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Anorexic “Night Baker” Uses Blog To Raise Money For Treatment
It sounds odd when you think about. A 29-year-old anorexic woman raised enough money to pay for one week at a treatment center–all through baking cookies and other sweets. She posted the pictures of her creations on Facebook and asked for donations on her blog. The Night Baker Camilla Kuhns of Kirkland, Washington, says she …
Three Services To Help Stop Binge Eating
In order to stop binge eating, it’s important to seek out support groups and resources that can assist you in the process of overcoming an eating disorder. Treatment Options Individuals may vary in terms of what treatment options work best for them, but here are three options: Private counseling. The first step might be to …
Breast Size Can Affect Mental Health In Teens, Study Suggests
Beyond just being a cosmetic concern, breast size can actually have a significant impact on mental health in adolescent girls, according to new research published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Both breast asymmetry, having one breast larger than the other, and macromastia (large breasts), appeared to be associated with lower scores for emotional well-being and …
UK Politician Campaigns Magazines To Not Promote Fad Diets In 2013
Equalities minister Jo Swinson is urging women’s magazines to do something drastically different this January. She’s asking them to stop promoting unhealthy crash diets in their coming issues–a common editorial trend that characterizes the publishing industry after the indulgent holidays. Glossy lies? Swinson claims that magazines like OK! and Closer too often feature stick-thin celebrities …
Recent Study Finds – That Negative Attitudes Toward Fat Bodies Is A Global Problem
Fat bodies are being stigmatized globally even in countries that have appreciated and valued large bodies for centuries. In past studies larger bodies have not only been appreciated in some countries but the person was seen as generous, beautiful, successful, fertile and wealthy. Now, these countries have taken on the Western world views of a …
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EATING DISORDERS….THE SMALLER THE APPETITE, THE BIGGER THE VICTIM.
There was a time believe it not when MTV aired music videos, and not programs about teenagers who were conceiving. As a matter of fact when I was growing up the show would not be called 16 and pregnant, but “Oh my god, my life is screwed.” Today however it’s just considered normal. Our younger generation has …
Tumblr And Pinterest Ban Pro-Anorexia “Thinspiration” Content
Have you heard the term “thinspo”? The term is short for “thinspiration”, and refers to growing community of women who have used social media sites like Tumblr and Pinterest to glorify eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. The thinspo community trades in images of underweight models and actresses like Kate Moss, messages that inspire self-harm …
Video: How To Prevent Bingeing, Purging And Other E.D. Behaviors
This week’s video blog offers tips on preventing Eating Disorder behaviors (such as bingeing and/or purging) while in recovery. I hope you find it helpful! (You will find the steps I lay out in the video listed below). ? Lauren Bersaglio Questions to ask yourself if you feel the urge to binge/purge/restrict: 1. What am …
Changing Indentity
Since I’ve gotten a job I’ve noticed my social anxiety has significantly reduced. I’m going out usually 5 days a week, and leaving the house that often would have brought on a mild anxiety attack just from thinking about it. Although going out and facing people, meeting colleagues, e.t.c have made a huge difference, I …
The Case Of “I Am Too Fat”
In a society where much premium is placed on looking beautiful, eating disorders are a commonplace problem. In DSM IV-TR defines eating disorders as severe disturbances in one’s eating behavior. It includes two diagnoses – Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, and usually involves severe weight loss in order to achieve a desired body form. Eating …