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Modeling Agency Anti-Anorexia Campaign Reminds Girls “You Are Not A Sketch”
When it comes to fashion, image is everything. But what if that image has been distorted and retouched to the point that one can no longer tell fact from fiction? Star Models, a Brazilian-based modeling agency, has launched a new series of ads that challenge the very essence of what the fashion industry supposedly stands …
Religion Linked To Obesity In Young Adults
The study, conducted by researchers at Northwestern University, found that young adults who attended religious events on a regular basis were at a higher risk for becoming obese than their counterparts who did not attend as many religious activities or none at all. The Study The study followed two thousand four hundred and thirty-three young …
Almost 10 Million UK Women ‘Feel Depressed’ Over Their Looks
About one in four women in the UK feel that their bodies have held them back from fulfilling relationships, according to new research. Nearly 10 million women also report that they feel depressed because of the way they look, and another quarter say that their body image anxiety has kept them from going after a …
Recent Study – Childhood Obesity Not A Genetic Problem It Is Caused By Bad Habits
While obesity is not officially classified as an eating disorder, it is slated to be included in the classification in the near future. Despite that, it is almost but not quite yet an eating disorder more and more doctors are treating obesity as such. Bad Eating and Activity Habits Dr. Kim A. Eagle, a cardiologist …
Golden Age Hollywood Actresses Were Skinny, Not The Voluptuous Ideal We Thought
An interesting article on Blisstree reports that Hollywood actresses in the early age of film were not the full-bodied, voluptuous females we thought they were. A 1931 article in Photoplay magazine was recently dug up from the archives, revealing that the measurements of famous starlets like Dolores Del Rio and Gerta Garbo were equivalent …
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Declarations Not Resolutions!
This time of year there’s a lot of talk about New Year’s Resolutions. Some people take them seriously–others not so much. With the traditional resolution route we are depending on our own discipline and will power to make changes occur. By speaking declarations based on God’s Word we are depending on His power and strength …
Stress Of Freshman Year Can Trigger Eating Disorders For Some Young People
While the start of college is a positive, momentous event for many young people, it also can be an episode that pushes some into a dangerous battle with eating disorders, says University of Alabama at Birmingham Associate Professor of Psychology Mary Boggiano, Ph.D. Stress can trigger an eating disorder, and for the college student who …
Rules To Be Followed While Making Prayers For Children
Some rules and regulations are needed to be followed before going to choose the prayers for children. Since you can see a large number of child prayers that follows different rules and regulations. Try to choose one prayer which is very much helpful in solving the issues that are faced by your child. Most of …
This Could Be The Day
When you see the light at the end of the tunnel, it is not beneficial to go out and build more tunnel. It was John Quinton who observed that politicians do that. Maybe you’ve caught yourself doing it, too. Just when things look like they’re getting better, you start seeing more things that “aren’t right,” …
No More
What would it look like to destroy your scale? To refuse to be held hostage by an inanimate object any longer. To see your scale – and not the mirror as your enemy? We learn the tricks, trying to fool it. We go naked, allow no water, no jewelry (no contacts even). Pee first. Exhale. …