Wearing a Bikini if You’re Fat Won’t Help Your Self-Esteem
Lately there’s a movement sweeping the nation: If you’re fat with poor self-esteem, you can cure this by wearing a bikini to the beach. Allison Kimmey […]
Preventive Double Mastectomy, No Reconstruction: Your Primer
If you’re about to have a prophylactic double mastectomy without reconstruction or just had it, here's a bunch of information that applies specifically to you. The Internet is filled with information about double mastectomies as [...]
Tricks to Hide Mastectomy without Reconstruction from Family
I’m 21 days postop from a preventive double mastectomy without reconstruction and have pulled a number of tricks to keep it a secret from my family. Here’s how to keep family members from finding out [...]
Another Red Meat Causes Cancer Study: Hype or Truth?
What’s going on with the studies linking meat and protein to higher rates of cancer? One of the most startling reports to make rounds comes from Valter Longo, who was professor of biogerontology at the [...]
Can a Lot of Walking on a Treadmill Be Bad for Your Body?
How much time can one spend walking on a treadmill before it starts becoming something bad for the body? Spending a lot of time walking on a treadmill can be defined as very prolonged periods [...]
Why It’s OK for Plus Size Women to Want a Slim Body
If you’re plus size and want a slim body, there's nothing wrong with this. It's a myth that the only road to fat loss is to starve or develop an eating disorder. Now before I [...]
Should Kids Wear Hearing Protection at Sporting Events ?
Are you afraid of what strangers will think if you put ear muffs on your young child at a loud sporting event to protect their hearing? If so shame on you over and over. For [...]
New Test Diagnoses ALS Faster than Ever; Not an EMG
Diagnosing ALS can take a long time, with misdiagnoses occurring too often. The diagnosis of ALS “relies heavily on the physician’s clinical acuity,” says Professor Philip Van Damme from VIB-KU Leuven, UZ Leuven. [...]
Causes of Blue Stools in Young Kids & Adults: Reassurance!
The color blue is not a classic warning sign in medicine, and this applies to stools, whether in young kids and babies or adults. Blue usually is not a worrisome color to doctors. “While there [...]
Can Smelling Phantom Metal Mean You Might Have Cancer ?
Unfortunately, if you’ve been smelling metal when no metal is around, this could mean cancer. In fact, the phantom odor that you’re smelling might be described as slightly metallic or like rust, a chemical or [...]
Why the Word “Fat” is Nothing to Be Body Positive About
Fat SHOULD be something to fear -- when there's too much of it in your body. This isn't phobia. It's medicine. It's facts. Do not be "Factphobic." Plus size women who campaign for body positivity [...]
Do Plus Size Women Work Out Only to Lose Weight?
Why do some people assume that when an overweight woman works out, it’s ONLY because she wants to lose weight? I’m a former personal trainer and group fitness instructor who was inspired to write this [...]
Why Is the Drainage from a Mastectomy Warm?
Have you noticed that the drainage from your mastectomy is warm enough to make the outside of the JP bulb feel warm? I noticed that right away after my preventive double mastectomy. […]
Does a Painful Mole Mean Melanoma and Should a Doctor See It?
Melanoma can cause a mole to hurt in a way that can be described as pain. However, other factors can also cause pain to come from a mole. So how can you tell if the [...]
Can Skin Cancer Come and Go?
The answer to the question if skin cancer can come and go is rather tricky. Skin cancer coming and going would refer to malignant cells being there one day and then withering away shortly after [...]
How Fast Can Melanoma Change Visibly to Naked Eye?
Doctors tell us to check our moles every month, but is it possible to see melanoma changes over a faster time period? It seems that we should check our skin perhaps every two weeks, if [...]
When to Worry About a Bump on the Roof of Your Mouth
There are benign and dangerous causes of a bump on the roof of your mouth. What makes this situation vexing is that often, you cannot see the bump but can only feel it. If you’re [...]
Thin Woman: Small Bones vs. Fast Metabolism vs. Diet, Exercise
Just what exactly makes a woman skinny? Some say small bones, particularly the thin woman herself, while others would argue it has everything to do with calories in vs. calories out. Calories in vs. Calories [...]
How to Prevent Weight Gain During Double Mastectomy Recovery
When I had an elective double mastectomy without reconstruction, I prevented weight gain even though I was barred from gym workouts and restricted to light use of my arms. […]
How Soon After Mastectomy Can You Work Only Your Legs?
