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Let me summarize how life has become even more difficult in the past 24 hours. First of all, Supermum lost her job yesterday. Just like that, my parents are both unemployed and we are uninsured come May. How can hard-working, honest, creative, energetic and thoughtful people be dismissed? What kind of mother-fucking, conservative, gun-toting jerks dismiss my mom, the most tolerant, easy-going person I know? I can’t wrap my mind around it, so I’ll leave it at that for now.
Secondly, I really like my nutritionist, but even I cannot fully appreciate one’s expertise when one tells me that I cannot consume starches of any sort for a month. After that month of letting my stomach and other organs heal, I can try and see how much starch I can tolerate.
This is all too intense to dwell on right now, so I’m signing off. I usually wouldn’t say something like this: but keep us in your thoughts.

Sugar: How Much Is Too Much?

This is Part 2 in a 4-part series on Sugar and Other Sweeteners. (1) Sugar Is Toxic: Heart Disease, Cancer & More (2) Sugar: How Much Is Too Much? (3) Artificial Sweeteners Make You Fat (4) Sugar: Physical Addiction or Emotional Craving? In Part 1 of this series, I described how sugar is implicated in …

Study Shows That Eating Disorders Among Men Are On The Rise

A new study conducted by the United Kingdom’s National Health Service showed that the rate of men with eating disorders had increased by 16% over the last year. And while it is a huge jump, it only hints at the real number of men who might suffer from an eating disorder. By their very natures, …

Study Shows Life Transitions May Trigger Eating Disorders

In a small study that was recently reported by the University of Minnesota and published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing, researchers found that going through traumatic life events such as relationship problems, the death of a loved one, abuse or sexual assault may trigger the development of an eating disorder. This research coincides with …

Study Aims To Prove That Self-Compassion Can Reduce Eating Disorders

Flinders University professor Tracey Wade is embarking on a yearlong study that will explore the effect of self-compassion, or silencing an individual’s inner critic, on eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. Wade, a professor in the School of Psychology, will focus on three risk factors that she’s identified as triggers for eating disorders: perfectionism, …

Strange Bedfellows

Just in case you haven’t switched to my new RSS feed for Tasty Morsels, here’s the link to my latest post. Remember, October 17th is The NOW Foundation’s 15th Annual Love Your Body Day!

Stop Fitspiration: A Response To The Criticism

Ever since we began our #StopFitspiration movement, we’ve received a lot of criticism in the form of emails, Tumblr posts, pins, and comments. Clearly some clarification is needed; so after much thought and consulting with people whose opinions I value and respect, I’ve decided the time has come to offer a response to the criticism. …

Stop Demonizing Food

I have to tell you, I’m a little sick of the sugar thing. And the carb thing, the wheat thing, the soda thing, the salt thing, and whatever thing we might be hearing about tomorrow. Now, I’m not recommending mass amounts of any of these foods, as they’re often consumed in the American diet. A …

Step Down Facility For Eating Disorder Treatment

Crystal Cook Art via etsy.com Eating disorder treatment is not fixed in 30 days of intensive inpatient care. People with addictions need to change their ways of thinking and coping with life. The Victorian offers our clients a transitional step-down treatment in order to transition slowly back into everyday life with the support of a …

Step Down Facility For Eating Disorder Treatment

Crystal Cook Art via etsy.com Eating disorder treatment is not fixed in 30 days of intensive inpatient care. People with addictions need to change their ways of thinking and coping with life. The Victorian offers our clients a transitional step-down treatment in order to transition slowly back into everyday life with the support of a …

Status Quotes

“Recovering from my family vacation.” “If I could remember your name I’d ask you where I left my car keys.” “Could you speak up? My son’s a bassist!” Before there were Facebook status updates there were T-shirt status updates. I … Continue reading → “Recovering from my family vacation.” “If I could remember your name …

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