New research from the University of Haifa suggests that the amount of time spent on Facebook could have a relationship to the incidence of eating disorders. The study of 248 teenage girls focused on the magazine, television, and Facebook behaviors and found that the more time spent on Facebook, the more like the girls were …
I can remember being told many times throughout the years of being ill with anorexia that I was “just being selfish”. Whew! Didn’t I care about my family, my children, etc.? Talk about shame and guilt!! I KNEW I was not a selfish person, in fact, looking back, I sacrificed myself in many ways in …
Many studies and surveys have already proven that eating disorders in Jewish teenagers are exceptionally high. It leads me to asking, why is the pressure to be thin so strong among these women? Just like everyone else with eating disorders, their main desire is to look thin because of their belief that being thin is …
I know, I know, I talked about her once already and it was only marginally interesting the first time. But I missed a huge point. By missed, I mean I missed by a mile. I was catching up on Twitter yesterday and was following along some of the comments about Hawkins publicity stunt (I mean, …
Have you been watching Jamie’s Food Revolution? It’s nearing the end of the special series and the reviews aren’t glowing. Even Jamie Oliver himself admits, “Ultimately there’s never going to be a happy ending — it’s just going to be a hopeful question mark.” One news station complains that after the first two months of …
Win a trip to NYC for NEDA’s annual Benefit Dinner, cash prizes and more! Get out your video camera and enter NEDA’s Video Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest! Submission deadline is February 20, 2011. Everyone can do just one thing. Choose the activity that best suits your interests, time and resources. If we all do …
The government endorsed a bill Sunday aimed at preventing underweight models from being featured in advertisements. According to the bill, commercial groups will be prohibited from displaying underweight models, and model agents will be banned from employing or representing such models. This also includes a ban on shooting underweight models, who will not be allowed …
Does a woman’s weight have any affect on her ability to conceive? The truth is yes, being underweight or overweight can affect a woman’s fertility, though the extent may vary from person to person. How being underweight affects women’s fertility? Low weight or weight loss can decrease the production of GnRH, a hormone which is …
How do you know if you self-injure? It may seem an odd question to some, but a few people aren’t sure if what they do is “really” self-injury. Answer these questions: 1. Do you deliberately cause physical harm to yourself to the extent of causing tissue damage (breaking the skin, bruising, leaving marks that last …
Some counselors say that depression is, quite simply, anger turned inward. Anger directed toward ourselves can manifest itself in: • Engaging in dangerous behavior, such as reckless driving or thrill-seeking behavior • Physically harming ourselves • Blaming ourselves for problems, even when we are not really the case of the problem • Refusing to feel …
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