Bulimia

Jane Fonda Opens Up About Her Struggle with Bulimia

Amanda de Cadenet | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Amanda De Cadenet, Video, The-Conversation-With-Amanda-De-Cadenet, Amanda De Cadenet Lifetime, The Conversation, Jane Fonda, The Conversation Lifetime, Self-Esteem, Bulimia, Women News

While Jane Fonda has no shortage of knowledge to share, I was particularly moved and fascinated by her recovery from bulimia, which she battled with for over 25 years

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Eating Disorders in Men: An Interview With Dr. Roberto Olivardia

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Men Health, Anorexia, Health, Eating Disorders, Eating, Diet, Bulimia, Gender, Male Eating Disorders, Men Eating Disorders, Binge Eating Disorder, Healthy Living News

Men with eating disorders have much shame around their eating disorder, feeling as if they are less masculine because of it. This results in men being less likely to ever seek treatment, or even tell anyone about their eating disorder.

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Will I Ever Get Better?

Dr. David Herzog | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Eating Disorders, Research, Bulimia, Anorexia, Dr. David B. Herzog, Eating Disorders Studies, Eating Disorders Study, Eating Disorders Research, Healthy Living News

Many of the patients and families who sought our help had struggled with the illness for a long time, some for nearly a decade.

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Lady Gaga, Naso-Gastric Tubes, and My Commitment

Shannon Cutts | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Wedding Diet, Recovery, Thin Ideal, Mentoring, Lady GaGa, Eating Disorders, Diet, Naso-Gastric Feeding Tube, Compassion, Reality TV, Anger, Dr. Oliver Di Pietro, Mentors, Controversy, Dieting, Shannon Cutts, Women Mentors, Bulimia, Celebrity News

I have tried so hard to keep quiet in the recent spate of news headlines targeting the use of feeding tubes for pre-wedding diets, Lady Gaga's controv...

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Oprah Doesn't Know Everything

Stephanie Covington Armstrong | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Black Women, Eating Disorders, Oprah, Bulimia, Body Image, Black Voices Life, Bv-Life, Black Voices News

Being Black prepared me for an eating disorder. Bulimia is a closeted disease, usually practiced in secret, in silence, in isolation. Secrets were the glue that bound my community.

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Male Anorexia

Rebecca Cooper, MA, MFT, CCH, CEDS | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Anorexia Symptoms, Men Anorexia, Males Eating Disorders, Male Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Male Anorexia, Eating Disorders, Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Overeating, Bulimia, Healthy Living News

According to NEDA, at least one million males in the United States have an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia.

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Feeding Tube Diet: Shut Up, and Eat

Greg Archer | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Starvation, Feeding Tube, Diets, Anorexia, Dieting, Health, Healthy Diet, Diet and Nutrition, Bulimia, Weight Loss, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living News

The recent news about a new diet fad among brides-to-be has generated a flood of headlines and outrage.

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The K-E Diet: Weight Loss Lunacy

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 04.23.2012

What makes the K-E diet truly appalling is that it transforms a medical therapy into the indulgence of a short-term, short-sighted, vanity-driven whim. It opens up a whole new world of shockingly bad ideas.

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Diagnosis of Eating Disorders in Older Women Increases as Awareness Grows

Kenneth L. Weiner, M.D., FAED, CEDS | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Mental Health, Eating Disorders in Older Women, Anorexia, Eating Disorders Recovery, Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders Anorexia, Eating Disorders Treatment, Healthy Living Health News, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia, Eating Disorder, Healthy Living News

When it comes to eating disorders, the conventional wisdom -- or the belief that anorexia, bulimia and other related disorders are a "teenage girl's disease" -- isn't so wise. In fact, it's just plain wrong.

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The Good News About Treating Eating Disorders

Los Angeles Times | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Mental Illness, Eating Disorders, Teenage Girls, Eating Disorder Treatment, Anorexia, Bulimia, National Eating Disorders Association, Women News

April Dunlap was 17 and weighed 165 pounds when she began a diet and exercise regimen. After three months, the 5-foot-5 teen had lost the 20 pounds sh...

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Are we Guilty of Starving our Teens?

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Stress, Models, Depression, Style, Anorexia Nervosa, Body Image, Mommybloggers, Eating Disorders, Parenting, Fashion, Body Distortions, Weight, Bulimia, Parents News

Yes, Americans, Israel has just followed in the footsteps of India and Italy by banning underweight models. No more being in ads or strutting the catw...

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Eating Disorders Aren't Just A Women's Issue

The Atlantic | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Eating Disorders, Female Body Image, Steroids, Body Image, Anorexia, Bulimia, Health, Male Body Image, Women News

Teen girls aspiring to look like their favorite celebrity or women starving themselves for weeks trying to fit into their favorite dress are the stere...

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Victoria Secret's Doutzen Kroes and Vogue Italia's Franca Sozzani Get Personal About Body Image

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W. | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Doutzen Kroes, Vogue, Victoria's Secret, Anorexia, Harris Center, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Franca Sozzani, Women Body Image, Self Image, Media Body Image, Healthy Living News

When I read who was coming to Harvard's public forum, "Health Is Beauty: Defining Ourselves," I knew I was going. The Harris Center's 15th annual forum offered a rare insider's view of an issue near and dear my professional heart -- body image and the media.

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When Compliments Backfire

Melanie Curtin | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Dating Advice, Anorexia, Compliments, Battle of the Sexes, Body Image, Bulimia, Taking a Compliment, Physical Abuse, Women News

It's nice to get compliments. Just make sure you don't give them -- or take them -- too seriously.

