Five Steps to Help You Live with Chronic Heart Failure
If you have chronic heart failure, you need to implement these five changes that will ease the burden of this disease. […]
Can You Have Mild Heart Failure and Not Know It?
Chronic heart failure comes in four stages including what a layperson might say is mild. […]
How Long Can Chronic Heart Failure Last?
You or someone close has just been diagnosed with chronic heart failure and you’re wondering how long this will last, even with the best treatment. […]
Think You’re Autistic but Are Told You Can’t Possibly Be?
Don’t let the naysayers talk you out of an ASD assessment if you’ve begun suspecting you’re autistic. […]
Can Esophageal Cancer Cause a Loss of Voice?
Though esophageal cancer can cause hoarseness, can it cause an actual loss of voice? […]
Should All Esophageal Cancer Follow-Ups Include Head Scans?
Since esophageal cancer can later show up in the brain, shouldn’t follow-up PET scans include the head? […]
Percentage of Esophageal Cancer Patients with Obesity
How many people with esophageal cancer are obese? […]
Esophageal Cancer Goes to Brain After Successful Treatment?
Why would esophageal cancer spread to the brain a few years after the patient got the “all clear” following treatment? […]
Common Risk Factors in Young Esophageal Cancer Patients
People under 50, even 40, DO get esophageal cancer, including women. […]
Can Esophageal Cancer Cause a Transient Throat Lump Feeling?
Someone who fears esophageal cancer notices on some days there’s what feels like a pill or food stuck in their throat, a lump sensation independent of having just eaten. […]
We’re Autistic; Here’s Why We Like to Watch People
Even though I’ve always felt like they were different from me, I’ve always found satisfaction in watching people go by. […]
Ache Behind One Ear that Comes and Goes: Likely Causes
Do you get an odd pain behind only one ear that seems to come and go without any pattern? […]
Scary Stuff in Health Care: Here’s Whom to Call
Between a sudden illness, an ER visit, a hospital stay, recovery at home, multiple doctor visits and the shocking medical bill, you need a powerful ally. […]
Do You See Autism in an Undiagnosed Loved-One? Speak Up!
Navigating adult life with undiagnosed autism and then learning after the diagnosis that loved-ones suspected it all along can have devastating consequences. […]
Newly Diagnosed Autistic but Now Questioning the Diagnosis?
Do you have autistic imposter syndrome, in that despite your clinical diagnosis you’re now wondering if you really are actually autistic? […]
How to Make Changing a PEG Tube’s Dressing Easier
Changing a PEG tube’s dressing can be awkward, messy and a dread to face every day. A cancer survivor explains how to get through this without all the dread. PEG stands for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. [...]
Can Esophageal Cancer Symptoms Come on Full Overnight?
Can someone one day be swallowing normally and then next day be unable to because of esophageal cancer? […]
Can Transplant of Donated Esophagus Cure Esophageal Cancer?
Can the transplant of an esophagus from an organ donor cure esophageal cancer? […]
Toxic Diet Culture vs. Toxic Junk Food Culture
Some call the diet industry toxic, but what about the junk food industry that uses slick advertising to brainwash us and rakes in a sh*t-ton more money? […]
Newly Diagnosed with Anal Cancer? Step-by-Step Help by Survivor
First make sure your “hemorrhoid” isn’t really anal cancer. […]
Employee Turnover is Expensive. DEI Helps Especially When Autistics are Hired
For companies struggling with high employee turnover rates, hiring autistic people can help solve this problem. According to Gallup, employee turnover costs businesses $1 trillion and is fixable. In addition to the cost of hiring [...]
Artistic vs. Autistic: What Applies to One Applies to the Other
Here’s a fun, lighthearted article exploring the words “artistic” and “autistic.” […]
The Internet Is a Wonderland for Autistic Special Interests
If only the Internet had been around at the time of my biggest autistic special interests! […]
Ankle Sprain Prevention Tips for Runners and Walkers
When you least expect it your ankle can “catch” on something and roll out, getting sprained. […]
Dense Breasts + Family History vs BRCA for Breast Cancer Risk
What’s the higher risk of breast cancer when pitted against each other: having both family history and dense breasts, or having only a BRCA mutation? […]
Two Biggest Ways to Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
A woman can make two lifestyle changes that will prominently help reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence plus reduce mortality. Many survivors of breast cancer have a recurrence – which can occur many years after [...]
Can Low Body Fat Level Improve Psoriatic Arthritis?
While weight loss in an obese person can improve psoriatic arthritis, what about enough to achieve a low body fat percentage? […]
Adult Autism Diagnosis a Game Changer for Math Tutor
Simon was diagnosed autistic in his late 30s and says this was the best thing that ever happened to him. […]
What Happened when I Did a Gym Workout Right After Morpheus8
After undergoing my second Morpheus8 treatment on my face I went immediately to the gym to do a kickass strength training workout for my legs. […]
Is Pushing Your Feet into a Treadmill More Effective than Regular Stepping?
How does gripping the front bar and pushing your feet out hard behind you compare to regular walking without holding onto the treadmill? […]
How Fit Can Elderly People Get with Only Cardio Equipment?
Why do some senior age people use only the cardio machines at the gym and not do any strength training? […]
Causes of Cold Foot After Patellar Tendon Surgery
Have you recently had patellar tendon surgery and now the foot on that side feels cold? […]
Older Gym Users Shouldn’t Underestimate Exercise Abilities
Older people who work out at a gym too often underestimate what they can do and thus cheat their bodies from getting much healthier and fitter. […]
Why Both Legs Feel Like Jelly After Driving an Hour
When you exit your car after driving for an hour do your legs feel wobbly and like jelly? […]
Inner Thigh Muscles So Tight It Hurts to Get into a Car?
When you get into your car, your legs split apart as your lead leg enters first, other leg still outside the door frame, and your inner thighs hurt. […]
How Dangerous Can a Jugular Bulb Diverticulum Ever Be?
Has a head scan revealed you have a jugular bulb diverticulum? […]
Does Rotator Cuff Arthroscopy Always Restore Full Function?
How effective is rotator cuff arthroscopy for restoring full function of the shoulder? […]
I Felt Fraudulent Identifying As Neurotypical Before My ASD Diagnosis
I thought I was neurotypical, but this just didn’t feel right. […]
My Neurotypical Sister Scored 4 on the Autism Quotient Test
I didn’t think anyone could be so “normal” as to score a 4 on the autism spectrum quotient test. […]
More Autistic People than You Think Have Good Eye Contact
How come my autism came with good eye contact? Am I an anomaly among the autistic community? […]
