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Are Instances of Eating Disorders on the Rise Because of Instagram?- Lifestyle Changes and Binge Eating Disorder Treatment Go Hand-in-hand - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Ofira ShaulLifestyle Changes and Binge Eating Disorder Treatment Go Hand-in-hand Have you recently started a binge eating disorder treatment? If so, you have made the first step toward improving your life and your relationship with food. With this step can come some added anxiety about what your future ...
Views: 1505(1 vote) - Loneliness and Emotional Eating Part I - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Julie SimonMy client Alexis (name-changed), a forty-four year old web designer, has been single her entire life. Without partner or child, she often feels invisible at social gatherings filled with couples and families. Her parents passed away in the last few years and as an only child without much ...
Views: 1960(2 votes) - Long Term Effects Of Anorexia - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from diamond chike-ogwoLong Term Effects Of Anorexia One glaring point about anorexics is their inability to consider the long term effects of anorexia. Having lived with and having beaten anorexia, I encountered these effects without knowing they had anything to do with this devastating eating ...
Views: 4604(1 vote) - Looking for the Magic Pill - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2011 from Lisa M. DuvallHave you noticed how many advertisements there are for a pill that lets you "eat all you want and never get fat", or "dissolves away the fat stored in your body overnight"? Thousands of people struggle with their weight and are always looking for fast, easy ways to lose the unwanted excess ...
Views: 1277(2 votes) - Lose Weight By Changing Your Relationship With Food Using Hypnosis - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. Many articles have been written about the use of hypnosis in weight loss, and there are now many hypnosis tools such as CDs designed specifically to hypnotize you into losing weight faster. Nonetheless, the question still remains, “does hypnosis ...
Views: 2425(1 vote) - Loss of Self-Concept in Eating Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Jolyn Wells-MoranIndividuals with eating disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder frequently suffer as much from loss of self-concept as much as they do from the more obvious symptoms of their disorders. This is only one way in which these disorders are similar, but one that can easily be overlooked by ...
Views: 2847(1 vote) - Magical Thinking: The Real Cause of Your Unhappiness - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2013 from Michelle MorandYou’re a magical thinker. That’s not a criticism, or a flaw. It’s the reality of the human brain. Magical thinking is a part of our wiring and it is also a key component of many of the most enjoyable parts of our culture and entertainment and a great way to release tension and stress. And ...
Views: 2298(1 vote) - Male Eating Disorders made Public - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from Rebecca CooperRecently, People Magazine came out with an article about Ashley Hamilton talking openly about his struggles with an eating disorder. I applaud Ashley for coming out about having an eating disorder. The shame, guilt and misunderstanding of eating disorders makes it hard for anyone to come forward ...
Views: 2172(1 vote) - Many People Believe that the only way to lose weight is to diet - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Adrienne MarksTo some it doesn’t even matter what diet it is but if they punish themselves for a week or month or however long, they will lose weight. Go to any Weight Watchers of Slimming World meeting each week and watch those women get on the scale for their public humiliation, some will have lost, some ...
Views: 3170(1 vote) - Massage therapy for people with anorexia nervosa - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2017 from Martina DPeople with eating disorders see their body as an enemy. The obsession to be thin drives men, women and children from all walks of earth to drastically cut their calorie intake to dangerous, life-threatening levels. However, for an anorexic, starving is necessary in order to achieve ‘beauty’. ...
Views: 4209(1 vote) - Never Do This When Looking for Eating Disorders Help - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Ofira ShaulThe list of things never to do when seeking eating disorder help could fill a book. But a few of the key ones can be distilled into a short list. Here are two that will help you get the treatment you need. Never Passively Accept A Bad Situation Put a positive way, eating disorder ...
Views: 878(1 vote) - Omega-3 Omega-3 fatty acids as well as Digestion of food - all about fish oil - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2012 from chanrida kimThe single thing you'll be able to count on a lot of people realizing omega-3 omega3 and digestive function is the fact using fish-oil products sometimes brings about bad burps plus propane. These problems disappear, even so, if your omega-3 fatty acids are totally free of a common ...
