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. […]
How Many Adults Think They Have Undiagnosed Autism?
More and more adults these days believe they might have undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder. […]
Morbid Obesity, FUPA and the Inner Thigh Machine
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. […]
Mammogram Anxiety from False Positive Results: Solutions
A false-positive result in mammography refers to an indication that seems like breast cancer, but ultimately is determined to be benign. […]
How Well Can a Standing Desk Offset the Sitting Disease?
The “sitting disease,” dubbed the “new smoking,” absolutely needs to be avoided. […]
The Effects of Two and a Half Months Off from Strength Training
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 [...]
How Well Does Remote Yoga Work for Back Pain?
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? […]
Does Exercise Only on Weekends Count Towards Health?
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? […]
How to Add 5 Minutes of Daily Activity to Improve Blood Pressure
Research shows that even 5 minutes of physical activity can help lower blood pressure. […]
Heart Failure Death May Be Caused by too Much Sitting
What’s really scary is that the “sitting disease” can worsen heart function even in people who meet the recommended levels for exercise. […]
Even in Kids, Excess Sitting Can Be Harmful to Health
Children are not immune to the bad health effects of too much time sitting. […]
Can the Risk of A-Fib Be Lowered by Exercise & How Much?
Atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for stroke; A-fib is a dangerous condition and you may not even know you have it. […]
Does Youth Protect Against the “Sitting Disease”?
It’s been said that the “sitting disease” harms health as much as smoking. […]
Diet & Exercise Trump Genetics for Type 2 Diabetes
A healthy diet and exercise can significantly reduce risk of type 2 diabetes even in those with a high genetic predisposition to the disease, says research from the University of Eastern Finland. […]
Test Your Physical Age: How Long Can You Stand on One Leg?
How long can you stand on one leg without holding onto anything? […]
Excess Standing vs. Excess Sitting: Health Outcomes
You’ve heard of the “sitting disease,” but can there actually exist a “standing disease?” […]
Exercise for Those with Heart Disease: Beneficial or Bad?
If you have heart disease such as major blockages, would it be better for your health if you remained sedentary rather than engage in an exercise regimen? […]
How Much Water a Day Depends on YOU; No Cookie Cutter Template
Public health recommendations often suggest drinking eight cups (one cup = 8 oz.) of water a day. […]
