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Are You a Closet Eater?

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Eating, Lose Weight, Yo-Yo Dieting, Healthy Eating, Healthy Body, Mindful Eating, Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Closet Eater, Diet, Bulimia, Food Hoarding, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Strategy, Body Image, Eating Mindfully, Healthy Diet, Comfort Eating, Eating Disorder Prevention, Weight Gain, Living News
Susan Harrow

Continuing to associate the pleasure of companionship with the enjoyment of food gives me those same good feelings I had with my girlfriends -- filmy, fluid and fun.

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Would You Buy an Overweight Barbie?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Skinny, Barbie, Model, Anorexia, Eating Disorders, Obesity, Womens Health, Ralph Lauren, Victoria's Secret, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

The average woman in the U.S. is 5'4" and around 142 lbs. She is not modeling anything.

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Shopping At Home: Life After An Eating Disorder

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Eating Disorders, Recovery, Bulimia, Anorexia, Ednos, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorder, Wellness, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

After Ed (aka "eating disorder") and I broke up, I have to admit that I splurged a little. I am not usually much of a shopper, but I was so excited about my life without Ed that I wanted to explore some new things.

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Ralph Lauren Apologizes For Image Of Emaciated Model: "We Are Responsible" (UPDATE)

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 10.14.2009 | Style

Read More: Ralph Lauren vs. Boing Boing, Boing Boing Ralph Lauren Advertisement, Boing Boing, Anorexia, Anorexic Models, Ralph Lauren Advertising, Ralph Lauren, Photoshopping, Style News

UPDATE 10/14: The Photo-shopped model, Filippa Hamilton, is alleging that Ralph Lauren fired her for being too fat. UPDATE 10/9: Ralph Lauren h...

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Germany: Brigitte Magazine Swaps Thin Models With "Protruding Bones" For Real Women

AP | MELISSA EDDY | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: Models, Skinny Models, Germany Models, Anorexia, Germany, Brigitte, Germany Magazine, Brigitte Magazine, Brigitte Magazine Germany, Brigitte Germany, Brigitte Magazine Models, Bridgitte Magazine, Brigitte E Germany's, Bridgette Magazine, German Brigitte, Skinny Models vs Normal Models, Brigitte Magizine, Brigitte German Magazine, Brigette Magazine, German Fashion Magazine Models, Germany Skinny Models, German Magazine Bans Skinny Models, Magazine Bans Skinny Models, German Magazine Brigitte, Thin Models, World News

BERLIN — Germany's most popular women's magazine announced Monday that it is banning professional models from its pages in favor of "real women"...

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Anorexia Sites Draw Criticism From Psychiatrists

msn.com | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Fashion Week, Anorexia, Eating Healthy, Health, Anorexia Models, Living News

Psychiatrists say 1 in 10 girls look at pro-eating disorder Web sites repeatedly, taking inspiration from celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hil...

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Weight Loss In College: No More Freshman Fifteen

newsweek.com | Johannah Cornblatt | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Eating Habits, Obese, Anorexia, College, Health, College Students and Weight, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Wellness, Overweight, Food, Living News

With more than 30 percent of college students falling into the American College Health Association's obese or overweight categories, Yale is not the o...

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Autism And Anorexia: What's The Relationship?

Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Controversy, Mental Health, Anorexia, Autism, Aspergers Girls, Aspergers, Asperger's Syndrome, Vaccinations, Living News
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh

Until recently, I admired the autism parent community from afar. Like the parents who awakened and changed the schizophrenia treatment world, parents of autistic children have moved both treatment and public opinion about the disorder almost 180 degrees from where it had been.

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It's Okay to be Happy (Some Thoughts and a Song!)

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anorexia, Jenni Schaefer, Bulimia, Sadness, Ednos, Eating Disorder, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

I never chose to struggle with depression, but I did choose to get better.

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Muffintop: The New Feminine?

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Eating, Muffintop, Living News, Over-Eating, Yo-Yo Dieting, Women and Body Image, Healthy Eating, Healthy Body, Mindful Eating, Eating Disorders, Health, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Diet Advice, Diet, Wellness, Bulimia, Muffin Top, Women, Women's Health, Weight Loss, Body Image, Eating Matters, Health Tips, Eating Mindfully, Unhealthy Diets, Lose Weight, Healthy Diet, Women's Issues, Obesity, Comfort Eating, National Eating Disorders Association, Weight Gain, Eating Disorder Prevention, Living News
Susan Harrow

A woman should have a little pooch. It's part of what makes us womanly.

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Hide Your Body, Hide Yourself

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Eating, Living News, Over-Eating, Yo-Yo Dieting, Healthy Body, Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Diet, Wellness, Bulimia, Eating Matters, Weight Loss, Health Tips, Body Image, Comfort Eating, Eating Disorder Prevention, Weight Gain, Lose Weight, Women and Body Image, Healthy Eating, Mindful Eating, Health, Diet Advice, Women, Women's Health, Eating Mindfully, Healthy Diet, Unhealthy Diets, Obesity, Women's Issues, National Eating Disorders Association, Living News
Susan Harrow

If you're always looking for ways to not be seen, how do you speak out? How do you move through the world if you have an invisible cloak that has no magical powers other than to keep you in your own shadow?

