Life-Sparring Podcast - Round 7: Fabian - Shadowboxing March 2021 - Bring the Heat

Life-Sparring Podcast - Round 7: Fabian - Shadowboxing March 2021 - Bring the Heat

Fabian
Life, Health

Shadowboxing rounds are solo episodes, where I, Life-Sparring host Fabian Gruber share “what’s On and Poppin” in my life, what current books provide “Food for Thought” and what else is going on. No interviews, just a bit of solo rambling and occasionally some bad singing.

In this round of Life-Sparring Shadowboxing: more weather complaints and thoughts on body core temperature as a metric; Fabian's first-ever coached session after 30 years of running, two book reviews, and a bit of a teaser of what to expect from the next shows.

Life-Sparring Podcast - Round 6: Re(n)al Talk with Dr. Chun Ki Chan

Life-Sparring Podcast - Round 6: Re(n)al Talk with Dr. Chun Ki Chan

Fabian
Health

Does your bladder really burst if you hold your pee for too long? Will you get kidney stones if you do not drink two liters of water a day? These are just two of many questions that Urologist Dr. Chun Ko Chan (Kiki) answers in our “Re(n)al Talk” Round of the Life-Sparring Podcast.

The urinary system is likely the organ we know the least and have the worst misconceptions about. Reason enough to dedicate an episode to the topic and talk to a re(n)al expert.

Will Dr. Kiki Chan be able to address Fabian’s Childhood trauma of kidney stones and bursting bladders? Listen in to Round 6 of Life-Sparring.

Life-Sparring Podcast - Round 5: Fabian - Shadowboxing February 2021

Life-Sparring Podcast - Round 5: Fabian - Shadowboxing February 2021

Fabian
Life, Productivity

Shadowboxing rounds are solo episodes, where Life-Sparring host Fabian Gruber shares “What’s On and Poppin” in his life, what current books provide “Food for Thought” and what else is going on. No interviews, just a bit of solo rambling.

The winter in Hong Kong ended rather abruptly and muggy spring weather made it rather unlikely that Fabian still will try to improve on his rater embarrassing record for the Translantau 50k trail race. At least gyms are back open in Hong Kong and the first personal training sessions take their toll.

There is not much that’s “On and Poppin’” in February, at least not in terms of new tools and gadgets. Time to appreciate some old favorites and their new use cases. Food for Thought is all gloom and doom this time, with Dan Carlin’s “The End is Always Near”. This and a bit more in a short and sweet round of Life-Sparring.

Life-Sparring Podcast - Round 4: Dena Goldberg aka Dena DNA - Deconstructed Me II

Life-Sparring Podcast - Round 4: Dena Goldberg aka Dena DNA - Deconstructed Me II

Fabian
Health, Interview

After listening to her carrying a few Clubhouse panels on genetics, I somehow tricked the fabulous Dena Goldberg, aka Dena DNA, to jump into the Life-Sparring ring with me to discuss genetic testing for health.

Dena holds a master’s degree in genetic counseling from the University of California, Irvine, and is one of 5,000 board accredited Genetic Counselors. She also made it her mission to increase the public awareness of genetic testing for health and created her personal brand Dena DNA around it.

My discussion with Dena covers many aspects of genetic testing: We talk about the role of a genetic counselor, the fundamental difference between DTC genotyping and targeted sequencing panels, potential pitfalls in interpreting genotyping data, nutrigenomics, critical genetic defects to look for, the future of gene therapy and even CRISPR gene editing.

Dena is exceptionally knowledgeable and has the talent to break complicated scientific topics down so that even people without much background knowledge can easily digest them.

If you are interested in understanding your genetic makeup, I am sure you will find this Life-Sparring Round with Dena DNA as insightful as I do.

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