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Summertime Fad Diets Can Lead To An Eating Disorder or Death

Dieting can be more harmful than helpful in a majority of cases

Summertime is heating up, and so is the surmounting pressure to exhibit the perfect “beach body”. It is likely that you have come across some variety of fad diet guaranteeing [...]
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What Is Food Addiction, and Is It Real?

Sarah cannot stop overeating. Every day she awakens with fresh resolve to eat healthy, exercise and lose weight. Yet, by evening time, she finds herself feeling stuffed, bloated and disgusted [...]
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Relationship Intimacy and Disordered Eating

Relationships in eating disorder recovery

Relationships and Eating Disorders – Is Emotional Intimacy Possible? It is a deliciously fulfilling experience to deeply connect emotionally with another person. No matter how much we discount our need [...]
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The Influence by Barbie on Body Image

A sad reality for many of us is that Barbie epitomizes the ideal of beauty and perfection for girls and women. I might add that Snow White, Cinderella and Belle [...]
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Finding yourself apart from your eating disorder

Walking the road of recovery can feel more like treading through murky water. At times, it is difficult to understand truth apart from reality, especially when we have become conditioned [...]
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Fashion Industry Makeover

In an ongoing battle between what is seen and what is real, actuality and fabrication, pressure continues to build on mainstream media and the fashion industry over growing concerns of [...]
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Driven to Perfection: The Evolution of Body Image

For a culture that is increasingly preoccupied with body image, size and shape, it is a curious thing to reflect on how a standard of beauty has evolved. Looking back [...]
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Body Image: It isn’t always what it seems

There’s no question that the advertisement and marketing industries have an impact on our perception of ourselves and our body image. Billions of dollars are spent with the intent of [...]
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Intuitive Eating: Learning to Trust Yourself Again, Part 1

Food rules. Many have lived and died with their rigid food rules, unwillingly to compromise from strict guidelines that have provided a false sense of control and structure. Does this [...]
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Impact of Bullying on Eating Disorders

With all the fall festivities commencing and changing of seasons, it may not be as widely known that October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Set aside as a time when [...]
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