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Facebook Study Shows Surprising Link Between Social Media, Self-Esteem

Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Social Media, Video, Anorexia, Sel-Conscious, Fat, Eating Disorders, Psychology, Facebook, Obesity, Weight, Bulimia, Internet Research, Science News

By: Leslie Meredith Published: 03/30/2012 05:16 PM EDT on TechNewsDaily "Do I look fat?" The answer is a resounding yes if you're on ...

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Pinned: Porn on Pinterest

Susan Harrow | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Stress Eating, Mother Daughter Relationship, The Balanced Life, Living News, Over-Eating, Physical Benefits of Yoga, Self Care, Healthy Body, Eating Disorders, Jealousy, Benefits of Yoga, Active, Confidence, Diet, Posture Mastery, Wellness, Stress, Body, Body Image, Weight Loss, Eating Matters, Feeling Good Naked, Women's Body Confidence, Disrespect, Distorted Body Image, Perfectionism, Weight Gain, Self-Help, Negative Body Image, Positive Body Image, Health and Happiness, Mental Health, Acceptance, Self Love, Look Better Naked, Clothing, Women, Skin, Lose Weight, Unhealthy Diets, Obesity, Living in the Moment, Yo-Yo Dieting, Anxiety, Modesty, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Happiness, Bulimia, Yoga, Health Tips, Emotions, Feeling Comfortable in Your Own Skin, Models, Forget Perfect, Revealing Costumes, Brazilian, Mood, Finding Happiness, Comfort Eating, Eating Disorder Prevention, Self Worth, Women and Body Image, Healthy Eating, Mindful Eating, Female Body Image, Health, Diet Advice, Self Esteem, Self-Esteem, Consciousness, Women's Health, Aging, Fitness, Self Image, Eating Mindfully, Self Mastery, Healthy Diet, Women's Issues, Self-Improvement, National Eating Disorders Association, Culture News

I'm in love with Pinterest the new hot social network where images are digital coke -- addictive, unlimited pleasure with just a few side effects -- l...

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Thinspo Blogging Continues On Everyone's Favorite Site: Pinterest

Hayley Krischer | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Thinspo, Anorexia, Body Image, Pinterest, Eating Disorders, Teenage Girls, My Story, Bulimia, Women News

When I was 15, I went through a bulimic episode.

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How To Fit Into An American Apparel Deep V-Neck T-Shirt, Size XS

Justin Huang | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Binging, Bulimia, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Gay Voices News, Video, Gay Voices News

Sure, I've had my share of bad relationships. But by far the most complex, most intricate, most twisted relationship in my life has been with food.

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Food Is a Family Issue

Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Eating Disorders, Eating Disorder Recovery, Bulimia, Anorexia, Eating Disorder Prevention, Body Image, Women and Body Image, When Food Is Family, Eating Disorder, Parents News

Like it or not, our children learn by modeling our behavior. Girls with eating disorders are highly likely to have mothers who fear food, too. Genetics? Maybe. Or perhaps your daughter has picked up your message that being a few pounds overweight is dreadful.

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'I No Longer Think About Whether Or Not I Deserve Food'

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Women-Authentic-Beauty, Women's Rights, Anorexia, Eating Disorder Awareness, Eating Disorders, Parenting, Neda, Bulimia, National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Family, Women News

Many of us don't like to talk about eating disorders because we've been very close to a sufferer. In my case, me.

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It's Brutal Honesty Time

Rita Schiano | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Self-Acceptance, Bulimia Treatment, Resilience, Self-Worth, Anorexia, Eating Disorders Help, Eating Disorders Recovery, Eating Disorders, Eating Disorder Recovery, Eating Disorders Treatment, Bulimia, Eating Disorder, Healthy Living News

For years I've written, spoke, taught and trained about the importance of understanding one's self-worth. I even coined the phrase that self-worth is one element of the equation that makes for self-esteem: Self-confidence plus self-worth equals self-esteem.

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Tumblr Revises Policy On Self-Harm Content, Bans 'Hunger Blogs'

Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Thinspo, Pro-Ana, Anorexia, Hunger-Blogs, Teen Suicides, Pro-Mia, Teens Online, Teen Suicide, Teen Blogs, Teens Blogging, Self-Mutilation, Tumblr-Thinspo, Tumblr-Blogs, Bulimia, Tumblr, Teens Tumblr, High School News

In the wake of the Huffington Post's recent exposé on the rapidly growing teenage "thinspo" community on Tumblr, which promotes and glorifies anorexi...

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Lady Gaga's Yoga Teacher on America's Addiction to Being Skinny

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W. | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Diets, Self-Compassion, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Tricia Donegan, Yoga, Weight-Loss Tips, Mental Health, Healthy Living News

Tricia Donegan, the owner and director of New York's Bikram Yoga Lower East Side, stepped out of her hot yoga studio once again to answer her "celly," as she calls her cell phone, and a few questions about how to end America's addiction to being skinny.

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A Mother's Plea: Shut The 'Hunger Blogs', They Are Killing Our Children

Harriet Brown | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Thinspo Blogs, Hunger Blogs, Bulimia, Anorexia, Teen Body Image, Body Image, Parents News

If my older daughter had never developed anorexia, I might be more sympathetic to the notion that thinspo is a genuine form of self-expression. That it's every girl's right to want to be skinny.

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Down The Rabbit Hole: The Mysterious World Parents Must Explore

Lisa Belkin | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Parents-Internet-Safety, Anorexia, Online Dangers, Teens Online, Technology, Internet Dangers, Bulimia, Parents-Internet, Tumblr, Parents News

Each year since you left high school makes you that much more likely to see the "latest" technological thing as a bit of a mystery that you leave, with a resigned smile, to the next group in line. So your assignment today is to immerse yourself in something that doesn't seem like something you would "get."

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