Diet or exercise: Which matters more?
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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Center for Research on Women with Disabilities
Keep social cues from derailing weight management
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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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