Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
#healthywriter #writinglife
Most people probably think writing is a pretty cushy gig.
Kick back in your easy chair with your bon-bons and jot down a few words when the inspiration strikes. Go for a walk in the park. Enjoy the sunset from a rocking chair on the porch as you indulge your musings.
Surely just about every other profession on the planet is more dangerous than that.
If this is the attitude you get from friends and family, all you can do is shrug it off, or better yet, nod and agree. Yep. I’ve got it good.
Then go back home and recommit to your healthy habits, because trust me—being a writer is dangerous—so much so it could significantly shorten your life! Find out why in this video, and what you can do to take better care of yourself.
Studies referenced in the video:
SITTING
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19346988 (Total time sitting=increased risk of death.)
pressroom.cancer.org/releases?item=257 (Study by American Cancer Society)
plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0080000 (Analysis of studies)
WEIGHT GAIN
jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1555137 (Meta analysis)
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa021423 (Overweight more likely to die of cancer)
EXERCISE
medscape.com/viewarticle/744006
POOR DIET
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857522 (on women)
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15010446 (poor diet + inactivity worse than smoking)
BACK PAIN
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17700450 (women)
scandinavianjournalpain.com/article/S1877-8860(12)00244-3/abstract
ISOLATION
medscape.com/viewarticle/811133
pnas.org/content/110/15/5797
DEPRESSION
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12450639
bjp.rcpsych.org/content/195/2/118.long
#healthywriter #writinglife
Most people probably think writing is a pretty cushy gig.
Kick back in your easy chair with your bon-bons and jot down a few words when the inspiration strikes. Go for a walk in the park. Enjoy the sunset from a rocking chair on the porch as you indulge your musings.
Surely just about every other profession on the planet is more dangerous than that.
If this is the attitude you get from friends and family, all you can do is shrug it off, or better yet, nod and agree. Yep. I’ve got it good.
Then go back home and recommit to your healthy habits, because trust me—being a writer is dangerous—so much so it could significantly shorten your life! Find out why in this video, and what you can do to take better care of yourself.
Studies referenced in the video:
SITTING
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19346988 (Total time sitting=increased risk of death.)
pressroom.cancer.org/releases?item=257 (Study by American Cancer Society)
plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0080000 (Analysis of studies)
WEIGHT GAIN
jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1555137 (Meta analysis)
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa021423 (Overweight more likely to die of cancer)
EXERCISE
medscape.com/viewarticle/744006
POOR DIET
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857522 (on women)
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15010446 (poor diet + inactivity worse than smoking)
BACK PAIN
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17700450 (women)
scandinavianjournalpain.com/article/S1877-8860(12)00244-3/abstract
ISOLATION
medscape.com/viewarticle/811133
pnas.org/content/110/15/5797
DEPRESSION
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12450639
bjp.rcpsych.org/content/195/2/118.long
