Let me tell you about my soccer-playin’ husband’s pelvic-health history. Husband: “In high school I started getting deep hip and low back pain. I went to the doctor, who gave me an X-ray, which led him to conclude that there was a tendon rubbing across the bone of the pelvis. Looking back with what I know now, it was probably…read more →
We are a society obsessed with proof. And as presenter of not-the-mainstream scientific information for non-scientists, I often get requests like “show me the proof that X is good or bad.” The request is understandable, and to save time in the future, I thought I’d share a response I just posted on our Facebook page responding to such a request….read more →
Junk Food: Something you eat that provides short-term satisfaction at the expense of long-term health. Junk Movement: A way of moving that provides short-term fitness benefits at the expense of long-term health. Food, like movement is a complicated issue. I hope that by this point in your internet-reading career you understand the difference — at least in principle — between…read more →
I’m spending most of my free time working on my next book, which means blogging time is scarce. I did, however, just take a break from writing to finish a few last minute items for the blog book this week. Yes, the first 4 years of this blog has been edited, organized and indexed so that, very soon, you can…read more →
Once upon a time (in 2007) this blog was written for about 20 people who had taken my certification course, as a way to answer questions, continue education, etc. Then, somewhere along the way, it became popular with people I’d never met. In places I’ve never been. Like Wisconsin. And Bulgaria. Which was both weird and extremely cool. Writing this…read more →
