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Drunkorexia On The Rise
Drunkorexia The term drunkorexia is the word used to describe the condition of binge drinking combined with the typical self-imposed starvation seen with anorexia nervosa. It has also been used to refer to individuals who use purging or who have other eating disorders and try to reduce their calorie intake to help compensate the calories …
Largest Worldwide Anorexia Study Sheds Light On Success Of Psychotherapy
Of all mental disorders, anorexia is considered to be the most lethal. Medical professionals are always looking for new ways to treat the complex physical and psychological condition, as well as discovering what combination of therapeutic approaches works best for long-term success. In a recent trial on anorexia – the largest global project of its …
Overweight People At No Greater Risk Of Ill Health Than People Of Normal Weight
A new study from the University of Manitoba, Canada is shedding some interesting light on various myths regarding future health risks and potential usage of the health care system. The study is specifically referring to those individuals who are overweight, not obese. The recent study is part of a 182 page report from the University …
Most Women Lie About Their Weight And Eat In Secret, Study Finds
In a survey of 2,000 British women, about three-quarters of them say that they often feel guilty about how much they eat. The biggest triggers for overeating? Boredom, stress and depression. A secret problem What’s more troubling than overeating in and of itself is that many women–about 44 percent of those in the study–admitted to …
Working Out Or Eating Healthy With A Partner Delivers 95 Percent Success Rate
Developing – and sticking to – healthy habits can be challenging, especially while dealing with or recovering from an eating disorder. But a new study shows that going at it with a friend can increase your success rate to an almost no-fail status. ExerciseFriends study ExerciseFriends.com conducted a study to analyze the habits of 25 …
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Walk Through Metal Detector To Prevent Anti Social Activities
Threats and many antisocial activities are going on everyday and government has been taking many precautions to prevent these activities but is not getting success. With the increased technology, terrorists are also using high technology in the design of powerful instruments which can counter these metal detectors. Therefore before purchasing the metal detectors people should …
Eating Disorders And Suicide
This is not a pleasant subject, but one that deserves attention. I attended a presentation at the IAEDP Conference a couple of weeks ago about suicide. There were some interesting facts that I wanted to share. In the United States alone, there are 790,000 suicide attempts made each year out of the general population, with …
My Daughter Has An Eating Disorder – Day 2
You’d think someone who was a counselor and a survivor of an eating disorder herself would know perfectly what steps to take to help her daughter with her eating disorder. It’s a little trickier than I thought. Here’s what I am learning so far. Eating Disorder Programs are hard to find. The residential program in …
Weight Checks And Eating Disorders
Everyone checks their body to some extent, but many people with eating disorders repeatedly check their body and often in a way that’s unusual. Sometimes body and weight checking becomes second nature and many individuals with eating disorders don’t even realize they’re doing it,” said Dena Cabrera, PsyD, psychologist at Remuda Programs for Eating and …
Healthy Foods For Anorexia
When dealing with anorexia, it can be difficult to seek out treatment. It can be even more difficult to have to undergo any particular type of treatment because there is a lot of involvement of food. Food is an underlying scare for some with anorexia. It holds a power over them and it can, at …