Just What Does “Neurospicy” Mean?
The term “neurospicy” is a modern, playful and somewhat informal term that seemingly originated online but has expanded to in-person communication – about neurodiverse minds. […]
The term “neurospicy” is a modern, playful and somewhat informal term that seemingly originated online but has expanded to in-person communication – about neurodiverse minds. […]
It’s gotten so old: Influencers with “beauty standard” bodies posing unrealistically to look imperfect. […]
When your middle or index fingertip touches your phone’s keypad, do you feel numbness? […]
A normal blood test in a fat person today is meaningless and not predictive of what their morbid obesity will do to them in the future. […]
Why do journalists keep saying “learning disability” when the subject of the story has an intellectual disability? […]
“Yellow is your color.” Can we stop this nonsense already? […]
Stop blaming your current aversion to exercise on past trauma related to diet culture. […]
Fear that one’s breast cancer will “come back” is a wretched way to live, and there’s no way to wipe out this daily dread. Or is there? […]
Which is more effective for lowering high blood pressure: yoga or stretching? Yoga and “stretching” are not the same thing. […]
There’s many things you may still not know about your chronic rotator cuff pain, very common among both gym enthusiasts and sedentary people. […]
More studies are showing that long periods of sitting at work can lead to health issues such as fatigue, high blood pressure and back pain as well as discomfort in other parts of the body. [...]
Those with stage 4 breast cancer and no history of brain mets usually aren’t advised to have recurring brain scans. […]
Autistic kids can do this animal-based workout in just seven minutes. […]
Here’s yet another reason why having normal blood sugar is so incredibly important: It impacts brain health. […]
Life expectancy and ADHD are actually linked — in ways stronger than you’ve ever imagined. […]
Weight cycling may have gotten more bad press than it deserves. Heart benefits from weight loss can persist for years even if there’s weight regain. […]
Are you afraid of intentional weight loss because you think “weight cycling” is worse for your body than is staying fat? […]
Ever wonder if every hobby or passion that an autistic person has actually meets the criteria for “special interest,” obsessive or hyperfixation? […]
I finally decided to shred an influencer’s repeated mantra that “the purpose of your body is relationship, not perfection or thinness.” […]
I was inspired to cover this topic after observing for the umpteenth time that there’s never any fat children in the jungle room at the wall climbing gym. It’s easy to observe the young kids [...]
If you’re thin but have excess fat within your muscles you may be at bigger heart disease risk than those with higher BMI but less fat inside their muscles. […]
Do you suffer from low back pain and nothing seems to work? […]
You don’t have to feel powerless when it comes to preventing Alzheimer’s. […]
What’s the difference between stimming and “stemming” when it comes to the repetitive behaviors of autism? […]
All bodies should be exercised bodies. […]
A child’s fat body is NOT “perfect just as it is” because this can lead to life threatening blood clots in adulthood. Stop the patronizing rhetoric. […]
Autism and obstructive sleep apnea have something peculiar in common, and it’s not what you’re thinking, or at least, very likely not what you’re thinking. […]
I was inspired to cover this topic after a man posted that a 73-year-old champion woman powerlifter needs to stop lifting or she’ll ruin her back. […]
“Living with autism” or “lives with autism” is a fairly common descriptor used by print and broadcast journalists. […]
More and more adults these days believe they might have undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder. […]
Here’s why using the inner (and outer) thigh machine is a total waste of time if you’re morbidly obese and have a FUPA. […]
A false-positive result in mammography refers to an indication that seems like breast cancer, but ultimately is determined to be benign. […]
The “sitting disease,” dubbed the “new smoking,” absolutely needs to be avoided. […]
What really happens when you take two and a half months off from strength training? This break could be from a major injury, an illness or even doctor’s orders to recover from surgery. A study [...]
Suffer from chronic low back pain? Been thinking about trying yoga but you can’t find a nearby studio or simply prefer to stay at home? […]
Is it really true that if you compact all your workouts to only two days a week that this really won’t make much of a difference in your health and fitness? […]
Research shows that even 5 minutes of physical activity can help lower blood pressure. […]
What’s really scary is that the “sitting disease” can worsen heart function even in people who meet the recommended levels for exercise. […]
Children are not immune to the bad health effects of too much time sitting. […]
Atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for stroke; A-fib is a dangerous condition and you may not even know you have it. […]