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Eating Disorders

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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Sneak Peak at New Book For Comfort Eaters

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

Read More: How to Stop Dieting, Comfort Eating, Mindful Eating, Stress Eating, Diet, Eating Mindfully, Books, Healthy Eating, Healthy Diet, Unhealthy Diets, Eating Disorders, Over-Eating, Eating Matters, Diet Advice, Health Tips, Living News
Dr. Susan Albers

Instead of overeating you can soothe yourself through dozens of mindful activities that are healthy for both body and mind.

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Food Allergies Are the New Eating Disorder

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Victoria Beckham, Food Allergies, Nuts, Research, Eating Disorders, Rachel Weisz, Gluten Intolerance, Gwyneth Paltrow, Food Intolerance, Orlando Bloom, Peanut Allergies, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Are some people using the allergy/intolerance umbrella as a reason to restrict food? I'm betting yes. And it's not just celebrities.

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Inherent Personality, Inherent Eating Style

Donna Fish | Posted 08.18.2009 | Living

Read More: University of California, San Diego, New York Times Magazine, Eating Disorders, Diets, Childhood Eating Problems, National Eating Disorders Association, Eating Disorder Prevention, Frank Bruni Restaurant Critic, Walter Kaye MD, Living News
Donna Fish

Innate differences in appetite and hence, eating style and behavior, are coming to be better understood.

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What Would You Do If You Woke Up Tomorrow and You Were Beautiful?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Asian American Identity, Looksism, Proposition 8, Women's Issues, Beautiful, LIFETIME Television, Women's Health, Margaret Cho, Eating Disorders, Drop Dead Diva, Beauty, Showtime, All American Girl, Women and Body Image, Gender, Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

Cho's All American Girl was replaced in the line-up by The Drew Carey Show. Cho pointed out that a double standard was at play. Why wasn't Carey, also a comedian, judged by his looks?

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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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Minding the Man in the Mirror

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Eating Disorders, Body Image, Women and Body Image, People Magazine, Living News
Dr. Susan Albers

It is clear that at a certain point, Michael Jackson no longer saw himself as others did. This may be a feeling that is familiar to you, if you have an eating issue or struggle with your body image.

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Is It an Eating Disorder or a Relationship Disorder?

Joshua Rosenthal | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Eating Disorders, Diet Tips, Relationships, Diet, Dieting, Wellness, Health, Happiness, Living News
Joshua Rosenthal

When you have a fulfilling career, loving relationships, a spiritual practice, and regular physical movement you are more likely to make better decisions over the foods you eat.

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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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Standing Up With British Vogue's Editor

Adia Colar | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Models, Alexandra Shulman, Vogue, Style, Health, British Vogue, Eating Disorders, Weight, Fashion Magazines, Fashion, Living News
Adia Colar

No, I don't despise thin people or even naturally thin models. I am, however, disgusted with the promotion of eating disorders running rampant in fashion magazines.

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I Hate The Term "Food Police" And I Wear It With Pride

Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Food, Eating Disorders, Parenting, Food Police, Food Politics, Health, Fitness, Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Living News
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh

We are a culture that delights in chiding parents and moralizing about food and we are never happier than when we combine these passions.

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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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Why Are We Americans So Fat? (Part Three)

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Sugar Addiction, Health, Addiction, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Weight, Bulimia, Craving, Sugar, Food, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Not only do bulimics get the dopamine high, they also avoid the inevitable weight gain their high calorie binges would produce if they didn't purge.

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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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I Think I Got Scammed by the Acai Berry Thing

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 06.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Eating Disorders, Acai Berry, Power Flush, Dr. Oz, Acai Berry Scam, Oprah, Living News
Dr. Tian Dayton

The recession has put a lot of people under a lot of stress. It's a common thing to manage emotional and psychological stress with self medicating behaviors.

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From Brawny Men to Barbie's Ken - Who Are the Real Guys?

Trisha Gura | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Metrosexual, Eating Disorders, Masculinity, Retrosexual, Body Image, Living News
Trisha Gura

Men are left trying to reconcile a new ideal of attractiveness with old societal expectations regarding masculinity.

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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 Skinny

Scarlett Johansson | Posted 07.21.2009 | Home

Read More: National Eating Disorder Association, Personal Health, Women's Health, Scarlett Johansson Skinny, Health, Scarlett, Scarlett Johansson, Eating Disorders, Celebrity Body, Home News
Scarlett Johansson

Since dedicating myself to getting into "superhero shape," several articles regarding my weight have been brought to my attention. I'm frustrated with the irresponsibility of tabloid media who sell the public ideas about what we should look like and how we should get there.

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Big Is Back! Aussie Harper's Bazaar Features Anorexic-Turned-Plus-Size Model

pipeline.refinery29.com | Posted 05.08.2009 | Style

Read More: Plus-Size Model, Eating Disorders, Style News

With all the hoopla over '50s pin-up glamour making a comeback and Beth Ditto gracing the inaugural issue of LOVE, it's about time the curvier gals ma...

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Are You a Compulsive Overeater?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 04.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Weight Control, Mental Health, Dieting, Exercise, Health, Compulsive Overeating, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Eating, Diet, Obesity, Bulimia, Binge Eating, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Compulsive overeaters eat way past the point of full. Some I have worked with have consumed up to 60,000 calories in one day.

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