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Are Instances of Eating Disorders on the Rise Because of Instagram?- Book Review: Distorted - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Eating Disorders. Eating Disorders are potentially life-threatening neurotic conditions characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits that involve insufficient or excessive food intake. Tricia Greaves is the Official Guide to ...
Views: 1979 - ***5 Key Elements of Successful Eating Disorder Treatment - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Tricia GreavesIf you suffer from an eating disorder or obesity and are searching for a solution, it’s important to know that not all help is equal. Eating disorder treatment is extremely expensive ($1,000 a day) and so is on-going therapy. And how can you be sure that the treatment you are seeking will ...
Views: 2341 - Definition: Compulsive Eating - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteCompulsive eating is characterized by an addiction to food. An individual suffering from compulsive overeating disorder engages in frequent episodes of uncontrolled eating, or binging, during which they may feel frenzied or out of control. They will eat much more quickly than is normal, and ...
Views: 4381 - Long Term Effects Of Bulimia Nervosa - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterBulimia affects different organs. And the longer you have bulimia the more organs get affected and damaged. The organs that suffer the most are: heart, kidney, brain, digestive system, bones, skin and endocrine glands. The heart gets damaged from the constant electrolyte imbalances caused by ...
Views: 13206(7 votes) - Acidity - What Are The Symptoms And Causes of Acidity - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Peter samsAcidity is generally caused by an imbalance between mechanisms of the secretion of acid in the stomach, and protective mechanisms that ensure the stomach’s safety. The stomach secretes acidic fluid that helps in digestion process. But when the stomach exceeds the production of the acid by ...
Views: 28972(1 vote) - Fluid Retention In Bulimia Nervosa - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterMany bulimia sufferers complain about fluid retention in their body from time to time. The symptoms of this problem are: swelling of the legs and feet, plumped up fingers and hands, feelings of puffiness over the whole body. These problems are especially relevant to the people who vomit often, ...
Views: 7714 - Bulimia Symptoms That You Can Observe - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterPeople with bulimia are very secretive about their disorder. For this reason it is very difficult to notice anything as an observer. Bulimics look normal to other people. Even close family members initially have difficulty seeing what is going on with the person. But you can observe some ...
Views: 1112 - Definition: Eating Disorder Recovery - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe differences between bulimia and anorexia nervosa The main criteria differences involve weight: an anorexic must have a body mass index of less than 17.5. Typically an anorexic is defined by the refusal to maintain a normal weight by self-starvation. Another criterion which must usually be ...
Views: 1203 - Definition: Binge Eating - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteBinge eating is a pattern of disordered eating which consists of episodes of uncontrollable overeating. It is sometimes as a symptom of binge eating disorder. During such binges, a person rapidly consumes an excessive amount of food. Most people who have eating binges try to hide this behaviour ...
Views: 1697 - Definition: People with Anorexia - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAnorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Individuals with anorexia often control body weight by voluntary starvation, purging, vomiting, excessive exercise, ...
Views: 1065 - Definition: Bulimia Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteBulimia nervosa, mostly known as bulimia or "mia", is an eating disorder in which the subject engages in recurrent binge eating followed by feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation. The sufferer will then engage in compensatory behaviors to make up for the excessive eating, which are ...
Views: 1456 - Binge Eating Disorder - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2008 from Peter samsBinge eating involves more than just eating a lot. With binge eating, a person feels out of control and powerless to stop eating while he or she is doing it. That's why binge eating is also called compulsive overeating. People with a binge eating problem may overeat when they feel stressed, ...
Views: 579 - Dangers in Bulimia. - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterBulimia affects the whole body. But the most obvious effects it has is on the nervous system, mental state, gastro-intestinal, cardio system, kidney, skin, bones and the hormonal system. The most common and the most dangerous is mineral depletion (Potassium, Sodium, Calcium etc). This has an ...