Views: 1620(1 vote) - One Thought Prevents You From Recognizing Binge Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Ofira ShaulHave you ever eaten a large amount of food just to feel a minute of relief? Do you hide your eating from family and loved ones? If this sounds like you, then you are in the right place. Every day people struggle with their unhealthy relationship with food. If you have an unhealthy relationship ...
Views: 890(1 vote) - Open Letter to Overeaters Anonymous - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2013 from Marty LernerIn August of 2010 Overeaters Anonymous celebrated its Golden Anniversary at its world convention in Los Angeles. As someone who has treated compulsive overeaters for more than three decades, I was privileged to be an invited guest to join in the celebration. As a point of reference my ...
Views: 2632(1 vote) - Overeaters: Are You Sabotaging Your Diet Through Fear? - by Submitted on May 06, 2009 from Liz CopelandDo you ever get the feeling that you are taking one step forward and two steps backwards? You lose a little weight then it all gets a bit scary and you stop dieting? And then all the weight mysteriously comes back. Or you stick to the diet all day but then in the evening you crave and long ...
Views: 3278(1 vote) - Professional Treatment and Self Help for Eating Disorders – How to Overcome Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. No thanks to the increasing attention and importance given to weight and physical appearance, coupled with the shift towards a more sedentary lifestyle, a lot of people, especially young girls, have developed eating disorders. And these ...
Views: 951(1 vote) - Quirks of the Mind Body Connection - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Dorothy Sealby Dorothy Seal Updated April 5, 2011 Nature never fails to amaze me and by nature I mean the nature of our body and how it relates to our concept of wholeness. Whew, that was a sentence! Let’s put it this way, we go through life working on who we are, why we ...
Views: 1137(1 vote) - Recover from Compulsive Eating Disorder Permanently - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Nina VCompulsive eating disorder is one of the most common types of eating disorders and often goes unnoticed due to the shame and stigma associate d with it. People can view it as simply a matter of being lazy or having a lack of willpower but eating compulsively is a disorder just like any other any ...
Views: 2048(2 votes) - Recover from Compulsive Eating Disorder Permanently - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Nina VCompulsive eating disorder is one of the most common types of eating disorders and often goes unnoticed due to the shame and stigma associate d with it. People can view it as simply a matter of being lazy or having a lack of willpower but eating compulsively is a disorder just like any other any ...
Views: 2048(2 votes) - Restricting types of Eating Disorders and Brain Chemistry - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2013 from Marty LernerThe most recent evidence of the brain chemistry and mechanisms playing a role in the negative experiences associated with eating among those suffering with the restricting forms of eating disorders has explored the role of the neurotransmitter dopamine. There are two divergent groups of brain ...
Views: 2187(1 vote) - Self Diagnosis: Do I have an Eating Disorder? - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Marty LernerThe American Psychiatric Association's selected criteria for substance dependency [aka addiction] appears below. The author speculates the same criteria may be used to determine whether an individual suffering from Anorexia, Bulimia, or Binge Eating Disorder displays the same characteristics. ...
Views: 1697(1 vote) - Similarities among the Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2013 from Marty LernerWhat follows is a list of common traits and characteristics among all forms of eating disorders - anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and related addictive relationships with food and weight. As alcoholism and drug dependency share more common ground than differences, so too do the different ...
Views: 2344(1 vote) - Spiritual Depletion and Emotional Eating--Part I - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2011 from Julie SimonJust as a wholesome meal nourishes our body, spirituality nourishes our soul. The spiritual component of well-being involves a search for meaning, serenity and joy that goes beyond our day-to-day concerns. You may be sensing that some deeper longing or hunger within you is fueling your ...
Views: 1830(2 votes) - Spiritual Depletion and Emotional Eating--Part II - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2011 from Julie SimonYou may be sensing that some deeper longing or hunger within you is fueling your emotional eating. How do you know if your emotional eating represents a yearning for spiritual connection and nourishment? In Part I of this article, I suggested that spiritual depletion may be experienced as a ...
Views: 2031(1 vote) - Start Living -Take Time to Change Your Life - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from Michelle MorandIt’s time to learn how to step free of your inner power struggle and start living without an eating disorder. Have you ever started your day thinking that today is the day you are going to exercise and how much control you are going to have over what you eat today? If you have had this ...
