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Inspirational Story – Jacquelyn, EDH Founder on her Personal Trauma, Eating Disorder and Hope

“Take the leg off below the knee. She’s young, she will adjust. Otherwise, you face years of somewhat experimental surgery where the leg could end up being amputated anyway”. Welcome to my 3-year-old wake-up call to the harshness of life by the local Portland, Oregon orthopedic surgeon in 1969. After much agony, my parents decided [...]
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Overeating: What if My Brain Loves to Eat?

We’ve all been there – you find something you enjoy eating and, next thing you know, you’ve devoured it until you’re uncomfortably over-stuffed. It seems obvious that this behavior likely occurs because we love the food we’re eating so much. We don’t want to stop. While it may appear as if “love” for a food [...]
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Serena Williams Addresses Body Image in a Letter to Her Mom

Serena Williams has long been an inspiration to women. For over 20 years, she has fought back against racism, sexism, and body-shamers while excelling at her craft on the tennis courts. Williams continued to inspire and speak on issues that matter when, after giving birth to her daughter, she wrote a thoughtful and touching tribute [...]
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BBC Opens a Window on the Struggles of Those with Diabulimia

The title of a new BBC Three and BBC Newsbeat documentary, “Diabulimia: The World’s Most Dangerous Addiction,” may sound overdramatic but it isn’t far from the truth. Pathology Diabulimia is the “deliberate omission or underuse of insulin to control weight [1].” Those with type 1 diabetes do not naturally produce enough insulin, making it necessary [...]
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Social Consequences of Clean Eating and Orthorexia

Clean eating has become much more popular in the last decade. Orthorexia has typically developed from clean eating, and little is understood about the social consequences of these issues. Neither is a defined diagnosis and is a term to describe a lifestyle pattern of eating. What social implications come from individuals who clean eat or [...]
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Anorexia, Bone Density Concerns & Vitamin D

Osteoporosis and bone loss are severe physical consequences that can occur quickly in the early stages of an eating disorder. Getting a bone density scan and medical consult can help you identify if this is an issue you need to address. What is Anorexia? Anorexia is an eating disorder that usually stems from an irrational [...]
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Bulimia, Brain Stimulation, and Hope

In early 2017 a preliminary study found that symptoms of an eating disorder were lessened due to electrical stimulation of the brain, most specifically, bulimia nervosa [1]. This study looked at 39 individuals who had bulimia and did 20-minutes sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation to a particular part of the brain. This area of [...]
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Skinny Models in the Media & Eating Disorders

Woman thinking about how her clothes affect her confidence

Fashion, beauty, and the thin ideal. These are some of the standards within the modeling industry, and with photoshop, many magazines, social media, and Hollywood promote the idea of the ‘perfect’ body and look. For many who strive to be in the modeling industry, eating disorders are a way to keep jobs coming. One Woman’s [...]
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Relationship Between Anorexia and Celiac Disease

There are various overlapping symptoms between anorexia and celiac disease. Both illnesses can exacerbate the other, making symptomatology in both worse. It may be hard for clinical professionals and practitioners to distinguish between the two. Often, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and being underweight are signs of both AN and CD. [1] A study was conducted that looked at the connection [...]
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Eating Makes Me Happy

Woman Dealing with Depression and Eating Disorders

I Feel Good Dopamine is our reward center within our brain. It is the chemical that is released when we do something that makes us feel good. It is also the neurotransmitter that is responsible for hunger and sensation cues. When we overeat, dopamine works to reward us by releasing feelings of pleasure and euphoria [...]
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