Your Body is More Than Your Beauty: Why Body Neutrality Promotes Mental Health, Encourages Function Over Aesthetics

Body neutrality asserts your inherent right to exist no matter the shape, size or composition of your body.

There is a huge problem in modern society — body shaming. It does nothing to heal the traumas of our bodies and if anything, exacerbates and contributes to further disease and despair.

“One thing we can do is take it seriously, recognize that our bodies are ourselves in a visual and virtual culture, and we struggle with the increasing demands of beauty. If we take the demands seriously, it is easy to see why body shaming is serious. When you shame bodies you shame people. Body-shaming — whether fat shaming, a nasty comment about hair color or a body part — can make you ashamed, can stay with you, and make you insecure.”

Heather Widdows Ph.D.
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What is the Male Physical Body Ideal and Why Does it Matter for Modern Masculinity?

Aesthetics, attractiveness, and confidence are high on the minds of many men today.

While ideals of the masculine body continue to be refreshed through media — particularly movies, advertisements, and social media — it’s arguable that the ideal male body has persisted for millennia.

“No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”

Socrates

In other words, that which was beautiful to our ancestors 3,000 years ago was also likely beautiful to our ancestors 300,000 years ago. Yet, the beauty of a man does not solely rely upon his mere, “being,” rather the beauty of man combines a great many traits including the soundness of mind, body, and spirit.

Ancient cave paintings illustrate the muscular, V-Shape aesthetic with broad shoulders and large arms tapering into a small waist.
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What is Obesity? How do we fix obesity?

A new approach to the topic of obesity is necessary for the modern world.

Let’s start this article by saying what obesity is NOT.

Obesity is NOT a moral failure, obesity is NOT a weakness of character, and obesity is NOT a lifestyle choice.

Stay with me here.

Obesity also is not a number on a scale.

What is obesity?

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