Views: 1170 - ***Cate Blanchett's Oscar Aura Readings - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2008 from Rose RosetreeWhen you think of Academy Awards, do you think "spiritual reading"? If not, why not? Until you're comfortable doing spiritual readings at will, you are missing powerful help in spotting and healing eating disorders. I have an annual custom of doing aura readings, comparing auras of ...
Views: 2776 - Weight Gain For Anorexia Sufferers. - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterGetting people with anorexia to gain weight and eat more is the number one thing in helping them get better. Increasing weight for anorexics improves their health and helps them think clearly. There is a strong connection in anorexia between weight and thoughts: the lower the weight goes their ...
Views: 2432 - Do You Have An Eating Disorder? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Erleen TiltonEach year, more than 5 million Americans are affected by serious and often life-threatening eating disorders which include anorexia, bulimia, compulsive eating, obesity, binge-eating, and more. Though every age group and gender is affected, women in particular are targeted and suffer in many ...
Views: 986 - Indigestion Treatment And Causes - Tips To Reduce Symptoms - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2008 from Dr John AnneDo you eat too much, too quickly or stressed? What do you feel after eating? Do you have a sense of fullness after eating even if you only have eaten a small amount of food? These are only some of the questions a doctor may ask during consultation to determine if a person is suffering from ...
Views: 1253(1 vote) - Eating Disorder - Types, Symptoms, Causes And Treatment - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2008 from Peter samsEating disorders are a common problem, yet they often go unnoticed, undiagnosed or untreated. Many myths surround eating disorders, the most popular being that they only affect young women and can be easily dealt with. Types Of Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa The sufferer shows a ...
Views: 749 - Childhood Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2008 from Dawn RowlettOur society has become obsessed with being thin and our children are no exception. They're tempted everywhere they go with unhealthy food choices and an even unhealthier lifestyle. Eating food that is filled with fat and empty calories and days spent sitting in front of a computer playing ...
Views: 1103 - Is Denial Blocking Your Progress? - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2008 from Lisa Claudia BriggsIf you are like me, you know that if your food is out of whack, nothing else in your life is going to go very well. It's just impossible- we have a different reaction to certain foods than other people, and more and more research bears this out. The drive to overeat certain foods, in spite of ...
Views: 1645 - Lose Weight With Smart Thinking - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2007 from Richard KuhnsNow that the holidays are gone, you can lose weight by thinking smart. That's to say that there is ineffective non productive thinking. In fact much of how you think can actually keep you from losing weight. Truth is that we can hypnotize ourselves into losing weight and we can hypnotize ...
Views: 1015 - What Are We Doing To Our Daughters? - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2007 from Sarah MariaIn a culture of stick-thin models, our young adolescents are embarking on a dangerous path of dieting, bingeing, and purging. The Statistics: 80-90% of adult women dislike their bodies. 15% of women say they would sacrifice more than five years of their lives to be thinner. 81% of ...
Views: 922 - Are The Foods You Are Eating Keeping You In Pain? - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2007 from Jesse CannoneTry An Anti-Inflammatory Diet: It Could Be The Answer To Eliminating Your Pain When I say “Inflammation”, thoughts of painful joints, muscles, swelling and loss of mobility probably comes to mind. But did you know that recent research shows that chronic inflammation in your body can lead to ...
Views: 1093 - Emetophobia - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2007 from Philip MonaghanTreatment For Emetophobia Pure hypno-analysis fast effective treatment for emetophobia Emetophobia Emetophobia is when a person has a fear of vomiting or a fear of being sick or seeing someone else be sick/vomit. You may find yourself watching others in case they are sick or avoiding social ...
Views: 1860 - Losing The Layers - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2007 from Dr. Diane SpindlerThere are plenty of articles on how to lose weight, shape up, and feel better about our appearance. What I find interesting is that with all the information available to us, we are the country with the greatest obesity. Why is obesity our number one health problem? For some, a genetic ...
Views: 1356 - Eating Consciously To Help Prevent A Size Zero Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from Sandra Kim LeongThe most common types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, whereby the patient eats next to nothing and excessively losing weight, and bulimia, where the patient in this case goes binge-eating and forces the body the body to vomit all the food out after eating. A catch-all category, ...
