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 …
It’s true. Our dirty little secret is out. Eating disorders are just for college students anymore. According to a recent article in Ladies’ Home Journal, there are few hard statistics on the age distribution of the estimated 5 to 10 million female Americans who suffer from some form of eating disorder, experts attest to a …
While men and women are considered two very different things when it comes to eating disorders, there are a few symptoms that men and women share. That incredibly intense feeling of gaining weight or become too fat is apparent in both men and women. Also, depression of not reaching your weight loss goals is almost …
A latest research has shown that many Americans both men and women were treated at the hospital for eating disorders. In the data released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, it was learned that eating disorders rose by 18 percent between 1999 and 2006. The government agency added that according to the study …
Who says only teenage girls suffer from eating disorders? Recent studies show that 1 out of every 4 men or 25% of the population suffer from the two most common eating disorders – anorexia nervosa and bulimia. And eating disorders are also not limited to homosexuals. Contrary to popular belief, 80% of men suffering from …
Eating disorders have often been thought of as a disorder among teenage girls. But increasingly, teenage boys and men are suffering from anorexia, or bulimia. Patrick Bergstrom’s battle with anorexia started in college. A star lacrosse player in high school, Bergstrom struggled on his college team, and had a run-in with a coach. He began …
There is no need to resort to anorexia or bulimia in order to lose weight. There is a healthier way of doing that, and it starts with a well-knit health care plan. This is also a great recovery tool for anorexics and bulimics, so that they would not regress to their previous illness. In creating …
If you are a spiritual person (and not necessarily a religious one), you may be interesting in considering how prayer and other spiritual practices tap into the mind-body connection. They have a calming effect that involves every system in the body, including the nervous system, immune system, endocrine (hormonal) system, digestive system, and cardiovascular system. …
Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight I wish I may, I wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight. If you could wish for anything (completely unrelated to your weight and how your body looks), what would you wish for? I found this incredibly story about wishing trees in Japan and …
“I’ll be fine with the way I look once I…. • Lose 20 pounds…or fifty or five or • My hair grows out or • I stop biting my nails or • I get braces or • I get a tan or • I get six pack abs Here is an absolutely crazy idea and …
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