3 Ways to Stop Idolizing “Control” in Your Eating DIsorder
Control is the heart of many people’s experience of eating disorders, especially eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. Eating disorders are an attempt to regain a sense of control through controlling one aspect of your life. For example, you might combat feelings of loneliness by controlling your food intake. As the pounds shed, you suddenly . . . . Continue Reading
Diabulimia: The Eating Disorder You’ve Never Heard Of
The pressure to stay thin is causing young girls to engage in a different kind of eating disorder. One you’ve probably never heard of or could have imagined. Tempted by potential weight loss, teen girls born with type 1 diabetes are tampering with their insulin to drop the pounds. The eating disorder has garnered the . . . . Continue Reading
Close to $80 Million Will Be Used to Test Backlogged Rape Kits
Author: Shernide Delva Often survivors of rape and sexual abuse look for an escape by turning to drugs and/or alcohol to cope with their unpleasant emotions. Emotions like shame, guilt, embarrassment, loneliness and anger are numbed out through using substances. Failure to address the initial psychological damage associated with sexual violence is even associated with . . . . Continue Reading
Vaping Marketed As Weight Loss Tool
In the 40s and 50s, smoking cigarettes was all the rage. You could do it indoors, on planes, in elevators. Even doctors were endorsing it. Yes, doctors. Doctors prescribed cigarettes as a way to combat obesity and nicotine was a well-known appetite suppressant. Having a cigarette in your mouth kept you from indulging in your . . . . Continue Reading
Coffee Can Kill You… or Cure You
Author: Justin Mckibben As I sit with my cappuccino with extra espresso and hazelnut trying to light the spark that will keep me alive through the day, I wonder how much better my life may be without all this coffee… or is it possible it could even be worse? Is coffee really that bad for . . . . Continue Reading
New Series “The Skinny” Tries to Make Bulimia Funny
Television networks in the past have challenged themselves over and over to bridge the gap and create new and compelling content from some of societies more controversial or sub-cultural subjects. Even our biggest network shows have tackled taboos like drug abuse with shows like Breaking Bad. Things like abortion, sexual identity, racism and all types . . . . Continue Reading
FDA Approves ADHD Drug to Treat Eating Disorder
Eating disorders have already been recognized by medical professionals for some time, specifically the mental health professionals. These afflictions have been identified as a wide range of irregular eating behaviors that include: Anorexia nervosa – a form of self-starvation Bulimia nervosa – binging and purging Binge eating disorder Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) There is . . . . Continue Reading
Does Binge Watching Causes Binge Eating?
Researchers describe binge eating as eating a large amount of food in a short period of time (without a harmful purging episode). A recent study has found new evidence that suggests binge eaters are likely to experience more episodes of compulsive eating while watching television. The study was published in the January 2014 issue of Eating Behaviors, and . . . . Continue Reading
Is Weight the New Equalizer?
Shaming overweight and obese people does not encourage them to lose weight; in fact, it might lead them to putting on more weight, researchers found in the journal Obesity this year. What’s more, overweight women suffer more than just emotionally; their paychecks suffer, too. If you are overweight, and especially a woman, people, in general . . . . Continue Reading
Food Engineering for Snack Addicts
Craving, it doesn’t just happen to food addicts. Almost everyone experiences the impulse to seek out and consume a favorite snack food. The big food companies have done the research necessary to keep you coming back for the next snack. Thanks to an army of chemists, physicists and even neuroscientists, all working to make sure you . . . . Continue Reading