Views: 1818 - Night Eating Syndrome - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2007 from Kathleen HoweI know about Night Eating Syndrome. I know what it's like to get up in the middle of the night - every night - to march in a zombie-like trance to my kitchen in methodical searches for the "white flour/white sugar" treasures in my pantry. I know what it's like to eat, continually chewing, ...
Views: 2119 - A Look Into Teen Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from Sandra Kim LeongThere are more and more cases of teen eating disorders. During adolescence, teens become aware about the importance of looking good. They want to be like the many stars and celebrities that they worship. It is also the time when they begin to want to attract members of the opposite sex. ...
Views: 1193 - Effects of Bulimia Nervosa. - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2007 from Dr. Irina WebsterEffects of bulimia can be divided into long term and short term side effects. Also you can then subdivide the side effects of bulimia to correspond with the system or the organs bulimia affects: e.g. psychological problems, mental, gastro-intestinal, cardio-vascular system, kidney, skin, bones ...
Views: 16148 - Cause of Bulimia Nervosa - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2007 from Dr. Irina WebsterBulimia is one of the most rapidly increasing psychological problems around nowadays. But what causes bulimia? Is it an extreme response to Western society’s pressure on young girls and women to be slim? Or are there other factors contributing to the problem? Can we influence these factors and ...
Views: 1242 - Bulimia Recovery - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2007 from Dr. Irina WebsterFamily and home therapy are probably two of the most important aspects in the treatment of bulimia nervosa. Recovery for the sufferer will happen at home, over time, and living alongside parents, siblings and other family members. There is a simple reason for this, it is because people under ...
Views: 1438 - Eating Disorders And Prozac - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2007 from Dr. Irina WebsterProzac is the most common prescribed medication for eating disorders.There are many opinions about the treatment of eating disorders with Prozac. Some people say that Prozac was useful for them to fight their eating disorders. But many people report it didn’t make any difference in how they ...
Views: 9624 - Increased Risks To Developing A Bulimia Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from Sandra Kim LeongBulimia eating disorder cases are rising every day. There are several reasons contributing to this phenomena. It is in your best interest to know about them; whether for yourself or for your growing kids. A bulimia eating disorder, if left untreated and not attended to, can be life ...
Views: 1094 - Fat Is NOT JUST a Feminist Issue, Anymore! - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2007 from Mark SimmersIn recent years, there has been an explosion in the numbers of men with eating disorders, body image conflicts, compulsive exercise, and obesity. Long thought to be "women's issues," these are now actually hidden problems for millions of men. Therapists are seeing 50% more men for evaluation and ...
Views: 1276 - COGNITIVE THERAPY'S APPLICATION TO ANOREXIA NERVOSA - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2007 from James KrehbielAnorexia is a troublesome disorder characterized by an obsession with weight and food. With a target group consisting primarily of adolescent girls (80-90%), the anorexic will crave food, but will refuse to eat or retain it because of an overwhelming fear of weight gain. The individual may ...
Views: 1583 - Eating Disorders in Teens - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2007 from Christina BottoEating disorders have long been a serious problem among people of all ages. However, this disease usually begins somewhere in the pre-teen stages of life, and although many adolescent boys suffer with this disorder, it usually affects and is much more severe in young girls. People who do ...
Views: 1914 - Misdiagnosing Personality Disorders as Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2007 from Sam VakninThe Eating Disordered Patient Eating disorders - notably Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa - are complex phenomena. The patient with eating disorder maintains a distorted view of her body as too fat or as somehow defective (she may have a body dysmorphic disorder). Many patients with eating ...
Views: 946 - Eating Disorder Treatment - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2007 from Eldad ZakayAn eating disorder can prove to be fatal if left untreated. It is so important for someone with an eating disorder to receive treatment. There are several ways in which someone can receive eating disorder treatment. Thousands of people who have suffered from an eating disorder have recovered ...
