Although eating disorders primarily affect women and girls by instilling impressions of becoming more and more thin into them, boys and men are also affected. One in four preadolescent cases of anorexia (characterized by extreme unwillingness to eating) occurs in boys, and binge-eating (characterized by excessive eating attendant with a feeling of disgust for overeating) …
Hope sounds simple: a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one’s life. Not quite as easy as rainbows and kittens and unicorns, is it? Nietzsche called hope “the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torments of man.” And then there are the opening lines of Woody Allen’s parody, “My …
Aside from family and peers, one of the most influential entities in a teenager’s life is the media. Teenagers tend to emulate the appearances of the beautiful men and women they see on TV. And among all the people appearing on television, the people that teens idolize most are the Hollywood stars. It is very …
Holidays like Christmas are special moment for families to bond and partake sumptuous food together. However, for an estimated nine million men, women and young people who are having some eating disorders holidays is a cause of headache and nightmares for them. Those suffering from eating disorders fears that the presence of many foods in …
You know the obvious things to watch out for, right? Basically, anything that relates to how he or she looks is taboo. For example, avoid: • Gym memberships or workout clothes/shoes • Clothes • Food (even if it is a favorite) • Scale (Who would give a scale for Christmas? But, in case you were …
When dealing with anorexia, it can be difficult to seek out treatment. It can be even more difficult to have to undergo any particular type of treatment because there is a lot of involvement of food. Food is an underlying scare for some with anorexia. It holds a power over them and it can, at …
Did you know that eating too much healthy foods can be a sign of an eating disorder? Coined by Colorado physician Steve Bratman in 1997, the term orthorexia nervosa is a relatively new term for an eating disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation on eating healthy foods. Of course, healthy eating is not bad in itself. …
Eating is perhaps the most grueling activity for a toddler. Since toddlers are always on the go, it is very difficult to capture them during mealtime and glue them to their seats. It is even much harder to make them eat something, especially if they do not like the food laid out in front of …
A friend on Facebook and asked an intriguing question this morning that I wanted to share with you. When does a behavior become a habit, and when does it become an addiction? For example, every morning I have to have weigh myself before I start my day. When I don’t, I am irritable and extremely …
Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat? By Claire Mysko, Magali Amadei 242 pg, paper, ’09 $15.95 $14.35 Beauty and body-image activists Claire Mysko and Magali Amadei offer pregnant women a reality check in terms of what youcan really expect when you are expecting. The authors expose the myths, challenges, and insecurities pregnant women face …
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