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Because so many holidays revolve around food, it’s important to remember that many things like parties, family gatherings and more are triggers for anxiety among people who are facing an eating disorder. Whether it’s because of painful memories, stress or any other reason, the holidays can bring about strong emotions. For someone with an eating …
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Anybody who is anybody knows that I am obsessed with shoes, Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga. Yep I ’m a little monster and have been since the first time she debuted herself in 9 inch platforms and platinum blonde bangs. I think it’s women like Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta who know what they want in life and don’t let anything …
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Don’t be surprised if today you walk into your local McDonalds or Burger King and are asked “would you like fries with that coke” from a 6 foot tall blonde supermodel named Svenka. It looks like computers are the ones who are “striking a pose”, and “working it” for the photo lenses these days, and …
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Every time you flip through a magazine, you’re bound to see slim, cellulite-free legs, wrinkle-free faces and expressions without crow’s feet or smile lines. You can’t avoid it, but you can realize that in reality things aren’t always as they appear. After all, nobody is perfect – unless they’re in a magazine, that is. Health …
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Upon first arriving at The Victorian the clients sit down with a Case Manager and set their goals. They discuss their eating disorder(s), other addictions, past trauma, family history and incidents of self-harm. Clients with self-harming backgrounds are closely monitored and observed by Support Staff for signs of improvement or set back. The self-harming …
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The experience of pregnancy varies from woman-to-woman. Bringing a new life into the world is a major life-changing experience; both physically and emotionally. For many women, their changing bodies, increased weight and altered hormone levels are a source of fascination, concern and even anxiety. Ideally, mothers-to-be will take better care of themselves to ensure the …
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Historically, eating disorders have been thought of as a condition that primarily affects adolescent girls and young women. For many years, young upper-middle class Caucasian female sufferers comprised the majority of those seeking treatment for anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating disorder. However, this is a deadly myth; no one is exempt from developing an eating …
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When was the last time you had an Organic thought? Seriously…think about the concept!..One idea, thought, or shade of inspiration, that was completely your own. One that was…Fresh…Crisp…Clean… Different from anybody else’s opinions or actions. It wasn’t influenced by your mother, your friend, your boss, your coworker or the lady selling you perfume at the …
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Would the defendant please rise….You have been charged with eating what you wanted over the holidays, treating yourself to some dessert after dinner last week, sleeping in instead of working out on your day off, going to In-and-Out burger with your boyfriend for his birthday, and not resisting Betty the Secretary’s fudge nut brownies today at work. …
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I walked into the grocery store 3 months ago, and they were already advertising for Halloween. It seems like retailers and advertisers are afraid that we might forget the date, so in order to tattoo it into our psyche, they bombard us with 3 extra aisles of candy that costs $12.00 a bag. They are pretty …
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