Articles about Body
14 free articles, newest first. Every one is a few minutes long, written in plain language, and open to everyone with no account.
Reading Your Results Before the Appointment
Flagged in red on a Saturday morning, with nobody available until next week. What a reference range actually means, whether to look at all, and how to get through the…
Moving a Body That Sits All Day
Nine hours in a chair leaves you stiff, achy and oddly tired. What sitting actually does, and the small movements through the day that undo most of it.
Pain That Keeps You Awake
It is worse lying down, worse at three in the morning, and the less you sleep the more it hurts. How to break that loop, and what actually helps the nights.
When Being Close Makes You Go Somewhere Else
Closeness is welcome and then suddenly you are watching from a distance, numb and far from your own body.
Checking Your Body for Signs Something Is Wrong
Pressing the same spot, taking your pulse, looking it up again. Why checking makes the worry stronger rather than settling it, and how to put it down without ignoring…
Hating Photographs of Yourself
A photo comes up and your stomach drops. Why a picture lands so much harder than a mirror, what the checking afterward does, and how to stay in the pictures anyway.
Why Anxiety Makes Your Body Feel Ill
Chest tightness, dizziness, a stomach that will not settle, tingling hands. What anxiety actually does to the body, and why checking with a doctor is still the right…
Cooling Down When a Feeling Peaks
At the top of a wave of panic or rage, nothing you think helps. A few physical moves change your body fast enough to get you back to being able to choose.
Being Strong Enough for Your Own Life
Not strong for a gym, strong for groceries, stairs and getting off the floor. Why everyday strength matters more than fitness goals, and how to build it in small amounts.
Speaking Up at the Doctor's Office
Most people leave an appointment with the question they came in with still unasked. Here is how to prepare, how to say the hard part early, and what to do when you feel…
When Your Body Hurts and No One Can Say Why
The tests come back normal and the pain is still there. What it does to a person to be in pain without an explanation, and how to keep a life while you are living with…
Making Peace With the Mirror
You catch your reflection and the commentary starts. Most people have some version of it. Why the way you see your body is not the truth about your body, and how to…
Where Stress Lives in Your Body
Tight shoulders, a clenched jaw, a knot in the stomach. Stress does not stay in your head. Where it tends to settle, why, and a few minutes of simple things that let it…
Why Your Body Reacts Before You Do
A slammed door, a certain tone of voice, and suddenly your heart is racing before you know why.