Unning As Therapy

Running Smart

A science writer and recreational runner explores the science behind popularly held beliefs about shoes, injuries, nutrition, "runner's high," and more. Conventional wisdom about running is passed down like folklore (and sometimes contradicts itself): the right kind of shoe prevents injury--or running barefoot, like our prehistoric ancestors, is best; eat a high-fat diet--and also carbo load before a race; running cures depression--but it might be addictive; running can save your life--although it can also destroy your knee cartilage. Often it's hard to know what to believe. In Running Smart, Mariska van Sprundel, a science journalist and recreational runner who has had her fair share of injuries, sets out to explore the science behind such claims. In her quest, van Sprundel reviews the latest developments in sports science, consults with a variety of experts, and visits a sports lab to have her running technique analyzed. She learns, among other things, that according to evolutionary biology, humans are perfectly adapted to running long distances (even if our hunter-gatherer forebears suffered plenty of injuries); that running sets off a shockwave that spreads from foot to head, which may or may not be absorbed by cushioned shoes; and that a good sports bra controls the ping pong-like movements of a female runner's breasts. She explains how the body burns fuel, the best foods to eat before and after running, and what might cause "runner's high." More than fifty million Americans are runners (and a slight majority of them are women). This engaging and enlightening book will help both novice and seasoned runners run their smartest.

Running as Therapy

Women Run Therapy

Your Therapist Is Lying To You Is therapy actually healing you — or gaslighting you into weakness? Why are men sicker, quieter, and dying earlier while women dominate mental health narratives? When did feeling good become more important than being right? - The mental health industry doesn’t want you well — it wants you dependent - SSRIs are not salvation — they’re a chemical leash marketed to women, failing men - “Toxic masculinity” is not a diagnosis — it’s a political weapon disguised as science - Therapy no longer solves problems — it amplifies victimhood and silences dissent - Women run psychiatry now — and they’ve redefined sanity in their emotional image - Men are punished for strength, punished for vulnerability — trapped in double binds - Feminist ideology has replaced evidence — your pain is dismissed if it doesn’t fit the narrative - Speaking up gets you canceled — but staying silent kills your soul If you want to break free from the therapy trap, reclaim your mind, and fight back against the feminist takeover of mental health — buy this book today.