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Pittsburgh mom says daughter bullied into anorexia

AP | JOE MANDAK | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Thin, Anorexic, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anorexia, Obsessive Compulsive, Health, Disordered Eating, Bulemic, Eating Disorders, Peer Pressure, Wellness, Eating Disorder, Living News

PITTSBURGH — A woman has filed what experts believe is a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Public Schools, claiming her daughter deve...

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Fuzz Balls: Gratitude in Everyday Life

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Bulimia, Anorexia, Gratitude, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorder, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

At what age, do we stop noticing fuzz balls? In other words, when do we stop seeing the wonder in the little things?

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Eating Disorders In Middle Age

Anorexia | Randi Hutter Epstein | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Health, Dieting, Anorexia, Women's Health, Eating Disorders, Men's Health, Parenting, Anorexia Adults, Bulimia, Middle Age, Health, Living News

Margie Hodgin, a nurse in Kernersville, N.C., had struggled to lose weight since she was a teenager. But it wasn't until she turned 40 that she finall...

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A Vital Part of Healthcare Reform: Change How We Educate Our Doctors

Dr. John Neustadt | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Fosamax, Ambien, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Anorexia Nervosa, Naturopathic, Prozac, Primary Care Crisis, National Library of Medicine, Pyridoxine, Magnesium, Actonel, Medical Education, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Vitamin b6, Zinc, Boniva, Welbutrin, Osteoporosis, Primary Care, Anorexia, Bone Health, Vitamin K, Institute of Medicine, Klonipin, Diabetes, Healthcare Reform, mk4, Living News
Dr. John Neustadt

Training doctors to uncover and treat the underlying causes of disease could eliminate much of the unnecessary reliance on pharmaceuticals and reduce their devastating, and sometimes deadly, side effects.

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Don't Text Spencer: Using Eating Disorder Recovery Skills in Everyday Life

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Loneliness, Relationships, Anorexia, Dating, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Ednos, Eating Disorder, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

My challenge today is to recognize insane ways of thinking and then to move in the direction of positive change.

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Letting Go: In Life and Recovery

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Anorexia, Ednos, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorder, Spirituality, Wellness, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

These days, I give the airlines a big thank you for giving me the chance to practice the important concept of letting go on a regular basis.

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Dating Real People (After An Eating Disorder)

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Dating Advice, Anorexia, Dating, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Ednos, Eating Disorder, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

I don't have to do anything except be myself and trust the process. If it doesn't work out with someone, I will learn something for the next time around.

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She's Anorexic, and You're a Bad Mother

Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Mental Health, Activism, Bulimia, Anorexia, Parenting and Food, Living News
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh

I was told in 2002 to stop feeding my child. She was anorexic and her young body was failing. They were wrong, they're still wrong, and they're still saying it.

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What's Love Got to Do with Thin?

Trisha Gura | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Bulemia, Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Living News
Trisha Gura

Eating disorders play out in partnership and intimacy in profound ways. Yes, love has everything to do with them.

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Hello Me: Finding Myself after an Eating Disorder

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Eating Disorders, Diet, Dieting, Bulimia, Anorexia, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorder, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

I am recovered from anorexia and bulimia. "Recovered," as in, I no longer have an eating disorder. (Period.) Instead, I have a life filled with joy an...

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Size 9 With a Life-Threatening Eating Disorder

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Purging, Marya Hornbacher, Recovery, Nicole Johns, Writing, Ednos, Eating Disorders, Seal Press, Wasted, Anorexia, Bisexuality, Purge, Memoir, Treatment, Rehab Diaries, Journaling, Bulimia, Living News
Rachel Kramer Bussel

Nicole Johns suffered severe damage to her body, including exercise-induced asthma, irregular heartbeat, and hypotension, and had to be hospitalized to be treated... while a size 9.

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The "I'm Right, You're Wrong" Dynamic

Jane Shure | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Eating Disorders, National Public Radio, Empowerment, Bulemia, Npr, Teenage Girls, Therapy, Anorexia, Living News
Jane Shure

Remember -- just because someone says they are right, doesn't mean that they are -- and the corollary also follows that just because someone says you are wrong, doesn't mean that you are.

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The Ultimate 9-Step Guide to Looking Good

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 04.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Smoking, Marijuana, Drugs, Makeup, Drinking, Supermodels, Breakfast, Cigarettes, Calories, Anorexia, Health, Sex, Exercise, Alcohol, Food, Skinny Models, Weight Loss, Ritalin, Bulimia, Living News
Ali A. Rizvi

Vegetables give you gas and require vitamin supplementation. Cannibalism is illegal. And I'm too self-conscious to take my jiggling torso to a public gym.

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Women, Body Image and Blogging

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 03.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Women's Issues, Anorexia, Body Image, Health, Women's Health, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Obesity, Bulimia, Women and Body Image, Wellness, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Our society places an enormous amount of emphasis on women's clothing, weight and age. As women, we can choose to ignore this or cave and adhere to strict standards of beauty.

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