped down from Boston. Keeper’s quarters still there.
Lorraine: “We should climb the lighthouse.”
Me: Still concentrating on not skating over something and falling down.

I think we’ve done enough movement for now. Time for refreshments.
Stay tuned. This adventure isn’t over yet.

I’m in Port St. Joe with my girl action-girl buddy Lorraine, and we’re skateboarding through town… to happy hour.
Is that wise?
I don’t know. We’ll find out later.

We may be walking home. 😂

At least my Flying Fish shirt and Olukai socks match, so clearly I’ve got my priorities straight.
And this is only the beginning of our Port St. Joe adventure. Stay tuned.