Isn't it Time to be Angry?

A guest post from an appropriately angry patient Was it 1 year or 2 years ago we last met? I really can't tell you. But I clearly r...

Jump!

With ageing, skeletal muscle atrophy in humans appears to be inevitable. A gradual loss of muscle fibres begins at approximately 50 years of...

You, Me, and My Mother—Getting More Personal

Acknowledging (not blaming) your influences Her recent diagnosis of cancer brings me to this slightly different post than you’re used to re...

Time for a Diaper Bag-A New Tool For Recovery

No more siblings for this fella! No, no more babies in my future--unless I become a grandparent too early in my youth. "Two...

“Do or Do Not. There Is No Try.” Think Again, Yoda.

I support mindfully eating these "black and whites" but not the thinking by the same name. She comforts with food, rewards herself...

How competitive sports might take the fun out of exercising

Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. George A. Sheehan AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus...

What would happen if someone PAID you to lose weight?

  Dr. Sharma discusses a recent study published in JAMA . Bottom line: people who are paid to lose weight, DO lose more, at least in the sho...

Have you heard that the FDA recently approved two new medications for appetite suppression?

Have you heard that the FDA recently approved two new medications for appetite suppression? They are not yet available, but here is the ...