Category: health
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A year or two ago …
4 comments on A year or two ago …Two years ago, I wrote 2 of the most-read posts of this blog: on stress incontinence and jock itch. I worked hard on both of those posts. I was a bit embarrassed to admit they were problems I deal with, but I also felt that writing a bad post on either would be worse […]
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Ditto: Standing In The Way Of Control
Beth Ditto, lead singer of the band Gossip, is in the news again, this time taking on the belief that thin=healthy and fat=not healthy. “I’m not an unhealthy person and… one of the most tiring parts of being fat and being proud of it is… you do a lot of proving yourself all the time.” She […]
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A few things
1, I am feeling sort of “stuck” these days and it’s getting to the point where it’s pissing me off. 2, A comment in the spam filter got me giggling when it talked about how I might not lose much weight if I exercised but if I were to start exercising I would lose fat […]
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Food as Medicine, or, Blueberries Prevent Death
I’m not the only one who makes fun of the “food is medicine” “eat this and you’ll live forever or at least you won’t get cancer (maybe).” Am I? I’m not the only one who rolls my eyes at “superfoods” or who likes smoothies because they’re a quick breakfast, not because they’re “brain boosters“, right? Right? […]
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] Tomorrow is Friday. Tomorrow is FRIDAY. Tomorrow is Friday. I showed my dad the “chair squats” exercise on Sunday and he mentioned it would be easier if I lost 50lbs … and I stayed calm and “Every time I’ve lost weight I’ve regained it all plus more. I decided to stop […]
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Advair Users Beware
FDA Alert: Some Advair Discus inhalers stolen from a distribution warehouse in 2009 have shown up in pharmacies. Lot numbers available at the link —- don’t use these particular lots. They may have been tampered with, have lost potency, been handled improperly. Note this is not a problem with Advair in general, just that certain […]
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Diet Drug Side Effects
Let’s do a poll! More information: Alli side effects Alli possibility of liver damage Fen-phen FDA review of Qnexa (PDF) Limitations of adverse effects reporting
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Coffee at Lunch?
The “coffee drinkers are less likely to have diabetes” idea has popped up again, this time focused on those who have coffee with lunch. From the abstract, [T]he hazard ratio in the highest category of coffee consumption [3 cups (375 mL)/d] was 0.73 … in comparison with no coffee consumption. This inverse association was restricted to […]
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“But you’re thin!”
A friend-of-a-friend mentioned on a social networking site that she’d bought a thick foam topper for her mattress. After trying it out she’s thinking she won’t wake up with her hips hurting tomorrow. I? Stopped myself from responding “But you’re thin!” Because the fact that she’s thin probably isn’t relevant. It’s been a few hours […]
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] 1) Upcoming 3-day weekend. 2) Being able to ask for help. 3) Taking time for breakfast. 4) I do have clothes that fit and know where to buy more if I need them (and I caught up on Fatcast yesterday). 5) Exercise is continuing to mean that walking is just walking, […]
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Quote of the Day
From an Alternet article focusing on Linda Bacon’s book Health At Every Size, Jamie Oliver’s new show, and Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign: [R]esearch shows that people of all sizes have similar diets, but it only manifests as weight gain in some of us. People today eat more calorie-dense, nutrient-poor convenience foods than Americans did in […]
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March Round-Up
This is partly for me, and partly to show folks a little of what’s going on “behind the curtain”. I’ve considered calling it “Best of Living 400lbs” but I’m not sure it’s really the best articles…what do you think? March’s most popular posts: On Acceptance Why paying attention to weight can be good “Every Little […]
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] 1) Trees are blooming everywhere and my allergy meds are dealing with it. 2) The Sounders won their home season opener! 3) Continuing to exercise is having the desired affects — I survived a Costco jaunt last weekend and walked to a restaurant that serves wine today during lunch. 4) …and […]
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Search Trends: Diabetes
A trend I’ve recently noticed in the search terms (WordPress’s handy table of phrases Google says people searched on to get to my site): fat people who don’t have diabetes. Specific examples: why not all obese people get diabetes do all overweight people get diabetes i’m obese; will i get diabetes? why obese people get […]
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Why paying attention to weight can be good
A sudden, drastic change in weight can be an indicator that medical attention is necessary. I do not mean “my weight is up a quarter pound today!” Nor do I mean “I lost 5lbs in the last few months!” Small, gradual changes up or down is usually in response to natural goings-on like aging or changes […]
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Things to Read
Some cool things you may have missed: Meowser at Fatfu on fatergories: [N]ot everyone has the same shot at permanent thinness, at least not the kind that is associated with the kind of vim and vigor that people typically pursue thinness for. […] That’s how I came up with my “fatergories” theory — specifically, that […]
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