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Miss San Antonio Stripped Of Her Title For Gaining Weight
Seventeen-year-old Domonique Ramirez had her sparkling beauty pageant tiara yanked off her pretty little head for gaining weight. A perfect example of how teen eating disorders are triggered and how ironic this comes to light during eating disorder awareness week. Domonique Ramirez Domonique is a pretty seventeen-year-old girl who is being accused of being insubordinate, …
Binge Eating Among Women Worsens If Partner Encourages Dieting
As if we need another reason to stop fat-shaming friends or family members, a new study reveals that women who are encouraged by their partners to diet will be more prone to binge eating. The study, published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, included 1,294 young adults in Minnesota between the ages of 20 …
Eating Disorders In Boys And Pre-Teens On The Rise
In the past few years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of pre-teenage girls diagnosed with eating disorders. According to a recent report, the highest increase of eating disorders has been found in boys and minority children. Boys with Eating Disorders Recent studies indicate that boys with an eating disorder have increased …
New Year’s Resolutions: Why You Should Probably Abandon Them
It’s the time of year when we all start making big promises to ourselves to change our health habits for good. But for people with eating disorders, these types of self-inflicted rules can be a slippery slope. Bill Gordon, Chair of the Advisory Committee for Collective Concerns in Medicine at the David Geffen School of …
The “New” Eating Disorder – Orthorexia
The word new in this case simply implies the latest eating disorder, which has been around since 1977 and is orthorexia. Many doctors blame society for this eating disorder. It seems everywhere you look you see something related to health and obesity. Weight loss surgeries are on the rise, people (mainly woman) are joining every …
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Virtues~N~Vices :: INTEGRITY
Virtue:a valued principle of good moral behavior; a holy habit. Vice:a practice of wrongdoing, corruption of virtue; an unholy habit. Integrity: Honesty and reliability in all things; consistency in the face of difficult circumstances. Integrating truth and action with body, mind, spirit and heart. Hypocrisy: Pretending to have virtues or moral beliefs that one doesn’t actually have. We get …
I Was A Bridesmaid
Last week was my friend’s wedding, and it was beautiful. She looked stunning in her dress, the groom looked handsome in his suit and it was a gorgeous summers day. I’ll ask permission from the bride when she gets back from her honeymoon about whether I can post a picture of the day on here …
Picky Eating – Is It A Disorder?
I have often been accused of being a picky eater because I dislike eating certain types of food that just do not seem right for my palate. But I never once thought of it as an eating disorder, mainly because the foods you eat are simply just a matter of taste. However, I recently discovered …
Fun Friday: Evolution Of Dance
Fun Friday! This is an old video, yes, but it’s still brilliant and it’s continuing the theme of random happy dancing! Except it’s not random… but it IS happy. You’re welcome! Emma
Let’s Review – Eating Disorders Are Not A Matter Of Choice
Most of my readers probably have this understanding already, but I need to reiterate it: an eating disorder is not a choice, it is not a lifestyle, it is not a vain whim or a passing fancy. Many of you have experienced eating disorders first-hand or watched as your sisters, daughters or friends struggled with …