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Are Instances of Eating Disorders on the Rise Because of Instagram?- Food Addiction - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2009 from Dr. Lisa Ortigara CregoLife As a Food Addict By Dr. Lisa Ortigara Crego I must begin by taking you back in time. I believe my nightmare began early in my life without me even realizing. First off, I am the 6th child with two sets of twins sandwiched between my oldest sister and myself. There are only four years ...
Views: 1657 - Eating Disorders are the Result of Brain Plasticity - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterWhat is brain plasticity? And how is it related to developing an eating disorder? Brain plasticity, or neuroplasticity, is the lifelong ability of the brain to change itself based on new experiences. When we say “the brains ability to change” we don’t mean something mystical ...
Views: 1696 - Oprah and Emotional Eating - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Melissa McCreeryIf you haven't heard yet, you will soon--it's everywhere in the media. Oprah has disclosed that she has regained weight she worked so hard to lose and that she now weighs 200lbs. My heart goes out to Oprah,as well as to the millions of women who struggle just like her. Today, on a morning news ...
Views: 2029 - How NOT to eat emotionally: Ten things to do with a feeling when you really don't know what to do with it - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Melissa McCreeryHow many times have you started at diet or weight loss plan, a fresh new day of healthy eating, only to feel completely derailed by an unexpected bad day, an awful experience or strong emotions—hurt, anger, disappointment, even boredom—that seemed to magnetically pull you to the ...
Views: 2002 - Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa And Compulsive Overeating - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2008 from Rosemary Grace BrooksEating disorders have become quite a well known problem, with millions of people affected. Eating disorders are a disease that is progressive and incurable and the same type of disease as any other addiction. The sufferer is trapped in a helpless cycle of obsessive and compulsive behavior and ...
Views: 1753 - Emotional Eating - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Carla ValenciaEmotional eating is the act of eating to feel better emotionally. Some people eat because the can’t deal with strong emotions such as anxiety, depression, anger and even boredom. If you can’t identify emotions and deal with them you may start the habit of emotional eating. You ...
Views: 1477 - Shame, Self Image, And Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2008 from Brock HansenWhy? Why does she think that losing weight is more important than anything else, even her health? Why doesn’t she see herself as the bright, talented, athletic, attractive young woman that others see? These are among the questions most frequently asked by family members of a young woman ...
Views: 3203 - The Truth to Conquer Emotional Eating - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2008 from Richard KuhnsThe Truth to conquer emotional eating is to manage your emotions. Yet managing emotions is not such an easy thing to do. With all the practice we as humans have had--that's centuries and centuries, we're still pretty much in the dark ages. And it just doesn't make sense for we are emotional ...
Views: 1778 - Bulimia Food Addiction: What Part Of The Brain Is Responsible And How To Fix It? - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterBulimia (bulimia nervosa) is an addictive eating disorder which begins with physical cravings then evolves into a mental obsession and finally turns into a spiritual illness. It usually comes from an unresolved trauma (emotional, psychological or even physical) earlier in life. The question is ...
Views: 3171 - ***Breaking Free Of The Binge Eating Cycle - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2008 from Rebecca CooperWe develop patterns of behavior early in life. We start associating certain events with certain behaviors. One such pattern is our behavior with food. Being fed by our parents when we were young may come to represent being cared for or being loved. On the other hand, not being fed when we were ...
Views: 10120(5 votes) - You Can Eat One And Stop - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2008 from Gloria ArensonAn amazing acupressure technique called EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) can take cravings away in minutes. Whether it is cigarettes, beer, donuts or chocolate, just touching or tapping a few energy points on the face and upper body allows the urge to disappear effortlessly. Most people who ...
Views: 1657(1 vote) - Binging And The Delusion Of Fear - How Our Brains Work - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2008 from Robert Dave JohnstonThe mind has the power to assist us in creating great victories, but it also can become an instrument of destruction that keeps us enslaved in our inner hell. Especially when it comes to food and eating, living life trapped by the merciless power of binging and compulsive overeating can often ...
Views: 1513 - Live Life To The Fullest Even With Binge Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kristin Gerstley"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well." - Diane Ackerman I know this has happened to all of us at one time in our life or another. You are face-to-face with something that you’ve always ...
Views: 1548 - How to Stop Binge Eating With Thoughts Of Victory - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kristin GerstleyAll people that suffer from binge eating disorder know about that little negative voice that plays inside of your head. It’s the one that urges you to binge eat and makes you feel bad about yourself. It’s the voice that tells you that you aren’t good enough to stop binge eating, that you will ...
Views: 2317 - Anorexia Nervosa Treatment - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterThe treatment for anorexia nervosa is often difficult and can take a long time. Some patients improve much slower then others do with many relapses during the recovery process. The treatment can be subdivided into immediate or long term anorexia treatment. The immediate concerns of most people ...
