As I blogged about recently, a study earlier this year found that Facebook use was associated with an increased risk for disordered eating. While there are likely multiple pathways associated with this relationship, let’s take a critical look at some of the ads that might pop up on your daily Facebook feed. I hope that I …
Just four months after April Dunlap began dieting, her parents and doctor determined that she was losing too much weight. It was determined that she was suffering from anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by a refusal to maintain a healthy body weight. She was admitted to an eating disorders program and, within 10 days …
Coming to the end of a challenging spin class, our instructor walked us through the readouts on the gym’s new bike consoles. “Now look down at the most important number on your console: the calories.” I disagree. As a fitness professional, I think the most important number on the bike console is the watts, how …
My article appeared originally on Recovery Brands’ Pro Corner site. The statistics are staggering; millions of Americans don’t get enough exercise. In the early part of my career, as a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor, I focused on this end of the spectrum – helping people to incorporate exercise into their lives and adhere …
I think the most frustrating thing for doctors and other medical professionals is that when somebody is killing themselves with an eating disorder they are doing it by their own hands. It’s like they are helplessly watching you sit there and play with fire. Here it is their medical oath to save lives, and you …
I haven’t got an Eating Disorder because I’m not thin. I just need to eat a sandwich. I haven’t got an Eating Disorder, I’m just greedy. I make myself throw up for vanity reasons, I just don’t want to get fat. Upon finally reading through my emails which I’d avoided doing for weeks, I found …
There was a time believe it not when MTV aired music videos, and not programs about teenagers who were conceiving. As a matter of fact when I was growing up the show would not be called 16 and pregnant, but “Oh my god, my life is screwed.” Today however it’s just considered normal. Our younger generation has …
Seeking treatment for an Eating Disorder is a very difficult decision, and for a lot of people it’s the first time they face their truth. It’s a challenge as this disease comes with many accessories. It drapes itself in lies, and secrets, deception and manipulation. Going into therapy requires you to be honest, and when you […] …
It’s amazing to me how resilient the human body is. I don’t think people realize how much it fights for your basic survival. It’s the animal instinct we all are born with. We will almost do anything possible to fight for our life. I suppose that the ones who could tell you what it feels like to …
When I was eight years old, I was standing in my kitchen and saw my mother put a handful of M&M’s in her mouth and the spit them out in the sink. I asked her why she did it and her answer was simple..”to save calories”. I never ever saw her do it again, but […] Eating …
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