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‘Thigh Gap’: New Body Obsession For Teen Girls?
A quick Google search for “thigh gap” returns a plethora of results, including an article titled, “How to Get the Thigh Gap,” and a Tumblr page called “Do it for the Thigh Gap.” But what is the thigh gap? The latest obsession for teen girls, it seems, and yet another unrealistic body image standard that …
Study Focuses On Eating Disorders In The African American Community
The National Survey of American Life did a study on over 6 thousand African and Caribbean Black Americans to find out why there were major differences in number of blacks and whites were receiving treatment for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. The findings are published in the online version of Psychology Today. They found …
US Study Links Binge Eating And Depression In Teenage Girls
A new U.S. study has determined that adolescent girls who are depressed are twice as likely to start binge eating than teenage girls who are not suffering from depression. In addition to this, the researchers noted that adolescent girls who binge eat on a regular basis have double the risk of developing depressive symptoms. Screening …
Eating Disorder Patients Have Increased Risk For Autoimmune Conditions
A link between eating disorders and several autoimmune diseases has been discovered by Finnish researchers, suggesting that eating disorder risk could be higher in people with conditions like type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease. The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki, aimed to address the prevalence of autoimmune conditions …
Kate Middleton Featured On Pro-Anorexia Websites
According to an article in the British newspaper The Daily Mail, the Duchess of Cambridge is being featured as a role model on certain controversial pro-anorexia websites in the US. Kate Middleton has continued to lose weight following her marriage in April of this year to Prince William. While she has always been considered to …
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EATING DISORDERS AND TREATMENT…..ANOREXICS GONE WILD.
~There was a little girl, who had a little curl smack in the middle of her forehead, and when she was good she was very very good, but when she was bad she was horrid.~ I was severely into my eating disorder for 17 years and when I wasn’t skadoodaling around like a crazy girl, I was in and out of many …
I’m An Adult
Yeah so… I am still alive. I’ve tried to write a blog post numerous times, but I can’t seem to sum up what is happening at the moment. Because… I’m doing really well. After resisting binges left right and centre, being able to remind myself that I don’t need extra food, having that little voice …
The Sound Of Silence
Silence. There are two sides to this loaded word. Of course, there are times when silence is extremely beneficial and opens your mind to new ways of thinking and your eyes to new discovering to make. I am in love with my daily 10-minutes of meditation. It feels like the world is at my feet and I the …
You Can Call Me Eleanor, Miss Rigby If You Please
I remember as a little girl, I grew up listening to the music of the Beatles. My mother and father were avid fans and my sister’s and I became quite used to the sounds of Jon, Paul, Ringo, and George being blasted through the speakers of our living room. I think I loved all the …
You’re The Top!
Warning: This is a blog rant. It is not a clinically substantiated post; nor is it a touching memoir. Above all, it is NOT a carefully constructed social commentary. It is a rant. That being said, I hope you choose to keep reading. In a previously written and less “ranty” blog, I wrote about the …