I’m planning on a preventive double mastectomy in about six weeks and am keeping it a secret. In fact I don’t intend on revealing to anyone this procedure even long after I’m fully recovered. [...]
Super thin mannequins have been around for at least 40 years; why NOW are they causing eating disorders? Or is it just easier to blame a prop and ignore the real factors behind anorexia nervosa? [...]
Can breast cancer really go away on its own in some cases — a spontaneous resolution? Or could these cases simply be that of an initial misdiagnosis? […]
Anorexia nervosa is the name of a psychiatric disorder, a mental illness, but “obesity” can be the result of certain of psychiatric disorders. […]
It keeps happening: Overweight and obese women post comments in social media that they’re healthy — because their blood work is normal. […]
Are you continuing to put off taking your first yoga class due to the presumption that all those bare feet will stink up the classroom? Even the appearance of all those bare feet could be [...]
Just one set of exercise like jumping jacks or burpees can easily stop a panic attack within seconds. You need not have been exercising for weeks to reap this benefit, either. […]
The panic attack began in a dream that I was having while asleep. It was my first panic attack, and it began while, in the dream, I was outside on a hill with my brother. [...]
Relax, do not panic if you discover what appears to be a rapidly growing mole on your face, leg, stomach, arm or any other area of your skin. […]
Are you noticing a new mole here and there even though you’re now in your 40s? This can be alarming to anyone who’s read that new moles after age 40 are cause for concern. [...]
Bad news: Melanoma can make a mole itch even though the mole still looks normal and unchanged. The itching can come before the mole starts looking different. […]
There’s a surprising number of benign reasons for a mole to begin itching. Though melanoma indeed can cause a mole to be itchy, this symptom often has a cause other than cancer. […]
You’re absolutely sure that a mole that you’ve always had has suddenly gotten bigger and also turned reddish in a matter of a day or two. Melanoma or what can this be? […]
Which is unhealthier and more likely to kill you: having a normal BMI but most of your fat in your middle or being obese evenly all over? […]
If you’re obese, you have yet another health hazard to worry about: pancreatic cancer, especially if your body mass index exceeds 35. Thirty and over is considered obese, and people with a BMI of over [...]
Is a protein drink actually better than a carbohydrate drink after doing cardio exercise? A study has an interesting conclusion. […]
There are several types of exercise for chronic heart failure patients that research shows are very beneficial. If you have heart failure, you will benefit more from exercise than from a sedentary life. The first [...]
Improper lat pull-downs are done by both men and women. Here is the wrong way to do the lat pull-down: […]
Really, how much of a difference is there between a 23 year old man and a 26 year old woman? A woman age 26 had posted in a social anxiety forum that no matter what [...]
Here's why it's NOT wrong to teach your daughter that being overweight is unacceptable and that excess body fat CAN be a very bad thing. There's been yet another Facebook post from a very plus-size [...]
A young woman said she recently started strength training and was scared of the idea of being stronger than men she might want to date. Her current boyfriend “has no muscle,” she posted in the [...]
A mole or nevus can look identical to a lentigo. Both a mole and a lentigo have the potential to develop into melanoma, a skin cancer that kills thousands of Americans every year. But from [...]
One thing’s for sure: If a weighted blanket helps reduce anxiety, this sure beats using drugs and alcohol. And just how can a weighted blanket improve sleep? Certainly there’s no risks from using a weighted [...]
Just because being obese or moderately overweight may hinder a woman’s ability to perform squats and leg presses doesn’t mean she needs to first lose weight to effectively do these exercises. […]
Peeuuugh! Weightlifting gloves will eventually stink if they’ve been getting good use at the gym. The stench of sweat, grime and old leather just don’t mix well. […]
Endurance is sustained activity. If you’re using light weights for 20 repetitions, this may seem like endurance when you compare it to heavy weights of the same routine that you can only do eight reps [...]
Where are the muscular women in the body positive movement? All we see are women ranging from moderately overweight to morbidly obese. The body positive movement has excluded muscular women, creating the illusion that there’s [...]
You should never feel embarrassed to plug your ears with your fingers to protect them from loud noise in public, even if it’s kids screaming. […]
The term “hotspot” comes up frequently when benign fasciculation syndrome is discussed. The word “hotspot” is not a medical term and, in fact, has arisen from laypeople discussing in online forums their experiences with twitching [...]
Though being overweight will make yoga more challenging, this doesn’t mean you must first lose weight before taking your first yoga class. Keep in mind that many yoga poses are done while seated on your [...]
Where on earth did this absurd idea originate that yoga classes are full of skinny women? I was inspired to cover this myth after reading an article about a plus-size yogi. In her article was [...]
Ever wonder if yoga, water aerobics and walking can actually burn a lot of fat? Many people question the ability of yoga, water aerobics and walking to burn off a lot of fat. So let's [...]
A bump or nodule on the lower lip of a cat has many potential causes including cancer. The cat’s lower lip bump must be checked immediately to rule out a serious cause. It’s very important [...]
A dog can’t tell you if it has horrible headaches, and cancer is common in older dogs, so doesn’t it make sense to get annual MRI’s to screen for brain tumors? […]
The “most compelling” breakthrough for an ALS cure has halted the progression of this disease in mice, but when will human clinical trials start? […]
People fear that eye twitching is the first sign of ALS, but oddly, the eye muscles never become paralyzed by ALS. Right to the very end, the paralyzed ALS patient who can’t even breathe on [...]
Yes, those who exercise can still get a heart attack, but at least this means they’re less likely to die from a heart attack when compared to sedentary people. […]
YES, your healthy dog should get annual MRI’s for brain tumor screening. An MRI isn’t as expensive as you think, especially if it can catch a brain tumor early. Cancer (which includes brain tumors) is the [...]
There is more than one possible cause for persistent sores at the end of a cat’s tail. Certainly this is not something that a cat owner should ignore – not any more than you’d ignore [...]
Femurs that are longer than one’s torso are a disadvantage to performing the back squat. If your lower legs are disproportionately short for your upper legs, and especially if your femur length exceeds that of [...]
