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Health food not always so healthy.
I've always noticed that, when walking through a Whole Foods, or an Outpost, or some other health food store, that the shoppers look despondent and gloomy. I often wonder why people who can regularly purchase five dollar cartons of eggs can look so sad; turns out they may have some sort of eating disorder. I've always noticed that, when walking through a Whole Foods, or an Outpost, or some other health food store, that the shoppers l... more
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Kristin Shares Her Secret Life And Obsession With Food: Binge Eating Disorder Expo...
Kristin hid her binge eating disorder for a few years from me (yes, I'm her husband). In fact, she hid it from everyone. After a lot of trial and error, she finally beat her disorder a few years ago, and she's been helping others overcome Binge Eating Disorder ever since.
We decided to create a short video about her struggles and showed the food she ate during a typical binge in an effort to reach out and help more people.
Binge Eating is the # 1 eating disorder in the US. It's also the most lonely. I'm really proud of how far my wife has come and amazed at how many people she's helped overcome Binge Eating as well.
Kristin (my wife) is the one in the video and I'm the one recording it and talking to her in the video. Kristin hid her binge eating disorder for a few years from me (yes, I'm her husband). In fact, she hid it from everyone. After ... more -
Nicky Hilton is Scary Skinny (Photos)
Nicky was seen yesterday leaving a medical clinic in Beverly Hills. It has been rumored that she is being treated for an eating disorder. We don’t know if there is a smattering of truth but the photos taken on Tuesday attest to her very thin upper legs and arms. Nicky was seen yesterday leaving a medical clinic in Beverly Hills. It has been rumored that she is being treated for an eating disord... more
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Deception of perfection. Should "touch up" work on photos be banned?
What are the effects of Photoshop touch up work on the pictures we see of people in the media? Is it negatively influencing people into having eating disorders and with lowering self esteem? Or is it driving us to be more healthy and focused on taking care of our bodies?
What do you think??? What are the effects of Photoshop touch up work on the pictures we see of people in the media? Is it negatively influencing people int... more -
Girls want to be anorexic
"Some teenagers think "if they become thin, or get an eating disorder, they will be popular," said Kreipe, the medical director at the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders in Rochester.
While Kreipe had seen this phenomenon before, only recently has it acquired a name: wannarexia.
Most commonly found among teenage girls, wannarexia is a label describing those who claim to have anorexia, or wish they did. While wannarexia hasn't been studied, experts say a growing number of girls have a misguided desire to be anorexic to gain popularity or to lose weight." "Some teenagers think "if they become thin, or get an eating disorder, they will be popular," said Kreipe, the medical ... more -
Eating disorder websites declared a health hazard
Websites that offer forums for people with anorexia and advocate extreme weight loss can be very dangerous, says psychology professor Michael Levine, but banning them won't cure anyone of an eating disorder. Websites that offer forums for people with anorexia and advocate extreme weight loss can be very dangerous, says psychology professor ... more
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