Who says girls can’t compete athletically with boys?
Each spring I begin looking forward to the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting, wondering what interesting health and fitness studies I will discover when I begin looking into the...
View ArticleNot your sisters’ yoga
Researchers at Indiana University and the Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis have been studying the feasibility of using yoga as part of rehabilitation following a stroke. The results are...
View ArticleProtect your eyes with style and restraint (leave the fireworks to the pros)
It looks like my kids and I need to pick up some sunglasses. Melanie Pickett, O.D., assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute at the IU School of...
View ArticleA matter of resolve: What floats your boat?
When it comes to resolve, I’ve received some interesting advice from Indiana University professors over the years. Bernardo J. Carducci, at IU Southeast, recommends making New Year resolutions in...
View ArticleMaking sex normal — one picture at a time
Are Americas obsessed with sex? Debby Herbenick, Ph.D. It’s always in the news, from the fast-paced national discussion about same-sex marriage (I like “marriage equality”) and hardcore political...
View ArticleHere’s to stepping off the sidelines and jumping into the game
Some people see exercise as a chore or game. For Emily Ward, it’s so much more. It’s adventure, community. It can be life-changing, especially when it involves surpassing limits and accomplishing the...
View ArticleSimple steps for skin safety
Two news stories put skin cancer and skin protection top of mind for me this week. The New York Times’ “For a Boomer, Sunscreens Came Late and Cancer Came Too Soon” drove home the potential...
View ArticleElite athletes often shine sooner or later — but not both
We all know people who say they stopped growing in eighth-grade (like me) or grew several inches in college (like my brother). For high school athletes who try to take it to the next level after...
View ArticleSedentary behavior (watching TV), arterial health in the news
Is watching TV setting you up for health problems? According to a recent study, the more time 30-somethings spent watching TV, the stiffer their arteries became. Stiff arteries are not a good thing, at...
View ArticleIf only over-the-hill trick-or-treaters were a myth
Looking through your children’s Halloween candy for potential hazards makes sense, but any underlying fear of poison or razor blades seems to be misplaced. Health mythbusters and Indiana University...
View ArticleGift guides galore
I’ve gotten some good ideas from holiday gift guides over the years — and some of the guides have been my own handiwork, with the help of insightful IU health and wellness experts. My most recent IU...
View ArticleIt’s that time of year
With research centers on my “beat” such as the Center for Sexual Health Promotion in the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington and The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction,...
View ArticleMen have biological clocks, too?
When I was pregnant with my youngest child, I recall my doctor mentioned my “advanced age” several times. A bit aggravated, I planned to assure her that I was aware of my “advanced age” — 37 — so she...
View ArticlePlay now, pay later? College athletes’ quality of life later in life
Guest post courtesy of IU Newsroom multimedia intern Lena Morris: Beyond having their names screamed at the games, Division I athletes symbolize the best health and physique of our age group. However,...
View Article5 top reasons to relax about the Affordable Care Act enrollment number
Guest post courtesy of Heather A. McCabe, assistant professor of social work at Indiana University. Heather McCabe We are nearing the March 31 deadline for people to enroll in insurance through health...
View ArticleHealth screening provided a ‘wake-up call’ for IU’s Akash Shah
Guest post courtesy of Inside IU writer April Toler Shah: “I was like, ‘Let’s just go for a screening and we’ll find out whatever.’” When Akash Shah walked into the IU Health Center at Indiana...
View ArticleDietary iron and heart disease — what’s meat got to do with it?
The body, it turns out, doesn’t treat all dietary iron equally. A new study from the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington linked consumption of iron from meat with an increased risk of heart disease...
View ArticleRun for your life! But first …
Buried at the very bottom of this interesting Reuters article about how light jogging can reduce the risk of dying from heart disease was what I consider really good advice from a professor at the...
View ArticleIf sitting is the new smoking, this may be an easier fix
The IU Newsroom I walked through shady Dunn Woods on my way to a meeting yesterday and reveled in each peaceful step. IUPUI researcher Steve McKenzie makes a case in this Indianapolis Star article for...
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