Fibromyalgia Education & Awareness Is in May
This chronic condition affects millions of people worldwide. […]
May Is Melanoma Detection & Prevention Month
Melanoma Detection & Prevention Awareness is May, but prevention and detection should be all year long: monthly skin checks including areas that get no sun. […]
Bladder Cancer Awareness Is in May: Learn More About Urine
May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month to raise awareness about bladder cancer, its symptoms and the importance of early detection. […]
Middle Aged, Worried About Alzheimer’s? Get Moving; Here’s How
Are you between 45 and 65 and worry too much about Alzheimer’s, especially since you know that people under 65 can get it? […]
How to Fuel Your Brain and Memory with 5 Minutes of Activity
If you struggle with executive function, immediate memory tasks or processing speed, five minutes of exercise can improve your brain function. […]
The Age By Which Unhealthy Habits Start Catching Up to You
No, it’s not age 60; nor is it middle age. […]
Cases of Extreme Obesity Spiking in the U.S.
The increase in extreme obesity (BMI 60+) can’t be ignored. […]
Why RFK Jr. Is Obsessed with Autism and Not Obesity Epidemic?
Why doesn’t RFK Jr., go after a REAL epidemic such as obesity or cancer which unlike autism causes widespread death and debilitating chronic illness for millions more? […]
ALL Exercise Levels Reduce Mental Decline in At Risk Adults
Even light exercise significantly reduces cognitive decline in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, while staying sedentary proved to be harmful to the brain. There’s a big difference in brain health between sedentary older [...]
How to Overcome Your Fear of Cataract Surgery
Have you been diagnosed with cataracts and told you’ll eventually need surgery? […]
Writers Fuel Myth that Autism Equals Intellectual Disability
We can definitely blame writers, reporters and journalists for contributing to the myth that autism necessarily includes intellectual impairment. […]
Women Who Think They’ll Bulk Up If They Even LOOK At Weights
Can we end this madness already – that your body will “bulk up” if you just look at weights? […]
Obesity Impairs Brain Function; Fat Acceptance Must End
Obesity damages the brain, no matter how “confident” a fat positivity influencer feels “living in a larger body.” […]
Does Quitting Dieting when Fat Mean Eating Disorder Recovery?
Quitting dieting altogether and giving up on all weight loss attempts has been touted on Instagram and TikTok as a giant step towards “recovery.” […]
Punish an Autistic Child for Touching a Stranger’s Hair?
An autistic preschool boy unexpectedly felt my ponytail without me or his mother knowing this was about to happen. […]
Sitting Disease’s Effect on Forearms Harms Overall Blood Flow
The sitting disease, dubbed “the new smoking,” impairs blood flow in the forearms which can affect the cardiovascular system. […]
Why Does Autism Need a Symbol? Other Conditions Don’t
Someone asked why autism needs a symbol and pointed out that other conditions like color blindness don’t have symbols. […]
Your Child CAN Be Autistic Even if They’re Social and Smart
Did a psychologist just tell you that your child can’t possibly have autism because they’re social, friendly, smart, very verbal and/or gives eye contact? […]
Autistics Have Same Face Expressions As NTs but Smaller
A groundbreaking study shows that Autistics actually have the same facial expressions as neurotypicals but are so faint that they get missed by NTs. […]
Hate When People Keep Saying Your Name When Talking to You?
Is it oddly unnerving when you keep hearing your name over and over when someone’s speaking directly to you and nobody else is around? […]
Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: Get Strong Muscles; Lift Weights!
It’s about time that science catch up to what many personal trainers have known all along: Strong muscles are highly protective against type 2 diabetes. […]
Pressure Soreness on Middle Side of Neck when Chewing Food
You feel a pressure or soreness on the middle side of your neck when chewing food and maybe yawning. […]
Not All Autistics Struggle with Back and Forth Conversation
The ability to have back and forth conversation does NOT rule out autism. […]
My Child Hardly Looks at Me when We’re Playing: Autism?
If your young child barely looks at your face while you’re playing together, just how indicative is this of autism spectrum disorder? […]
Flaw in Study Comparing Recovery of Old Muscles to Young?
The Lancaster University study says older muscles don’t get more damage post-exercise than young muscles. Maybe because older muscles can’t work as hard? The study was published in Journal of Ageing and Physical Activity. The [...]
Exercising Twice a Week Still Has Benefits: Here They Are
Twice or even once a week exercise can actually benefit your body in multiple ways when compared to not exercising at all. […]
April Is Oral Cancer Awareness Month: Know All the Symptoms
April is oral cancer awareness. […]
The Month for IBS Awareness Is April: This Disease Is Real
IBS, which leads to either chronic diarrhea, chronic constipation or both, needs to be taken more seriously, especially since it’s sometimes given as the wrong diagnosis for another gut disorder. […]
April Is Stress Awareness Month: Stress Can Kill You
Chronic stress is linked to chronic illness because stress literally affects various body systems, not just mental health. April is stress awareness month. […]
Severe Fatigue, Joint & Nerve Pain, Migraines: What Is This?
Suffer from severe fatigue, severe joint and nerve pain, migraines and muscle weakness? Do doctors keep telling you “nothing is wrong”? Well, something IS. […]
Does Your Kid Sit too Much? This Can Raise Blood Pressure
When kids spend more than six hours a day sitting during the transition from childhood to young adulthood, this can raise blood pressure. […]
Can TKR Be Prevented by Doing Upper Leg Strength Training?
How well can the risk of needing a total knee replacement be lowered by working the quadriceps muscles against resistance (weight workouts)? […]
Are Sharks a Popular Special Interest Among Autistic People?
Have you noticed that many autistic people love sharks and either know a lot about these creatures or in some way, express their interest such as collecting all sorts of shark themed paraphernalia? [...]
Stimming, Fixations More Telling of ASD than Poor Social Skills
Stimming and “special interests” are more so hallmarks of ASD than are poor social skills, says a study. […]
Sedentary? 5 Minutes a Day of Negative Training = Benefits
If you’re inactive then just five minutes a day of “negative training” can give you great health benefits. […]
Exercise Boosts Brain Function in All: Young, Old, ADHD, ASD
There’s no such thing as a human brain that can’t benefit from exercise. […]
Can Slow Eating Really Prevent Obesity or Cause Weight Loss?
Myth or fact: Eating slowly either prevents getting fat or causes weight loss in those who are already obese. […]
Bodies Don’t Change; Eating and Exercise Habits Do
“Bodies change” is a popular excuse for adopting eating habits that lead to obesity and avoiding or stopping exercise which contributes to excess weight. […]
Is an Adult Autism Diagnosis Less Valid than Childhood Ones?
I’m fed up with these skeptics who think that in order for an autism diagnosis to be valid it must be given in childhood. […]
If You Weigh 300 You’re Not Healed from Your Eating Disorder
Since when is giving up weight loss efforts when morbidly obese the same as being “healed” from an eating disorder? […]