Research has shown that more than half of college women have had some eating disorder symptoms. While the cause of eating disorders is still unknown, new research suggests that depression and difficulty expressing one’s feelings may be a risk factor for disordered eating, especially in young women with a history of family problems or abuse. …
Ignorance of the problems and woes of a person suffering an eating disorder has given birth to myths about this disease condition. These myths need to be busted in order to properly understand the disease. With understanding comes enlightenment. It is a myth when people assume that only teenage girls undergo eating disorders. It is …
An Eating disorder is a serious health threat. However, often its detection and diagnosis is delayed because of the myths surrounding this disease. The following are some of the most common ones- Myth – Only women suffer from eating disorders Fact– Do only women suffer from anxiety, stress or poor body image? No right? Research …
I am asking some friends in the field to share their experiences, thoughts and resources with you in the next few weeks. Today, welcome Annie Fox, M.Ed and writer and incredible resource for parents of teens. “Every day I get email from a desperate t(w)een with weight issues. No, let me rephrase that. It’s not …
Journaling my thoughts and feelings has been an important tool for me during my recovery. At first, it seemed that I was only writing about my struggles with the recovery process, and continued symptoms. As my body and mind began to heal from the starvation that I had put it through, my writing began to …
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 …
Wow. That was harder than I thought to type. My daughter has an eating disorder. Anorexia and bulimia. Nothing like old demons coming home and roosting, eh? Her physician wants her hospitalized, but the hospitals that accept teens with eating disorders are full and the ones that aren’t full only take teens with self-injurious behaviors, …
Improving your appetite when suffering from an eating disorder can be incredibly hard. Luckily, there are quite a number of ways to help treat eating disorders, particularly anorexia. Eating apples is a good way to go about getting your appetite back. Also, apples are easily cut into portions so you do not feel the need …
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As a mom of nine year old, it was disheartening to read about a new study Cambridge University just released that focused on the body image perceptions of groups of girls aged six, nine and twelve. The girls, all with healthy body weights, were invited to have their photos taken. Then, the images were digitally …
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