Want to feel better today? Get outside. That’s right – scoot. get away from the computer and get outside. Go find some trees, a garden, any place that is natural. Even images of nature makes you feel better. In one study, subjects were shown sets of images and were then immediately asked a set of …
Some eating disorders can be explained as being “genetic”. It can be the fact that one or both of a child’s parents suffered from an eating disorder. This is turn, puts their child at risk for developing the same kind of problems. Have you ever wondered why some parents are so strict on what their …
Picky and fussy eaters are not just being difficult to please say U.S. researchers. They may be suffering from an eating disorder like anorexia or bulimia. Soon the disorder is to have an official name and the American Psychological Association plans to call them “selective eaters”. A final decision will be made for the next …
We eat because it is a basic need. But there are people who eat for a variety of many reasons. The compulsive need to eat can be triggered by stress, irritation and frustration. Worry, boredom or overwork can also elicit this irrational need for food. Eating and food now becomes a facade to escape from …
Since time immemorial, people have been constantly looking for love and finding ways to make a relationship last. At times, people fail to nurture relationships and are unable to find satisfaction in a relationship. Years of disappointment in a partnership can make you hopeless and give up trying to make it work. You may think …
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This much anticipated follow-up to Life Without Ed explains what it is like to be “fully recovered” from an eating disorder. Picking up shortly after the first book left off, Jenni starts off by explaining how she skipped her first marriage, “The wedding invitations were stamped but not mailed, and (her wedding dress) and three …
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Finding your Voice for Change in the New Year In our first teleconference of 2010, Doris Smeltzer, MA, shares the powerful and poignant story of how she survived the most devastating blow imaginable – the loss of her nineteen year-old daughter, Andrea, to bulimia – by reaching out to help others who are struggling. Doris …
Are you fed up with your eating disorder, diet or body image issues? I was too. I know what it is like to be at the end of your rope in an unhealthy cycle and confusion about where to get help. Have you tried other resources yet? I bet you have. I have a Ph.D. …
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