What Is Eagle’s Syndrome? How Serious Is It?
Eagle’s syndrome can cause the following symptoms: throat pain, a lump or stuck feeling in the throat, pain when swallowing, neck pain and ear pain. […]
Short Sleep? Don’t Bet on a Long Life
How many hours of sleep you regularly get can impact how long you live. […]
Supercentenarians: People Well Over 100 Years in Brazil
Brazil has a relatively large number of people well over a hundred: supercentenarians. […]
An Unexpected Reason Why Exercise Is Harder for Some People
Ever wonder why a short jog leaves some people gasping for air while others seem to run effortlessly? […]
Depressed? Do Exercise Before You Take Drugs
Been feeling really depressed lately — whether it’s situational or you have no idea why? […]
How Many Minutes a Day of Exercise Fights Cancer?
An exercise regimen is clearly linked to lowering the risk of many kinds of cancer. […]
Personalized Breast Cancer Screening May Be Safer and More Effective
A large study suggests that tailoring breast cancer screening to a woman’s individual risk can be safer and more effective than routine annual mammograms for everyone. […]
Move More to Burn More Total Calories Throughout the Day
Did you know that moving more, regardless of when or for how long at a single time, results in more total calories burned per day? […]
Is Thinness in Kids Protective from a Junk Food Diet’s Harm?
Why do so many moms think nothing of feeding their thin kids a junk food diet, as though ultra-processed food can’t possibly harm a thin body? […]
Is Mild Autism More Like Neurotypical than Severe ASD?
If you have low support needs autism, just how can you have the same diagnosis as someone who’s nonverbal and needs help with the most basic tasks? […]
I’m Autistic; Here’s Why I Won’t Bless You when You Sneeze
I don’t believe in blessing people when they sneeze. First off, I don’t have the power to bless anyone. […]
If Babies Could Talk: “Just Put the Food in My Mouth!”
A humorous look at a strange phenomenon where dads hover a spoon of food before a hungry baby pretending it’s an airplane, when all the baby wants is to just get fed! […]
Are Trauma Pasts Common in Special Needs Day Programs?
If it seems as though a disproportionate number of special needs adults in day programs have a trauma history, you’re not imagining this. […]
Speech Loss in Stroke vs. Nonverbal Autism
How come a stroke patient may recover lost speech, but nonverbal autistic people can’t learn to speak even though the same part of the brain is affected? […]
What It’s Like Asking a Nonverbal Autistic to Say Words
Have you ever wondered how a nonverbal autistic person would respond if you looked at them squarely and told them to say a word? […]
Can a Traumatic Brain Injury Cause Autism?
Can an injury to the brain, either from an accident or loss of oxygen, lead to autism, even mild autism? […]
Really Huge, Intermittent Eyelid Twitches, Like Flapping
We’ve all had a twitching eyelid all day long, but what about giant twitches that force the eyelid completely closed, that even feel like a tiny hand is flapping around the lid? […]
Festival Walking Isn’t a Measure of Fitness
A morbidly obese influencer claims she’s healthy and fit because she can walk all day, three days in a row, at festivals. […]
70% U.S. Obesity Rate Doesn’t Mean “I’m Meant to Be Big”
The obesity rate in America keeps shooting up; this defies claims that “some people are meant to be big.” […]
ADHD in Adults Comes With Surprising Strengths, Research Shows
Adults with ADHD who know their strengths from this neurotype tend to have fewer mental health issues. […]
Can an EKG Show a Panic Attack?
An EKG can tell a lot about your heart — but can it actually detect when you’re having a panic attack or even if you recently had one? […]
Why Do Cardio Machines Have Different Programs?
Ever wonder why some cardio machines have so many programs that it becomes confusing and a hassle to figure out which one will work best for your goals? […]
Why Your Low Back Pain Isn’t From Sitting on Your Wallet
Are you suspecting that your low back pain is being caused by sitting on a thick wallet? […]
Is Heavy Lifting the Main Cause of Low Back Pain?
Is lifting heavy, not necessarily at the gym but on the job or around the house, the most common cause of chronic low back pain? […]
Back Pain? Get Out of that Recliner and Get Moving!
The last place a middle age person with back pain needs to be is in a recliner. […]
Why Do Gym Bodies Look Different from Work Labor Bodies?
Why do gym workouts with weights make bodies look strikingly different from the bodies of those who do hard physical labor such as construction and moving furniture? […]
Big Review Finds Little Proof Alternative Autism Treatments Work
A large new review suggests that most complementary and alternative treatments for autism don’t have strong evidence behind them. […]
Bulimia Nervosa vs. Prader-Willi Syndrome
Here’s a comparison look at bulimia nervosa vs. Prader‑Willi syndrome: two disorders that cause the consumption of enormous amounts of food in a single sitting and all throughout the day. […]
Can Being Thin Ever Cause Heart Attack or Disease?
So many heart disease victims are thin; but is this because so many variables can damage the heart, or is underweight a risk just like obesity is? […]
Human Evolution Can’t Keep Up with Technology
The human body just can’t keep pace with the rate at which modern technology progresses. […]
Is Having a Fat Body Connected to Alzheimer’s Disease?
Researchers are starting to uncover how excess body weight may influence the development of Alzheimer’s disease. […]
What Is Troponin? In Plain English
Perhaps you’ve heard the word “troponin” when in the emergency room, either in reference to yourself or a family member. […]
Healing Cancer Instead of Killing It? A Radical New Approach
Most cancer treatments are built around one core idea: destroy the cancer cells. […]
Ultra-Processed Foods: The Legal Drug of Addiction
A study from the University of Michigan finds that a significant share of adults in their 50s and early 60s meet clinical-style criteria for addiction to ultra-processed foods. […]
What’s With Younger Adults Getting Colon Cancer?
Colon cancer is no longer rare among those under 45. […]
When Did Cave Dwellers Begin Talking?
When did human language actually begin? Just how primitive was man when speech started coming out of his mouth? […]
Longer Walks vs. Short Ones with the Same Daily Step Total
Ever wonder if it makes a difference in your daily step total if the walking is done in many short stints vs. one or two long nonstop segments? We all know the importance of getting [...]
Are You Being Deceptive By Posting Only Your Best Shots?
It’s wrong to cryptically shame women who post only their “flawless” exercise videos that don’t show what their tummy “really looks like.” […]
Help Your Heart with Polyphenol Rich Foods
Eating foods high in polyphenols may help protect your heart over time. […]
Yes, Smoking Even a Few Cigarettes Here and There Is Harmful
Smoking just a few cigarettes a day can significantly harm your heart. […]
