Proponents of this pseudoscience are now calling it spell therapy and assisted spelling, and it’s largely endorsed by those who think autism comes from vaccines. Why is the rapid prompting method and spell2communicate (RPM and [...]
Nobody “taught” me to hate obesity. I think independently and actually challenge many societal norms. […]
There is absolutely nothing wrong with drinking hot chocolate during the summertime. Many years ago I asked for hot chocolate at McDonald’s. I was told they don’t sell it during the summer. [...]
It’s a trick question because under certain circumstances, always parking far from a building CAN cause weight loss. […]
Thin may very well be more realistic than morbidly obese. Think of how difficult it’d be for a straight-size or thin woman to eat enough to get fat. […]
Obese people can live to 90 and maybe more, but is this because they’re healthy or is it the miracle of modern medicine? […]
Do you not feel your legs working when performing your heaviest or most intense deadlift sets? […]
Your legs always feel heavy, tired; it’s not DOMS; they just feel never recovered — yet come leg day, they always deliver. […]
Like anything in life, there are authentic versions and there are phony or scam versions. Assisted spelling (rapid prompting method) is not exempt from this. […]
Two nurses who served as witnesses in a medical malpractice case were asked if they knew what cachexia is. Both said “No.” […]
Colorism isn’t new. But the word for this concept is: colorism. […]
Can an Autistic have a special interest without knowing a whole lot about the topic? […]
Once again a report of a missing autistic adult describes her as having “the mind of a 10-year-old.” […]
First there was RK. Then there was LASIK. But will LASIK one day be gone by the wayside, replaced by an even better technology for curing bad vision? […]
Not all forms of vitamin D work the same way inside the body. D2 supplements may actually reduce levels of vitamin D3, the form of vitamin D that the body [...]
Research from the National Institutes of Health have identified a process that may help explain why GLP-1 medications work exceptionally well for some people, less effectively for others, and often become less powerful over time. [...]
Aging affects nearly every part of the body, but the brain may be especially vulnerable. […]
Scientists have discovered a fascinating link between a baby’s biology at birth, the development of gut bacteria during infancy, and later signs of autism and ADHD. […]
An experimental pill may offer a different way to treat both type 2 diabetes and obesity other than a GLP-1. […]
Autism has long been recognized as a highly diverse condition, but an international study suggests some of those differences may stem from two distinct biological brain patterns. […]
French fries may increase the risk of getting type 2 diabetes, says a very fascinating study. […]
Manager said they had a new thing: Female employees can have a male escort to their cars due to vagrants loitering in the lot. I declined. Autistic me or Alpha me? […]
That “Upward Bound” made the NYT bestseller list reveals how gullible the public is, actually believing that profoundly autistic Woody Brown wrote it. […]
A woman with two black eyes says she fell on her forehead. Or did someone beat her? […]
A simple daily beetroot juice habit might help explain a surprising part of healthy aging: how mouth bacteria are tied to blood pressure. […]
What’s the difference between an autistic special interest in painted nails and a “normal” interest by a neurotypical? […]
High blood pressure can be deadly even if there’s no symptoms; it can cause a fatal stroke. There’s an ancient traditional Chinese exercise (not Tai Chi) that can help lower it. […]
Maybe you already know that high blood pressure, smoking and age are key risk factors for an abdominal aortic aneurysm, but sleep apnea is now being fingered as a player in this potentially fatal condition. [...]
Getting older is one of the biggest risk factors for many serious health conditions. […]
What can you do to slow down the progression of knee osteoarthritis? It’s a surprisingly easy thing to do, and research fully backs it up. […]
Skeptics accuse “normal” people of faking autism for attention, but they fail to back up this claim; they just blow a lot of hot air. […]
Don’t give your kids a junk food diet. A sugary high-processed diet in childhood can reshape how the brain regulates eating long-term, even if the diet gets cleaned up — and even if they eventually [...]
Perhaps you’ve read scary things about GLP-1 side effects, but now research shows these weight loss drugs may benefit heart health. […]
Some obese people have decided to quit trying to lose weight out of fear that yo-yo dieting is worse for their health than just staying fat. […]
Your body clock may actually have an effect on your physical fitness. Timing of activity, not just amount, can influence your state of body. […]
Sleep apnea is more about snoring that keeps people awake or makes one fall asleep when driving. It may also impair memory. […]
Why is getting old a driver of chronic illness? Why is so much disease related to old age? […]
Some excess fat sits just under the skin, while another type builds up much deeper around internal organs in the abdomen. […]
Researchers are increasingly looking at another possible benefit of creatine other than just boosting muscle strength in the gym: brain function. […]
It’s not a myth that when you eat can influence weight loss outcomes. […]