Views: 1429 - Don’t Wait To Stop Binge Eating - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kristin GerstleyThroughout life, we can be easily motivated to do something when it is fun and exciting. When other tasks seem to be more fearful, we aren’t so motivated to jump on it. Instead, we take our time and look to the other things that need to be taken care of immediately. In other words, we ...
Views: 2189 - 6 Ways to Gain Control and Stop Binge Eating - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kristin GerstleyAfter you realize that you have binge eating disorder, it’s important to figure out the root of why you binge. The root is the reason you turn to bingeing; it’s why you do what you do. This is one of the first steps you need to figure out as you try to move into binge eating ...
Views: 1733 - 8 Tips on How Binge Eaters Can Improve Their Self-Love - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kristin GerstleyBinge eating disorder successfully removes any and all of the love that you have for yourself. It makes you feel awful about the person you have become and keeps you feeling down in the dumps quite often. In order to overcome binge eating disorder, it's important that you start rebuilding a ...
Views: 1892 - How To Stop Binge Eating With Challenges, Part 2 - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2012 from Kristin Gerstley6. Challenge yourself to bite off more than you can chew, while learning how to spit. Decide that you will stop your struggle with binge eating disorder. Instead of expecting to change overnight, remind yourself that it will take time, effort, and patience. The goal of overcoming binge ...
Views: 1585 - Eating Disorders And Media - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterIt is proven now that media can influence the beginning of eating disorders in some people. This is evident especially in children and teens who can easily be lulled into the wrong image of what the human body is supposed to look like. A very serious concern is that tiny little children as ...
Views: 3788 - Eating Disorders Studies: What Has Been Found So Far? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterResearching eating disorders is a relatively new field of medicine. Scientists still don't have a lot of data on a long-term recovery process from eating disorders. But many things about who is susceptible to the disease, how it starts and how it develops is known and that is what we will look ...
Views: 1513 - Eating health: does extremely healthy eating lead to eating disorders? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterAccording to new research the promotion of healthy eating to fight obesity can drive some teenagers into eating disorders. Also many adult women and men admit that the extremes of trying to eat healthy lead them into abnormal eating behaviors and later to a fully developed eating disorder. ...
Views: 1143 - Eating Disorders Effects. - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterEating disorders have very many effects on the sufferers. The effects can be divided into mental, spiritual and physical. The mental effects can be associated with different levels of anxiety (from moderate to very severe), depression, and difficulty to focus on tasks, low span of attention, ...
Views: 1893 - Conquer Emotional Eating And Stop Wrecking Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2008 from Richard KuhnsTo conquer emotional eating is the secret to stop wrecking your life for every time you go to put on your clothes, the uncomfortable reminder of those excess pounds is there like a wrecking ball flying through space and hitting you square in the stomach. But what do you do when that ice cream ...
Views: 1185 - Bulimia Weight Loss: Does It Really Work? - by Submitted on May 21, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterThis article is for those who believe that she/he has found a magic wand to control their body weight and it is called bulimia. Many bulimics think they invented it and keep it secret for a long time because it feels shameful to admit about throwing up food. Bulimia as a weight loss strategy ...
Views: 1880 - Don't Be Scared To Stop Binge Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kristin GerstleySo many people have expressed to me that they are scared to stop binge eating disorder. It's not that they don't want to live a binge-free life; instead, they just aren't sure how their life will be without binge eating. It’s true: To let go of binge eating is a very scary thought. It’s ...
Views: 2431 - People with Bulimia: Why don't They get Satisfied when they have Eaten Enough Food? - by Submitted on May 20, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterPeople with bulimia don't experience a proper sense of satisfaction when they eat. They can eat food then more food and the feelings of hunger or cravings can still be present: this then makes them eat more and more. When they go on a binge it seems there isn't enough food for them to stop and ...
Views: 6282 - People with Eating Disorders: In What Ways Do They Suffer and Why? - by Submitted on May 20, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterPeople with eating disorders suffer in many ways: physically, mentally and emotionally. Let's look at each way of suffering separately. Mentally they experience feelings of fear, inadequacy, and reduced ability to concentrate. All these affect the sufferer's studies, work and relationships. ...
Views: 1182 - How Do People With Eating Disorders Suffer? - by Submitted on May 16, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterPeople with eating disorders suffer in many ways: physically, mentally and emotionally. All of them normally feel down although anorexics sometimes feel high in the beginning of the disorder. The mental suffering significantly diminishes the quality of people's life. Feelings of fear, ...
Views: 5319 - Learn How To Stop Binge Eating With Challenges - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kristin GerstleyLife can be tough, and as we all know, it's even more complicated when trying to stop binge eating disorder. We are thrown obstacles and our drive can sometimes seem obscured. Even in these struggles, your goal needs to stay at the forefront of your mind, so that you learn how to stop binge ...
