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Balanced Living Podcast: Cycling with Skunk River Cycles

Dr. Ward — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:52:33 +0000

How do you choose a bike? And really, why did you ever give up cycling in the first place?

A local cycling expert Ronn Ritz gives us the history of cycling in America, coaches us on how to find a bicycle for us, and gives us his personal advice for living a balanced life.

As the geographic center of the crossing of State 30 and US 35, Ames, Iowa is often on the route for the famous RAGBRAI race, and is a great place to shop for a bicycle.

Click below to listen, or download a copy to go.

Also, see this excerpt from Cycling pain’s hidden cause and what to do about it on this site.

Balanced Living Podcast: Interview with Roxanna White

Dr. Ward — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:30:34 +0000

What do you do when the economy takes your job? Turn crisis into opportunity and make your passion your new business.

Listen to my interview with Roxanna White from the Basket Boutique in Huxley, Iowa to find out how she turned lemons into lemonade, in spite of the down economy. She also reminds us the importance of spontaneous gift giving. And how it just might be healthy for you.

Just click to play below. Or download it to go.

This is not the only interview Roxanna has had. Visit the Basket Boutique online for links to her interview with the CBS Evening News.

Balanced Living Podcast: Wheatsfield Grocery

Dr. Ward — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:10:19 +0000

Why do we choose the food that we do? I talk to several Ames residents about their food choices at Wheatsfield Cooperative, on the occasion of their recent re-grand opening.

Click below to listen. Or download it to go.

This interview features Ryan and Kristine Jepsen of Grass Run Farm in Dorchester, Iowa.

Thanks to Kate Kennedy and Pennyhawk for the use of the song Firth of Clyde. Catch one of their many shows in the Des Moines/Ames area during summer 2009.

And yes, it’s true, there really is no Whole Foods in Iowa. But I’ve only just recently learned that there is a second food coop in the Ames area, which meets in a Des Moines area mall.

For an interesting take on the rebirth of small, organic farming, read this article from USA Today.

Balanced Living Podcast: Interview with Ashley Tape Fleming, LMT of Ames, Iowa

Dr. Ward — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:33:00 +0000

Balanced Living is on the air!

Many thanks to Ashley for getting together and talking about the wisdom gained through her own experiences in American health care, as a massage therapist with a history of scoliosis, and as a person with Type 1 Diabetes.

Just click to play below. Or download it to go.

You can read the “paper” version of our interview regarding the connection between the mind and the body here.

Want to nominate a friend or family member with a compelling story about balanced living? Please contact Dr. Ward drzward@fastmail.fm