Does the “Do Not Lift Weights” for six weeks apply also to the LEGS when you’ve had a double mastectomy? After all, why would training the legs impact recovery from breast removal? […]
How Soon After Double Mastectomy Can You Resume Yoga ?
There’s good news for yoga practitioners who are eager to get back into yoga after their double mastectomy. […]
Chest Twitching after Mastectomy without Reconstruction
Days after your mastectomy, you may feel a twitching where your breast used to be – a twitching in the chest wall. […]
Lifting Weights After Mastectomy: Why the 4-6 Week Wait ?
I had a preventive double mastectomy, and at the follow-up the surgeon explained why I must wait six weeks before resuming lifting weights with my upper body. […]
Visible Lump Above Incision After Mastectomy Bandages Removed
Here’s what a visible, palpable lump immediately after your mastectomy is most likely to be … I recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy. Two and a half days later I removed the outer bandages and [...]
Morbid but Effective Way to Recover from Double Mastectomy
I underwent a double mastectomy and found a way, though morbid, to ease my anxiety during the recovery process. […]
What Is “Skinny Fat” and How to Identify and Correct It
"Skinny Fat" isn't a fad name that's caught on wildfire for nothing. Skinny-fat is actually a state of health -- a poor state of health that afflicts both women and men. When body positive obese [...]
Can a Thin Woman Be Big Boned or Is She Always Small Boned ?
Does the size of a woman’s bones have anything to do with whether she’s “scary skinny,” fashionably trim or overweight? Do small bones always mean thin body? Actress Tara Reid, whom many think is scary [...]
Deltoid Muscle Pain: Causes Including Cancer & Heart Problems
Don’t kid yourself; tears and strains of the deltoid muscle are hardly the only causes of pain in this area. You can also count in different cancers and heart problems. […]
Metabolic Healthy Fat Doesn’t Protect Against the Flu
Obese women who claim they’re healthy because they have normal blood pressure and blood sugar need to know that obesity impairs protection against the flu. Of course, this applies to men as well. Normal blood [...]
110 Over 60 Blood Pressure: Can this Ever Mean Trouble?
Some people are worried that a blood pressure reading of 110 over 60 is not safe and can lead to feeling dizzy, faint or actually passing out. […]
Stiff but Painless Fingers in the Morning: Cause, Prevention
The cause of waking with stiff painless fingers in the morning isn’t always arthritis or disease. This is for people who awaken with stiff but painless fingers that, within half a minute of fist clenching, [...]
How to Hide Mastectomy Drainage Bulbs from Family
Here’s how to hide the JP drain bulbs from family members or anyone else whom you do not want to know of your double mastectomy. […]
Is Prostate Cancer Deadlier than Breast Cancer?
The extent that breast cancer awareness is promoted may have you believing that this disease is a LOT deadlier than prostate cancer. […]
Enlarged Prostate vs. Prostate Cancer: Symptom Comparison
The symptom overlap from an enlarged prostate and prostate cancer are nearly identical as far as urine-related symptoms. […]
Blood from UTI Can Be Visible to the Naked Eye: Appearance
Yes it’s possible to see in the toilet the blood from a urinary tract infection, and it can appear in different ways to the naked eye. […]
You Know You’re Ready for a Preventive Double Mastectomy When…
If you’ve been wrestling for a long time on whether or not to have a preventive double mastectomy, here’s how to tell that you’re ready for this procedure. […]
Best 5 Exercises to Prepare for Double Mastectomy Recovery
If you’re planning on a preventive double mastectomy, your recovery will be made so much easier if you train your body with five specific exercises. These guidelines pertain specifically to a preventive (prophylactic) double mastectomy [...]
No Caregiver After Double Mastectomy: Home Alone Guidelines
There are critical steps you must take if you’ll be alone in your home immediately after your double mastectomy. […]
My Body Thought My Double Mastectomy Was Another Gym Workout
I killed the initial recovery for my preventive double mastectomy. This is because my body “thought” the surgery was just another one of my strenuous gym workouts. […]
What Does a Preventive Double Mastectomy Feel Like Same Day?
The way that a preventive double mastectomy feels the same day of the operation may be dependent upon the level of fitness you had going into the surgery. […]
