One thing I have noticed about the difference between Americans and other countries is that other nations seem to largely not make the kind of promises American doctors tend to make. In America, pain relief means “taking the pain away” more often than not. Most of us seem to believe that “pain relief” means a total…

I was encouraged to go try a rehabilitation week at Viva Mayr by my own doctor earlier this year

The problem isn’t with the body being “irrational,” the problem is that you have some serious health problems and medical science hasn’t figured it out yet. The kind of absolute nonsense that this Viva Mayr is touting is not going to actually help anyone do anything except, like you said, eat a slightly better diet…

This article is a great illustration of the old adage about fools and their money. Wow, I really should have gone into the scam business, it is much more lucrative than working for a living.

I’m not sure why any medical professional who’s aware of your having body dysmorphia would promote such an extreme regime that focuses largely on the superficial.

Just a regular reminder that detox like this is not real and has no actual benefits.

I think if your blood is too acidic, you’d be dead.

I stopped reading at “severe food poisoning twice a year.” I’m an eater of sketchy food (both old and purchased at dirty places). I have only had food poisoning ONCE (Mongolian BBQ). So, I call either bullshit or too dim to have worthwhile insight. Twice a damn year? For how many years? What the fuck are you eating?…

Chew, swallow, and shit. Three of the three criteria my baby needed to pass to leave the NICU last week.

Yeahhh, gotta say that their longtime habit of not listing the brand and renaming the style felt a little shady. I think they remedied this in recent years, but I remember the deep shame felt when a pair of shoes showed up at my doorstep and turned out to be by Jessica Simpson.

Their sizing was really inconsistent in a number of ways, IMO. For instance, as a super shortie, I could never, ever tell if what I was getting (for much $$) was going to work for me, proportions-wise. Booooo.

I’m gonna say it: ModCloth had such cute stuff, but the items were almost never worth it for the price.

Old Navy used to have the perfect normal, comfortable but fitted short- and long-sleeved tops called the Perfect Tee (imagine!). I especially liked the V-neck version. Perfect weight and thickness. For some reason, they, like many other outfitters, began believing that every woman wants a “Boyfriend” style t-shirt or…

Can I add that I HATE THE CROP TOP EVERYTHING

I feel like EVERYTHING is super fucking trendy any more. I’ve been looking for a longer length black cotton women’s hoodie for two years now, since the elbow ripped on the one I have from Target. Everything is cropped, or fleece, or has lace in it or a keyhole back or some shit. It’s infuriating.

This!!!! EVERY TIME I’ve tried to shop in stores or online lately, I am inundated by these fucking off the shoulder garments, and I’m shopping at PLUS SIZE RETAILERS. Like, whoooo theeee fuck in a 22/24 or 3X is going to look cute in some shit that requires an invisible bra? My titties are 42DDD. I need straps, y’all.…

I was trying to buy a cardigan online yesterday, like a regular cardigan with buttons, and I had to sift through so many “cold shoulder cardigans” which is just obnoxious. I want my cardigans to have shoulders.

Preach

“Where are the spaghetti strap sundresses with built-in bras? Where are the structured, cotton mid-length dresses in dark colors to hide the sweat? Why aren’t there any nice summer tops that are both breathable and allow me to move my arms around in a sensible matter? Where are the fashionable tank tops made out of…

...and how did we get suckered into having mom jeans again? HOW?! Has history taught us nothing?