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Center for Research on Women with Disabilities

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Diet or exercise: Which matters more?

December 21, 2016December 20, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, Fitness, Nutrition and Wellness, Rachel Markley

I’ve always wondered which matters most when trying to lose weight – diet or exercise. How much should we trust the messages we receive about

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Keep social cues from derailing weight management

November 22, 2016November 22, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, GoWoman, Nutrition, Rebecca Goe, Thanksgiving

Imagine you are out to eat and just as you are finishing your meal, the wait staff comes by with the dessert cart. You watch

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Ten tips for eating healthy on a budget

November 2, 2016November 2, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, CROWD, GoWoman, Healthy Eating, Rachel Markley

Most people don’t find grocery shopping fun. When you are shopping on a budget and trying to eat healthier, it can become even less enjoyable.

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Staying on track: Ways to monitor your weight while living with a mobility impairment

October 17, 2016November 1, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, GoWoman, Stephanie Silveira

As a graduate student learning more about the disability community with GoWoman, I was surprised to learn that many people who use wheelchairs have no

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Living in a 'food desert': Tips to help maintain a healthy lifestyle

September 27, 2016October 7, 2016 Momentum 1 Comment Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, CROWD, food deserts, GoWoman, Houston, Nutrition and Wellness, Stephanie Silveira

Having convenient access to fresh, healthy food options can easily be taken for granted. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 2.3 million Americans

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Planning healthy meals to accommodate my family and my disability

September 2, 2016October 7, 2016 Momentum 1 Comment Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, cooking, CROWD, GoWoman, Houston, Meena Dhanjal Outlaw, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness

On many occasions I’ve made a meal that is healthy for me, and something I think the family will like—but the first to complain is

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Adapting MyPlate guidelines to fit your nutritional needs

August 23, 2016October 7, 2016 Momentum 1 Comment Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, GoWoman, Houston, MyPlate, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Rachel Markley, Stephanie Silveira

Most of us remember the food pyramid that we were taught as kids in school.  In 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) replaced the

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Keep it simple: How to use adaptive cooking devices

August 12, 2016October 7, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments Affiliates, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, cooking, CROWD, GoWoman, Houston, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Rachel Markley

When you’ve lived your whole life with a severe mobility impairment as I have, you don’t blink an eye when the label  “accessible” or “adapted”

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Keep it safe while breaking a sweat

August 2, 2016June 13, 2018 Momentum 1 Comment Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, CROWD, Exercise, Fitness, GoWoman, Healthcare, Houston, Stephanie Silveira, Summer

Concerns about safety can be a real barrier to exercise for people with physical disabilities. Knowing what your safety risks are can open possibilities for

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Blubber control!

July 15, 2016October 7, 2016 Momentum 2 Comments autoimmune disease, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, CROWD, Fitness, GoWoman, Healthcare, Houston, Meena Dhanjal Outlaw, myasthenia gravis, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness

In hindsight, my spinal cord injury sustained in 2000 seems so easy now. It was challenging to stay fit following the injury, but my aerobics

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From The Labs Image of the Month From the Labs features an image of early physical training of Rett mice, which results in the development of more dendritic arbors or cellular projections in a task-specific group of neurons in the hippocampus (red). Image credit: N.P. Achilly/Zoghbi lab/Nature, 2021.

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