Three Ways Fat Acceptance Influencers Promote Obesity
They insist they don’t promote obesity because they never say “Get fat” or “Gain 100 pounds.” […]
In College and Think You’re Autistic? Five Suspicious Signs
Are you a college student wondering if you’re autistic? Here are five signs. […]
If You Waddle You’re Not Healthy
Some say weight doesn’t determine health. But what if someone’s so heavy they waddle? […]
Postpartum Body Distress and the Power of Lifting Weights
Just how badly could you possibly feel about your postpartum body if you could pick up heavy things with ease? […]
Fit with Clogged Arteries vs. Unfit with Clogged Arteries
Have you ever wondered if a more physically fit adult with clogged coronary arteries might have a longevity advantage when compared to someone with the same degree of coronary blockage but with less physical fitness? [...]
How Many Minutes of Weekly Exercise Lowers Alzheimer’s Risk?
Just how many minutes a week of exercise would actually make a difference in lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia? […]
“Good Genes” vs. Lifestyle Choices for Your Longest Life
Sometimes you’re stuck with “bad genes,” but this doesn’t have to condemn you to a sick and short life. […]
Why Reaching for a High Shelf Aggravates a Bad Rotator Cuff
Reaching for a high shelf can worsen the pain of a rotator cuff injury for several reasons. […]
Fat Activists: Stop Equating Exercise with Punishment
It’s all over Instagram: Fat activists equating exercise with “punishment.” […]
Can an Autistic Person Win a Staring Contest?
My autism may very well be the reason that I CAN win a staring contest. How’s this possible: prolonged eye contact by an Autistic with a stranger in a contest? My autism doesn’t come with [...]
Obesity Kills, Even if Thin People Get the Same Disease
Despite the fact that some slim or straight-size people acquire serious medical conditions, obesity remains a major modifiable risk factor for death worldwide from top causes. […]
Can Exercise Affect Amount of Brain Bleed from a Stroke?
Here’s one more reason to stop avoiding exercise: It may actually reduce the amount of bleeding in the brain caused by a ruptured artery. […]
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. […]
Thin Influencers: Stop Distorting Body to Look Flawed
It’s gotten so old: Influencers with “beauty standard” bodies posing unrealistically to look imperfect. […]
Fingertip Numbness when Touching Your Phone Keypad?
When your middle or index fingertip touches your phone’s keypad, do you feel numbness? […]
Young Fat Activists Are Healthy Today; What About Tomorrow?
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. […]
Stop Saying “Learning Disability” when You Mean Low IQ
Why do journalists keep saying “learning disability” when the subject of the story has an intellectual disability? […]
No Color Is Anyone’s Color; No Woman Owns a Color
“Yellow is your color.” Can we stop this nonsense already? […]
Traumatized by Diet Culture? Pick up a Barbell
Stop blaming your current aversion to exercise on past trauma related to diet culture. […]
Living with Fear of Breast Cancer Recurrence: Life is Brutal
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? […]
Yoga vs. Stretching for Improving High Blood Pressure
Which is more effective for lowering high blood pressure: yoga or stretching? Yoga and “stretching” are not the same thing. […]
Rotator Cuff Tear Treatment: A Drill-Down of Options
There’s many things you may still not know about your chronic rotator cuff pain, very common among both gym enthusiasts and sedentary people. […]
Do You Sit for Long Periods on the Job and Have Back Pain?
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. [...]
Catching Breast Cancer Brain Mets Before They Cause Symptoms
Those with stage 4 breast cancer and no history of brain mets usually aren’t advised to have recurring brain scans. […]
Short Fun Animal Self-Regulation Workout for Autistic Kids
Autistic kids can do this animal-based workout in just seven minutes. […]
Exercise Improves the Brain’s Insulin Use, Lowers Dementia Risk
Here’s yet another reason why having normal blood sugar is so incredibly important: It impacts brain health. […]
Can ADHD Shorten Your Life and Why? Solutions
Life expectancy and ADHD are actually linked — in ways stronger than you’ve ever imagined. […]
Weight Cycling Is NOT Futile: It Benefits Heart Health
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. […]
Weight Cycling Is Less Harmful than Stable Obesity
Are you afraid of intentional weight loss because you think “weight cycling” is worse for your body than is staying fat? […]
Are ALL an Autistic’s Interests Obsessive or “Special”?
Ever wonder if every hobby or passion that an autistic person has actually meets the criteria for “special interest,” obsessive or hyperfixation? […]
Purpose of Your Body Isn’t Relationship; It’s Health, Fitness
I finally decided to shred an influencer’s repeated mantra that “the purpose of your body is relationship, not perfection or thinness.” […]
10 Things Your Fat Kids Can’t Do
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 [...]
Excess Fat in Muscle Regardless of BMI Is Heart Disease Risk
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. […]
Scared of Getting Alzheimer’s? Do Aerobic Exercise
You don’t have to feel powerless when it comes to preventing Alzheimer’s. […]
Stimming vs. Stemming in Autism Spectrum Disorder
What’s the difference between stimming and “stemming” when it comes to the repetitive behaviors of autism? […]
Exercise Stunts Chronic Illness; ALL Bodies Should Exercise
All bodies should be exercised bodies. […]
Obese Kids Should Go on Diets to Prevent Adult Blood Clots
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. […]
What Do Autism and Sleep Apnea Have in Common?
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. […]
Back Problems Caused More by Weightlifting OR No Exercise?
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. […]
Journalists: Stop Saying “Living with Autism”
“Living with autism” or “lives with autism” is a fairly common descriptor used by print and broadcast journalists. […]
