Janet Rae Humphrey had serious reservations about doing yoga. The 58-year-old had excruciating pain and stiffness from fibromyalgia, she couldn’t kneel because one of her kneecaps had been surgically removed and she became dizzy when she put her head below her waist. “I’d been wanting to do yoga for years,…
If you’re suffering from depression, the demands of the holiday season can be overwhelming – from fighting the crowds at the shopping malls to attending obligatory work parties and big family gatherings. Whether you’ve lost a loved one, a job or are struggling with a serious health condition, the holidays…
Jennifer White* was a 36-year-old avid runner. At first, she started running to maintain a healthy weight, but as time went on, she started increasing the number of miles and days she ran until she was running every day of the year, through rain, sleet and snow and through painful…
Twenty or thirty years ago, playing sports meant running around with the kids in the neighborhood and playing catch, shooting hoops or riding bikes. Usually the only restriction you had was getting home before the streetlights turned on. Today, having hours of free, unstructured playtime is a rare treat. Instead,…
“My thighs are too fat. My abs aren’t ripped enough. My body is too hairy. My face has too many zits.” Comments like these are typical of kids who are going through puberty and worried about fitting in. Body dissatisfaction among America’s youth has become so widespread that researchers now…