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Medical Bias Against Overweight Women: 4 Ways to Protect Yourself
There is a tension among the millions of women who fail to fall into the defined window of the Body Mass Index and how they are to find appropriate healthcare, not to mention a relationship with a physician that nourishes self-esteem. There are relatively few medical doctors who have signed on to the body positive movement, an important effort which emphasizes we should move beyond 21st century ideals...
February 18, 2023
Can Fasting Really Aid Weight Loss?
Does intermittent fasting really help weight-loss efforts? It would seem so. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, those who practiced periodic fasting lost, on average, -7 to 10 pounds in 11 weeks. However, the results were comparable with non-fasting diets that restricted daily caloric intake. In other words, intermittent fasting is no better or no worse than most diets. It’s merely another...
April 12, 2022
The Effects of Weight Gain on Lungs
Lung health is one of those biggies most people don’t think much about until they notice a decline. There are several ways we can affect how well our lungs function, with lifestyle factors playing a significant role in many cases. But a big surprise to us anyway, is that weight gain is a big one. Weight and Lung Function - The connection might not be intuitive or obvious, but body mass index (BMI)...
July 30, 2020
Gum Disease and Obesity: Why the Two May Be Related
It can be easy to take for granted all that goes on in our bodies at a microscopic level. The effects of obesity don’t always reveal themselves immediately, but that doesn’t mean serious damage isn’t being done. The size of your waistline may even affect the health of your gum line, silently inflicting gum disease. Some scientists believe that gum disease may be an early indicator of impending obesity...so...
May 6, 2020