Wendy M. Scott » Physical Health

There's a part of me that feels like it's self-indulgent to say I have a chronic autoimmune disease since that sounds so serious and dramatic. But there's another part of me that recognizes that ...

https://wendy.blog/2020/09/20/living-with-an-invisible-chronic-disease/

Benefits of Reading Reading has been linked to an amazing array of benefits, including these: Just six minutes of reading is enough to reduce stress by 68%, and numerous studies have shown that...

https://wendy.blog/2019/02/18/good-news-for-bookworms-science-says-reading-is-good-for-your-health/

My daughter recently tore her ACL and was in a wheelchair for the better part of a couple of weeks while it healed enough for her to walk for longer periods of time on crutches and then finally o...

https://wendy.blog/2018/06/10/mobility/

Originally posted on The Daily Post : Part of the mission that drives The Daily Post is to provide encouragement and inspiration to people who want to be more active writers, bloggers, and crea...

https://wendy.blog/2014/11/19/what-do-exercise-veggies-and-writing-have-in-common/

My third and newest Fitbit Zip has arrived! I bought my first Zip about a year ago and shortly thereafter lost it in the airport on my way to San Francisco. Sadness. Fitbit was kind enough to rep...

https://wendy.blog/2014/10/04/putting-some-steps-back-in-my-zip/

So this just happened yesterday. I have to give credit where it's due - it would have taken me much longer to earn this without my treaddesk.

https://wendy.blog/2014/06/07/a-thousand-miles/

If you want to exercise at your desk, the good news is that you have tons of options. You can choose to buy an out-of-the-box solution to replace of supplement existing your existing desk. But if...

https://wendy.blog/2014/04/16/desk-ercising/

In my last post on sitting less and feeling better, I promised I would tell you which desk I bought, why I bought it, and how it's going. I'll cover all of that in this post, along with some gene...

https://wendy.blog/2014/04/10/re-engineering-my-office-walking-and-working/

Like most of you, I spend a huge amount of time on the computer. In addition to spending my entire working day in front of the screen, I'm also on my computer quite a bit in my personal time. Las...

https://wendy.blog/2014/04/08/sit-less-live-better-and-longer-yes/

Maybe it's just me, but every time I turn on the TV (OK, the computer) and check the news, it often makes the world look just a little bit bleaker. I think that with the 24/7 news cycle, we're al...

https://wendy.blog/2013/05/03/is-news-bad-for-your-health/

Based on the evidence at WORLDS OLDEST HAMBURGER: The Hamburger's Story, the answer seems to be "forever." The hamburger in this picture rolled out from under McDonald's heat lamps back in 1999 (...

https://wendy.blog/2013/05/01/so-just-how-long-does-a-fast-food-hamburger-last/

Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss My rating: 5 of 5 stars This exhaustively and impressively researched exposé on the food industry reads like good investigative jour...

https://wendy.blog/2013/04/04/book-review-sugar-salt-fat/

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was a bit of a mixed bag for me. It started off strong and rather compelling with...

https://wendy.blog/2013/02/21/book-review-spark/