Views: 2454(1 vote) - Subliminal Messages to Eat Healthier – 5 Tips to Eating Your Way to Good Health - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. It’s hard to live the healthy life these days, what with the world bombarded with fast food chains in every corner of the street, with tempting and mouthwatering advertisements of the most sinful foods you can ever consume, and the daily stress, ...
Views: 2470(1 vote) - Surviving Abuse and the Long Term effects of Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Tamiel McAfeeSurviving Abuse and The Long Term Effects of Eating Disorders From the Prospective of a Very Grateful Survivor Index Chapter 1- Gratefully, I’m Still Here Chapter 2- The Gallery of Eating Disorders Chapter 3- Medical Delights to Come Chapter 4- It Is Your Choice Chapter 5- ...
Views: 1526(2 votes) - Surviving The Holidays If You Have An Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2011 from Ofira ShaulThe holiday season is typically a time for spending time with families, attending parties for work and friends, having celebrations, and eating delicious food. However, if you have an eating disorder you may not see the holidays as a happy and joyful period. Instead, these times may increase ...
Views: 1040(1 vote) - Taking Care of Yourself While Recovering From an Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2011 from Ofira ShaulThere are many factors that come into play when recovering from an eating disorder. This time in your life can be very challenging. You are faced with the task of looking at many of the choices you once made and dissecting how these choices helped or hurt you. You have to begin to change your ...
Views: 1092(1 vote) - Teenage Conduct Disorder - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Dore' Frances"Conduct disorder" refers to a group of behavioral and emotional problems in youngsters. Children and adolescents with this disorder have great difficulty following rules and behaving in a socially acceptable way. They are often viewed by other children, adults and social agencies as "bad" or ...
Views: 2157(2 votes) - The 4 A's of Healthy Relationships - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Marty LernerOne of the more challenging aspects of recovery from an eating disorder is learning to “navigate” through our relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. One certainty that exists for people regarding their ongoing relationships prior to entering recovery is that no relationship will ...
Views: 4539(2 votes) - THE DIETING MYTH - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Adrienne MarksDo you obsess about dieting yet never get to your ‘ideal’ weight? Even worse are you sick and tired of dieting and exercising and still don’t feel good about yourself? Do you hate those mornings when nothing in your wardrobe seems to fit – when you end up with a bed covered in clothes and you ...
Views: 1635(1 vote) - The Emotional Eater's Expectations: Are they realistic? - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2011 from Julie SimonAfter spending Saturday afternoon with a close friend, Jackie came home and baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies. The time spent with her friend Carol did not feel nourishing. The two dishes of ice cream and the plate of hot, fresh baked cookies did. Just baking the cookies felt more ...
Views: 2531(3 votes) - The Importance of Therapy When Healing from an Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2012 from Ofira ShaulIf you are in are in the process of deciding to get help for your eating disorder then you have come to the right place. I had struggled with developing a healthy relationship with food for many years. Before I could be free from the cycle of dieting and binge eating I had to change many aspects ...
Views: 1364(1 vote) - The Logic Of Binge Eating - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from Michelle MorandHave you ever wondered why you feel compelled to do things or say things that you don’t want to? Have you ever found yourself overeating, dieting, drinking too much, spending too much money, procrastinating on things or isolating rather than socializing? If you would like to finally understand ...
Views: 2594(1 vote) - The Origins of Comfort Eating and what to do about it - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Edith SiegThe Origins of Comfort Eating and what to do about it Often our emotional state is reflected in our eating behaviors. It feels like there is an umbilical cord between how we feel and how we eat. It doesn’t have to be that way. We can learn to sever the umbilical cord between our emotions and ...
Views: 1370(1 vote) - The Power of Possibility - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2013 from Amy Iverson AdamsFor 10 years I read about and watched compulsive eaters become free from overeating and I continued to be discouraged as I binged and obsessed about food. I would identify with people who felt, thought, and ate the way I did, and when they said they were free I believed them. I knew it must be ...
