How My Exercise Addiction Suppressed My Thyroid And Made Me Gain 10 Pounds in One Month [Research: The relationship between exercise and hypothyroidism]

*Warning for possible triggers regarding eating disorders.*  Your body grows and repairs when you rest – even babies know that! And also: Babeez spooooning!! Awwwwww. “How did you find time to exercise 3-6 hours a day?” (I organized everything else in my life around exercise, didn’t sleep much and did insane stuff like shuttle sprints …

The Strength Hack You Need to Try: New Research Gives Everyone Whiplash, Says Doing One Set of Weights May Be Better Than Three [What’s your go-to strength workout?]

All bodybuilders go to heaven… I actually found this painting at a thrift store. I can’t decide which I love more: the mullet or the muscles. (Or the 3.95 price tag!) Either way this has got to be the most terrifying guardian angel ever. Let’s just get this out of the way right now: You …

The Freaky Amazing Science Behind Fecal Transplants for Weight Loss… And a Whole Bunch of Other Stuff [Poop: The Other Brown Meat]

If only all poop looked this delish, this research would be a lot easier to take seriously! (P.S. These are real cookies. There’s a recipe and everything! They’re way too complicated for me to attempt but my birthday’s in June so y’all have some time to sort it out;)) Poop: It’s what’s for dinner! Oh, …

Liar, Liar, Legs on Fire: Deception and Other Mind Games to Help You Keep Running When You Feel Like You Can’t Go Another Step

If you recall, this did not end well for me either. Lies I have told myself: – The sunglasses I bought for $10 in Mexico really are Oakleys. – If it’s on clearance then I have to buy it because it’s practically giving me money back. – No one will notice if my son isn’t …

The AMA Now Officially Recognizes Obesity as a “Disease” – So is This a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

 Boom! Science in action. (P.S. I have sooooo totally done this. And the group crouch. I don’t know why. ) Ever felt that there’s got to be more to gaining and losing weight than just calories in/calories out? Well, it turns out the American Medical Association agrees with you. In a surprising and controversial decision – …

Do You Take Pictures of Your Food? New Research Says You Might Be Messed Up

Did you know people take pictures of their food? And post them to public places? For dubious reasons other than just enjoying a well-plated meal? It’s like A Thing. And this Thing might be making us all obese or have eating disorders. [Social] Science says so. Commence freaking out. [Forgive me if I sound glib …

You Snooze, You Lose: Science Discovers How Pounding the Alarm Hurts You In More Ways Than Just Tardiness

  The only way to hit snooze on this alarm is to catch the rocket flying around your room and stick in back on the base. I can’t decide if that’s clever or insane. Check out the full list of annoyingly creative alarm clocks. Nothing like being irritated into alertness to start your day off …

Icy Showers, Shiver Walks and Sleeping Nude: The New Cold Therapies to Help You Lose Weight [The Fitness Experiment I Would Never Try. Would you do it??]

And yes, you can own this shower curtain! They sell everything on Etsy! Indoor plumbing may be the single best advancement in the history of mankind. In the past, unless you were lucky enough to live in a bathwater climate like Hawaii, bathing, washing or drinking often meant hacking a hole in the ice first. …

When Science Goes “Oops!”: 3 Healthy “Just Kidding Y’all”s That Will Delight You [Pants, Parenting and Steak]

Science is known for contradicting itself but this week has been a banner week for the mea culpas from the smarter set.* J/k is totally the newest element on the periodic table. And it’s only Wednesday! Maybe it’s evidence of my low sense of humor. Or maybe I just like watching previously adamant people eat …

5 Tips for Curing Constipation: Things That Make You Go Poop* [The uncomfortable truth about fiber]

Cartoon from the perpetually awesome Natalie Dee Constipation: Lots of people have it. No one talks about it. Yet everyone needs to poop. Indeed, I daresay that a decent dookie is one of life’s great pleasures – one everyone deserves to have, er, regularly. Spending half my life in bathrooms, as I do now that …