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Bulimia

The Skinny of Fashion's Body-Image Issue

Summer Rayne Oakes | Posted 05.22.2013 | Style
Summer Rayne Oakes

Model Kate Dillon and Summer Rayne Oakes talk about body image and fashion.

Christine Quinn's Brave Choice

Bruce Weinstein | Posted 05.15.2013 | Politics
Bruce Weinstein

If only a small fraction of the people afflicted with bulimia or alcoholism are moved by Quinn's revelation and seek treatment, her decision to make her private struggles public will have greatly served the public interest.

Delicious Dames: A Field Guide to Living and Loving Your Body

Renee Olstead | Posted 05.14.2013 | Impact
Renee Olstead

Since launching her online community in 2009, Revecka Natalia has reached thousands of women struggling with and recovering from the ravages of a self-contained illness.

Christine Quinn Reveals Struggle With Bulimia

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.14.2013 | New York

NEW YORK — New Yorkers might have felt they knew about the personal life of Christine Quinn, the veteran politician seeking to become the city's...

6 Things You Need To Know About Stress & Eating Disorders

The Huffington Post | Carolyn Gregoire | Posted 04.12.2013 | Teen

Here's a scary statistic: 20 percent of college women feel that thoughts and fears about food and weight dominate their life, according to a recent su...

Fatal Obsession

Suna Senman | Posted 03.29.2013 | Healthy Living
Suna Senman

My life seemed glamorous and promising: I was in my 20s, living in Paris and Normandy, spending my days training in ballet, modern dance, and jazz, and spending my evenings clubbing with VIP actors, models, and athletes. There was just one little problem: I was killing myself.

What You Should See When You Look At This Photo

Dagmara Domińczyk | Posted 05.22.2013 | Women
Dagmara Domińczyk

I silently bartered for pretty, and it never occurred to me that maybe someone walking past me wished they had mine.

Bullying and Body Image: How Bullying Leads to Eating Disorders

Tennie McCarty | Posted 05.06.2013 | Parents
Tennie McCarty

Bullying can have long-lasting results on the bullied, and in some cases, may lead to eating disorders, according to UK Charity Beat.

College-Age Disease Calls for Attention

Suna Senman | Posted 04.29.2013 | Healthy Living
Suna Senman

It is my hope that colleges across the country will increase the eating disorder resources and support offered not only to college students, but also to family members and local communities.

Eating Disorders Are Tough, But We're Tougher

Alison Malmon | Posted 04.22.2013 | Impact
Alison Malmon

Thirty million Americans will struggle with some type of eating disorder during their lifetime, and a large percentage of them will begin to experience these complex mental and physical illnesses during young adulthood. Yet, we rarely talk about them in a serious way.

Does Your Child Have an Eating Disorder? 8 Warning Signs

GalTime | Posted 04.03.2013 | Parents
GalTime

Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses stemming from a variety of contributing factors; they are not any one person's -- or parent's -- fault.

The Role of Values in Eating Disorders Treatment

Kenneth L. Weiner, M.D., FAED, CEDS | Posted 04.01.2013 | Healthy Living
Kenneth L. Weiner, M.D., FAED, CEDS

Eating disorders are phobic disorders; therefore, we have to challenge the phobia and support patients in confronting their fears. To do so, we must find something they value more than their eating disorder, something that's so important to them that it overrides this anxiety.

Confessions of a Food Addict

Ariane Zurcher | Posted 04.01.2013 | Healthy Living
Ariane Zurcher

Now, close to 20 years since those early, painful days when I first discovered I was not alone, my life has completely changed. That person I was all those years ago is not who I am now. But I still remain an addict. It is who and what I am.

You Could Argue That I Don't Want Anything More Than I Want To Be Skinny. You Would Probably Be Right.

Kate Orazem | Posted 03.27.2013 | Women
Kate Orazem

I want to offer something like an elegy. For the girls I know and the girl I was, who engineer their lives for emptiness. For those who have died, or died a little. For a generation of brilliant, driven women who get up, look in the mirror, and demand less of themselves.

Teens, College Students and Body Image

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 03.24.2013 | Women
Barbara Greenberg

Perhaps young women who have so much influence over each other can be persuaded to use it positively once they are made aware of the impact of their behavior, talk and presence.

Top 5 Myths About Bulimia

Tennie McCarty | Posted 03.18.2013 | Healthy Living
Tennie McCarty

Breaking through the common myths surrounding bulimia nervosa can help lead to healing. Understanding the truth may be what leads you or someone you love to getting the help that is needed to overcome this deadly disease.

Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) Explained

Kenneth L. Weiner, M.D., FAED, CEDS | Posted 03.16.2013 | Healthy Living
Kenneth L. Weiner, M.D., FAED, CEDS

Individuals with EDNOS experience severe disturbances in their eating behaviors -- such as extreme reduction of food intake, overeating, or purging -- and often have feelings of extreme distress or concern about body weight or shape.

Don't Do the Diet

Donna Fish | Posted 03.11.2013 | Healthy Living
Donna Fish

The problem with this "good" and "bad" idea or thinking about food and eating is that it leads to weight gain over time. You end up on that yo-yo cycle. Even if it is not a ton of weight, you gain and lose that amount over time and you simply train your body to weigh more.

Social Bodies, 'Glee' and Me

Alyssa B. Sheinmel | Posted 02.05.2013 | Teen
Alyssa B. Sheinmel

I'm glad a popular TV show is showing that girls can influence one another into having a body obsession and exacerbate hidden insecurities, all in the name of friendly bonding.

How to Feel Instantly Better in Your Body

Greta Gleissner, LMSW | Posted 02.03.2013 | Women
Greta Gleissner, LMSW

I cannot tell you how many times throughout my life -- especially during the 17 years I struggled with bulimia -- I said the phrase, "I feel fat."

Battling Bulimia: An Open Letter

Lindsay Simone | Posted 12.18.2012 | Healthy Living
Lindsay Simone

I know you're bulimic because I've felt your pain and I've suffered your story. Then again, I also know what life is like on the other side -- but only because I sought help.

How Fattening Up Will Save Ballet

Deirdre Kelly | Posted 12.18.2012 | Women
Deirdre Kelly

If the ballet world is as riddled with perils, then why is it I continue to allow my own daughter to participate in an art form with a well documented history of putting females at risk?

My Eccentric Aunt And Her Treasure Trove Of Couture

Christina Anderson | Posted 12.17.2012 | Style
Christina Anderson

Much like Edie Beale, there was always something off about her appearance...

Why Images Of Anorexia Should Be Banned

Laura Yates | Posted 12.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Laura Yates

Something happened this week that really made angry. This doesn't happen often but when it comes to my history with my eating disorder and what I see in the media in relation to eating disorders, I find myself getting increasingly exasperated.

New Eating Disorder Book Helps Young Girl

Darryl Roberts | Posted 12.10.2012 | Healthy Living
Darryl Roberts

Recently, a woman called me to tell me how her daughter was doing great recovering from an eating disorder with the help of a book called 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder, by Carolyn Costin. The woman wanted me to pass the news along to the author.