Views: 1670(1 vote) - The Secret to Recovery - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Marty LernerHere’s a brief story from a few years ago. Ok, a couple of decades ago. Anyway, I was a student [intern] at a fairly renowned psychiatric hospital and the chief of the psychiatry division, a rather charismatic and bright fellow, was taking us on rounds. All of the sudden, out of nowhere comes ...
Views: 2463(1 vote) - The Skinny on Being Trapped - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Kimberly DavidsonSara slipped her tiny body into her beautiful, pink leotard, anticipating another ballet class. After putting on her matching ballet slippers she imagined she was a princess…until she looked at herself in the mirror. Sara first heard “the voice,” the one that told her she was fat—much bigger ...
Views: 2087(2 votes) - The Truth About Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Maisen MosleyThe most common eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. Eating disorders are the result of poor body image and low self-esteem. They affect mostly young adults and teenagers but younger pre-teens are now beginning to develop a distorted body image. An eating disorder ...
Views: 2448(1 vote) - The Weight of Thanksgiving - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from Julie SimonThanksgiving is a time when most of us overeat. It's just what we do on this holiday, right? We eat until we're stuffed, and then when we have a little room opening up again in the old digestive tract, we fill it back up immediately. Hours later, we do it all over again. It's okay--we're ...
Views: 1985(2 votes) - There Is More To Eating Disorders Than Meets The Eye - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2011 from Madeleine DukePrimarily women suffer from many different eating disorders. These can include anorexia, compulsive eating, binge eating, fad dieting, bulimia and more. All of these eating disorders are proliferated by wide variety of myths associated with them. Often, people think that eating disorders are ...
Views: 960(1 vote) - There’s No Better Time to Deal with Bulimia Nervosa Now - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. There are different types of eating disorders, and one of the most infamous ones is bulimia nervosa. Usually abbreviated as bulimia, this illness is characterized by food binging. You eat as many food as you like, all at one time. However, ...
Views: 839(1 vote) - This Is Not A Diet Book - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Estelle GoldsteinWARNING: Don’t spend hundreds of dollars on diet or exercise programs that seem to work for everybody but you until you read this important information I have to tell you. I Lost Over Half My Body Mass WITHOUT Diet, Exercise, Drugs Or Surgery And I Am Going To Tell You How! By Estelle Toby ...
Views: 2294(1 vote) - Three Simple Tips To Help You Stop Overeating - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2011 from Dingane .Are you overeating? For far too many people food are controlling their lives and like so many other addictions it can creep into your life without you being aware of it. As one of the leading causes of weight problems it is most certainly something that you need to take very seriously. Its so ...
Views: 2268(1 vote) - Today is International No Diet Day - by Submitted on May 06, 2012 from Julie SimonI bet you didn’t know that today is International No Diet Day. Well it is, and its observed annually on May 6th. It’s a day dedicated to raise awareness regarding the dangers in dieting and to celebrate body acceptance and body shape diversity. Despite the entrenchment of the diet mentality ...
Views: 1682(1 vote) - Treating Eating Disorders: The First Assumption - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2012 from Marty LernerLet’s be clear from the get go, when it comes to getting help for an eating disorder there are a couple of assumptions to consider. Let’s look at a one of these and consider if this might “ring true” for you. When it comes to best place to get help, people differ with respect to their own ...
Views: 2035(1 vote) - Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Ramonr CoburnNutrients together with nutrient deposits play the game an essential part in aiding get people to formidable together with good plus they're evident in adjust belonging to the healthy foods you try eating. You may buy nutrients in a lot of documents for example medications, remedies, and even ...
Views: 1363(1 vote) - Ways to Improve your Teenager's Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2012 from Ofira ShaulThe teen years can be very hard on many children. Children who are overweight may have a very rough time in many areas of their life. The rate of children bullying those who are overweight has increased significantly over the past few years. The teasing and torment can bring a child to a very ...
Views: 1558(1 vote) - Ways to Lose Weight While Healing From an Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2011 from Ofira ShaulIndividuals who have an eating disorder understand the pain that comes with the cycle of dieting and overeating. They often suffer from the feelings of not being perfect and the failures of diets. There are a few ways to begin the healing process and lose weight in a natural and healthy way at ...
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