Warning: This is a blog rant. It is not a clinically substantiated post; nor is it a touching memoir. Above all, it is NOT a carefully constructed social commentary. It is a rant. That being said, I hope you choose to keep reading. In a previously written and less “ranty” blog, I wrote about the …
For women of a certain age, the slogan, “You’ve come a long way baby,” will light up memories of a certain ad for a certain cigarette. In 1968, capitalizing on the feminist movement, a brand of smokes was introduced with an ad campaign intentionally targeted towards women. Never mind that the slogan used a demeaning …
When patients look at their family medical histories, the first thing they probably look for is diabetes, cancer or heart disease. It’s true that those health issues can show up in family histories, but they’re not the only things that you can be looking for. Eating disorders can be linked genetically just like heart disease …
Dear nine year-old Mary, You don’t yet know what adventures this places holds. Look beyond the frost that clings to the windows of the new and unfamiliar house, the hills that will hibernate under feet of snow for six months out of the year. Of course you don’t know it now – this is, after …
Ingredients: 1 package extra lean ground turkey (extra lean is usually marked 99/1, meaning 99% fat free) 1 package chicken taco seasoning 1 egg 1/3 cup water Method: 1. Mix turkey, egg and seasoning together in a medium-sized bowl. While it sounds gross I recommend using your hands to do the mixing. 2. Heat frying …
I ran across a study the other day in my Cosmo magazine that said a recent survey concluded that 16% of women would trade in a year of their life on this earth if it meant they could have the perfect body. I thought about that for awhile, and really analyzed the crap out of …
The women of The Victorian and Sober Living by The Sea got the opportunity to do a Street Art Workshop with Rewrite Beautiful this past Saturday. The goal of the workshop was to creatively change how the women see beauty in themselves. The workshop was kicked off with Rewrite Beautiful, Creative Director and Founder (and …
Hi. I am a student researcher at Bastyr University and would like to learn more about the effects of weight bias on the health and well-being of people of size. I am seeking participants to complete a series of online questionnaires about their experiences of weight bias. Research is always voluntary! This study might be …
When you read about the dangers of eating disorders, many things come to mind. The most common thing, however, is probably the image of a woman dealing with binge eating, anorexia or bulimia. You probably won’t be surprised to find that men deal with those disorders too, but one of the things few people know …
Underlying every eating disorder such as anorexia, bulimia or compulsive overeating disorder is the issue of control. Those suffering with these complex disorders, comprising both core emotional and psychological issues along with physiological problems generally develop their eating disorders as a coping mechanism to obtain a feeling of control when other aspects of their lives …
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