The first step in healing an eating disorder is by seeking help. Healing eating disorders includes healing the mind and the body of a patient. Eating disorders are the result of low self esteem and flawed perceptions of perfect body proportions. Once the mind is cleansed of these incorrect notions of one’s self worth and …
Abby Ellin’s article on the elusive nature of recovering from anorexia is accurate but one of the true culprits is also elusive; the power of the external influences that fan the flames of the anorexic’s behavior. Once a certain amount of recovery has been attained, maintaining the recovery in the face of the constant pressure …
FOOD disorders are a global problem that affected almost all nations in this planet. To solve this problem many patients resort to diet to lose weight and get back to their normal healthy size. However, many patients who engage in diet to beat out food disorders end up in hospital since they have not done …
Why participate in a clinical trial or research study? A couple of reasons – first, you might get treatment costs covered, or at a greatly reduced price. Second, you can contribute the body of knowledge about eating disorders and be part of the future success in helping men and women heal. Here are two you …
You’ve come to a place in your life where you have exhausted every resource on the planet. It’s like a desert, empty of all but a mirror. As you gaze into the mirror, you don’t quite recognize the person staring back at you, though they seem familiar. It’s that familiar part of their appearance that you …
We have talked about the possibility of getting affordable treatments and one of the ways I haven’t talked about is participating in a clinical trial. Some are only for local residents, while others will pay for transportation and lodging as well. Most importantly, you are generally receiving some form of medical evaluation and perhaps treatment …
Whoever said “be careful what you wish for, you just might get it”, knew what they were talking about. I am a walking, talking, disco-ball-in-heels example of the fact that if you desire something—if you truly want it badly enough—it can happen. Let me backtrack a few years. It’s 2004 and I am lying in …
I once had a mood ring when I was little. I knew it was a piece of crap, because it never changed color. No I wasn’t what you would call a placid child, so basically the fact that it remained green (peaceful and serene) all the time was a sign that I should have bought a …
Check out my latest NEDA blog about recovering around a backdrop of disorder – thanks NEDA for publishing my words!
A recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics revealed that hospitalizations for children with eating disorders are on the rise, that approximately 0.5 percent of adolescent girls in the United States have anorexia, and that 1 to 2 percent meet diagnostic criteria for bulimia. To address this growing trend, Eating Recovery Center (EatingRecoveryCenter.com), a …
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