Sports and aesthetic activities highly value a competitive spirit, perfection, and physical appearance. The qualities that drive someone to excel at athletics can also drive them into an eating disorder. Athletes’ lives and livelihoods revolve around the ability to perform at their peak. Many athletes are perfectionists, overachievers, competitive, compulsive, and aim to please. These …
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) approximately 0.6% of the US adult population will experience anorexia nervosa in their lifetime. This translates into about 8 million people who suffer every day with this potentially deadly disease. But most of those who are coping with anorexia do so in silence. Part of what perpetuates …
Athletes and dancers put their bodies through intense training regimens to perform at the peak of their abilities, bodies that the average person occasionally strives to attain. While exercising is normally a healthy habit, it can turn deadly in the form of anorexia athletica. Just as with other eating disorders, anorexia athletica must be treated …
Yoga and meditative practices encourage the connection of the mind and the body to create a state of understanding and acceptance. But when that connection gets out of hand, it can be twisted to produce anorexia athletica, an eating disorder that stems not so much from appearance as from physical performance. Symptoms of Anorexia Athletica …
There are many forms of meditation. At least one of them is bound to suit your temperament and lifestyle. Here are 14 reasons cultivating a focused, quiet mind through mindfulness or mediation can help you develop a healthier relationship to food, and to yourself. 14 Reasons to Meditate A quiet mind is more likely to …
Stress can worsen the symptoms of psychiatric issues – including eating disorders, depression and anxiety. To combat the damaging effects of stress, we need more than the distraction of TV or video games. We must activate our innate relaxation response. This response is a physical state of deep rest that alters our emotional and physical …
Many of us are averse to eating dietary fats because for years we believed they were bad for us. Though we now understand the body requires healthy fats to function optimally, actually consuming them may remain difficult. So, if you are looking for ways to sneak healthy fat into your diet, and would appreciate a …
This October people will be gathering in Washington D.C. to advocate for better prevention and more effective treatment of eating disorders. This gathering, aptly called March and Lobby Day (#MarchAgainstED), is an opportunity for those willing and able to voice their eating disorder concerns at the federal level. Specific issues the organizers plan to address …
Registered dietitian, researcher, and family therapist Ellyn Satter believes people should cease striving to eat healthier and lose weight, and instead focus on become competent eaters. Competent eaters are, according to Satter, flexible, positive, and comfortable with food. They count on themselves to get enough to eat of foods they enjoy. Creating Eating Competence Eating …
Though binge eating disorder (BED) is not remedied by making simple lifestyle alterations, there are self-care actions that will support your BED treatment plan and overall well being. Self-Care Suggestions It may be especially helpful now, with the holiday festivities upon us, to make sure you are giving yourself all the self-support you can muster. …
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