Views: 817 - Eating Disorders and Personality Disorders (Part 2) - by To the patient suffering from both a personality disorder and an eating disorder BY FAR the most important element in his mental abnormalcy is his eating disorders. He is usually right in emphasizing their importance to him over the problems stemming from his personality disorders. They indicate ...
Views: 1016 - Eating Disorders and Personality Disorders (Part 1) - by Patients suffering from eating disorders either refrain from food intake or binge on food. Some of them are both Anorectic and Bulimic. Food binging is an impulsive behaviour. Impulsive behaviors - which cannot be controlled or restrained by the individual - also serve a DSM criterion in the ...
Views: 1139 - Tips For Preventing a Bulimia Eating Disorder Relapse - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from Sandra Kim LeongYou may already have sought treatment for your bulimia eating disorder and are on the road to recovery. Studies show that eighty percent of all sufferers get successfully treated for their disorder. Unfortunately, many relapse, and hence, it is important that you learn about how to prevent a ...
Views: 4356 - Anorexia and Bulimia: Signs and Symptoms - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2007 from Patricia RolesEating Disorders are a Coping Mechanism: Eating disorders develop for a reason. They do not appear out of the blue. The reason may not be apparent initially though as many youth keep their concerns to themselves and don't share their self-doubt, fears and worries. Eating disorders develop as an ...
Views: 4492 - Mom, Please Help: a True Anorexia – Bulimia Story. - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2007 from Dr. Irina WebsterWell, I guess it was 11 years ago I started to notice something was not right with Amy. She had just turned 13 when I caught her always looking at herself in the mirror. She would ask me if I thought she put on weight. I told her of course not, she always looked just right for her age. You ...
Views: 7090 - Tips On How To Prevent An Anorexia Relapse - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from Sandra Kim LeongEven if you have completed a course of therapy and treatment, you need to ensure that you will not have an anorexia relapse. An anorexia eating disorder is a deep-seated problem of the mind. It is likely that you find it hard to be happy with yourself and the way you look. You are often ...
Views: 4983 - Could You Be A Compulsive Overeater? - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2007 from Lauri Allison LaBadieCompulsive overeaters are individuals who suffer from an obsession with food and a compulsion to eat despite the resulting negative effects on their physical and emotional health and well being. They eat to satisfy an emotional hunger, whether this hunger is for love, for comfort or for a sense ...
Views: 1263 - Eating Disorder Recovery and Guided Imagery - by Guided imagery and other methods that reach under the conscious thinking mind can be useful in helping people recover from eating disorders. People with eating disorders often have secrets from themselves. These are secrets about which they have little or no awareness.
Guilt, shame and severe ...
Views: 1135 - Eating Disorder Early Recovery: "How Do I Begin?" The 84,000 Ways - by Eating disorders are reaching epidemic proportions in the United States and other countries. The disorders affect both genders, people of all ages and ethnicities. Eating disorders reach into any education level, professional achievement position, and social status. They jeopardize careers, ...
Views: 758 - The Basics of Eating Disorder Psychotherapy: How it Works - by I am a psychotherapist in private practice. My job is to help make the unconscious conscious and support people as they learn to live with greater awareness of themselves and the world.
When people with eating disorders come for their first appointments they have a lot to say. Some know it and ...
Views: 1457 - Eating Disorder Early Recovery: "How Do I Begin?" The 84,000 Ways - by How a person begins to get help in recovering from an eating disorder depends on:
1. what form the eating disorder takes;
2. how entrenched it is;
3. what kind of social supports are available;
4. what financial resources are available;
5. how accessible the person is to deep ...
Views: 909 - Diabulimia - The Rise Of A New Eating Disorder? - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from Sandra Kim LeongDiabulimia is a condition that few know about. It is currently under recognized but needs attention as it is becoming more common. With little public awareness, more deaths can occur due to complications that arise. This condition arose as more young patients are found to be afflicted with ...
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