Views: 1937 - Night Eating Syndrome1 - by Submitted on May 06, 2008 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: 2078 - A Life Story Of Anorexia-Bulimia Sufferer. Why She Does It And What Is Her Life Like? - by Submitted on May 03, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterPeople often ask me to describe what a day in the life of an anorexic-bulimic sufferer is really like. How do people become eating disorder sufferers and what do sufferers themselves think about their disorder and why they developed it. When I explain to them about the plight of the ...
Views: 5237 - 5 Tips To Prevent A Binge - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kristin GerstleyHere are five tips that I have received from people who are struggling with binge eating disorder. When I was bingeing I used some of these exact tips. The tricks really helped to curb a binge or two. Try them out ad let me know how they work out for you. 1. Become a vegan. I’ve heard ...
Views: 1579 - Eating Disorders - by Submitted on May 01, 2008 from Debra mittlerEating disorders are harmful eating habits that can get worse with time and without the best help. They can harm organs inside the body and, in severe cases, lead to death. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa; and bulimia nervosa. Some switch between the two. Anorexia and ...
Views: 1252 - How to help Anorexic Children. - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterWhat we understand from our personal experience coping with a child suffering from anorexia is that there isn’t one single definitive guide or course of action for you and your child to follow that will guarantee a solution to their eating problems. Your attitude and beliefs about ...
Views: 1281 - How to Help Young Anorexic - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterIt is with growing concern that I have noticed an alarming trend in the emails I receive from people asking for help with young anorexics eating disorder problems. It has become obvious that something is terribly wrong with the normal medical approach to helping these sufferers. I would like to ...
Views: 2718 - Bulimia in Men - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterIt was with great interest that I read in the UK Telegraph about the ex deputy prime minister of the UK John Prescott and his battle with bulimia. It is good that man in such a high powered position has finally come out and said he was a sufferer of this insidious disorder. It was also with ...
Views: 1522 - Warning Signs For Bulimia In Kids And Teens - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterI have been ask this question so many times by lots of worried parents who think their child may have bulimia but don’t know any of the warning signs. If you are one of these parents then here is a list of things to look out for, I will start with simple things first: 1: Look for an excessive ...
Views: 3205 - Ways To Cure Bulimia Nervosa. - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterThere are many ways to treat bulimia but not very many of them really cure bulimia. Popular treatment is going to the doctors or clinics or a counselor. How helpful are these? Statistic shows that nearly 90% of suffers relapse after attending these kinds of treatment. What happens to these ...
Views: 3672 - Anxious Because Your Jeans Are Too Tight? - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2008 from Sarah MariaSo you're not anorexic, you're not bulimic, and you don’t binge eat . . . most of the time. But do you love your body? According to the latest statistics, the answer is probably "no". If you don’t love your body, you may be stifling your creativity, draining your energy, and limiting your ...
Views: 2343 - How To Overcome Bulimia By Eliminating Subconscious Blockages. - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterI know you are thinking right now "Why do I have bulimia? How can I overcome it? And why isn’t anything I tried before stopping it and has failed to help?" You understand that bulimia is slowly killing you and ruining your life but you can't stop. It seems like something inside you is stronger ...
Views: 2888 - History Of Bulimia And How It Evolved Into A New Problem - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterThe History of bulimia is old. Even in ancient Rome people used to vomit up food they ate in the period of feasting. They even had special places for it called "vomitorium". There is a lot of recollection about these events in ancient Rome books. Roman emperors Claudius and Vitellius were ...
Views: 2495 - Emotional Consequences Of Eating Disorders. - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterEating Disorders can only be described as a living hell. They consume every minute of your waking hours where the sufferer is so caught up in counting calories, reading the back of packets, measuring and weighing food, thinking when and where they are going to binge and how to sneak away to ...
Views: 1146 - Calorie Restriction Versus Anorexia Nervosa. - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2008 from Dr. Irina WebsterThere is a small, but growing group of extreme dieters who believe that significantly reducing the amount of food they eat, will not only delay the aging of the body, but also prevent developing heart problems, diabetes and other chronic diseases. This movement, called calorie restriction or ...
Views: 1889 - Integrative Approaches To Recovery - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2008 from Mari Schnitzius-RichkoThe amount of stress and life pressures that we experience in the world today is beyond what any of our ancestors could have imagined. It is no wonder that we carry many burdens and unhealthy strategies in order to get through life. And at their extreme, they leave us lifeless and exhausted. ...
Views: 1070 - Weird Foods Of The World - Chinese - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2008 from DIYA soodI have eaten some weird and wonderful dishes around the world but some of the more interesting concoctions have been served up to me in China. A particularly interesting delicacy I ate some years ago consisted of Cow's bronchial tubes - the airways between the cow's lungs and windpipe ...
Views: 1076 - Book Review: Shrink Yourself - 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: 2399 - Book Review: Anatomy of a Food Addiction - 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: 2185 - Book Review: The Appetite Awareness Workbook - 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: 1255 - Book Review: Wasted - 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 ...
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