Normally we think that a person with eating disorder possesses obsession with food. But the real cause behind his/her developing eating disorders is usually a deeper psychological problem that he/she has to deal with. Consulting a psychiatrist or a therapist can usually help a lot in preventing a person from developing such eating disorders. An …
I have a pet peeve about the way we as a culture “talk” about food. On one hand, our everyday language portrays food as if it had a moral dimension, and not just a source of a fuel and should be also a pleasure. It is not “good” or “bad”. One’s diet as a whole …
Soon after the lovely actress’ death, it appeared that an eating disorder was off the table as a cause, since she suffered from several other health issues. But, as the coroner’s report is released, new speculations are emerging about her cause of death. Officially, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office Chief Investigator Craig Harvey tells …
More males aside from women have engaged themselves in unhealthy diet just to cope up with their eating disorders. A recent study conducted revealed that more men are afraid of getting fat that made these people do unhealthy dieting in order for them to keep an average shape and size. The attitude, which is very …
Two-time WBC boxing champion Mia Rosales- St. John is one of the most famous and popular competitors in women’s boxing today. Now, in her first book, Mia reveals that she overcame racism, alcoholism and an eating disorder to become a world class athlete, a pioneer of sport, a happy, healthy mother of two and a …
Isn’t it depressing when you notice that something is not right with your appearance? Well, just imagine how those people with body dysmorphic disorder must have felt. They have this sort of preoccupation with a defect in their appearance, even if it is just an insignificant imperfection. Worse, some of them are just imagining that …
I admit it, I’m a little confused. To be fair, whenever religious leader make pronouncements about health issues, I am often left shaking my head. Today is no exception, I’m afraid. “Homosexuality is not the same as normal sex in the same way that anorexia is not a normal appetite,” says the new Archbishop of …
I agree that an eating disorder, when it manifests as a behavioral lifestyle, can certainly qualify as an addiction. It completely dominates the sufferer’s life, plus, the effects of starvation reinforce the addictive behavior. Obsessive and desperate measures may be taken by the one suffering, in order to maintain what they percieve to be the …
Having an eating disorders is not an easy situation the patient need to get the best available treatment available the soonest time possible. To properly deal with the situation and find treatment to it, here are some practical guides the patient or his or her family could follow. A. Know the type of eating disorder …
Quite a number of people think that they must live up to the society’s standards of what is considered right. Often times, when “body image” is involved, it can lead to some very startling outcomes. We all have to face the facts at some point in time, that we will experience, ourselves, or come across …
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