Many people have been affected by weight issues especially in the United States. Chances are you know someone personally who is obese. This situation has led some people who struggle with their weight to become bulimic. Bulimia nervosa is a condition characterized by binge eating followed by forcing the food out of one’s body. …
Anyone can suffer from bulimia nervosa. Men, women, those with normal weight, underweight or even overweight, rich or poor, young or old, people of any race can be afflicted with this eating disorder and no one is exempted. People who are suffering from bulimia are unsatisfied with their body shape. As a result of this …
Bulimia nervosa is a kind of an eating disorder by which the sufferer goes into a cycle of binge eating followed by purging. Usually, Bulimics are too aware and self-conscious of their body weight for the limit that it becomes a priority in their lives. They always tend to seek acceptance from others and they …
Yes, the internet is a great way to look up information on almost anything under the sun. But when it comes to weight loss advices, the internet may not be exactly the safest place to look for information. Binging, purging, and excessive exercise–these are just some of the things viewed as unhealthy eating habits by …
More bad news about artificial sweeeteners….. Recent research indeed suggests a correlation between artificial sweetener intake and compromised health. In one large survey, diet soda consumption was found to be associated with elevated cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk. A different study reveals a possible mechanism behind this effect: rats that were fed artificially sweetened yogurt …
I started to restrict and use diet pills in high school and continued to binge and purge for many years. After a breakup I became very depressed and made the decision to lose weight. I stopped eating. No more purging! No more headaches, heart palpitations, throat sores, lost teeth! I dropped 30 pounds, lost my …
RECENT medical findings have suggested that black women are 50 percent more likely to suffer from bulimia nervosa than white women are. Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating, followed by compensatory behaviors. The most common form—practiced by more than 75% of people with bulimia nervosa—is self-induced vomiting, sometimes called purging; …
Continue to read Julie Nuemann’s story… “This never-ending punishment finally pushed me to seek help. Many people envision a certain romantic purity in eating disorders. But I promise there is no romance in bulimia. It is painful and dangerous and disgusting. Though I found comfort in the pain, and the dangers seemed justified in my …
In Purgatory: The Daily Life of a Bulimic is up on Change.org: An excerpt… Before I went to treatment, my days were very simple. Start each morning on the scale. Eat a small breakfast and try to keep it down. Because maybe today will be different, maybe today the cycle won’t begin again. …
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