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| Eating Disorder FAQ |
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Most persons suffering from an eating disorder will hide this fact even from their closest friends and family, so there aren't a lot of informational points they can turn to. They will probably surf the Internet for information on their condition rather than talk about it with someone, especially |
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| Eating Disorders |
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Our eating is controlled by a number of factors such as food availability, appetite, peer and cultural practices, family or voluntary control. Due to pressures such as fashion trends, unhealthy weight loss diets, and peer pressure many people, especially females diet to a body weight which is les |
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| Eating Disorders and Pregnancy |
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Having an eating disorder can have serious consequences on one's health. When the body is not getting significant nutrition, it may respond by stunting bone growth and allowing it's muscles to waste away. One of the most important muscles in the body is the heart, and unhealthy weight loss can re |
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| Eating Disorders and the Holidays |
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The holiday season can be difficult for all of us, but it can be especially tough on people who are dealing with eating disorders. The stress and bustle of the holiday season can be especially hard on people who are battling an eating disorder. Shopping, family visits, and the prominence of food |
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| Eating Disorders and the Media |
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Eating disorders are a serious problem that is permeating our culture more and more. While poor body image is one of the precursors to the disorders, some feel that the media places unrealistic expectations when it comes to beauty in our world, and that is why many suffer from the disorders. In t |
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| Eating Disorders II |
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It is estimated that 1.1% to 4.2% of females suffer from bulimia sometime during their life.
There are a number of symptoms such as:
- Inappropriate behaviour to compensate the prevention of weight gain, for example self induced vomiting, abuse of diuretics, enemas, laxatives and other med |
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| Helping Yourself When You Have An Eating Disorder |
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When it comes to having an eating disorder, the problem can be very difficult to face up to. Many feel that they aren't ready to involve themselves in a treatment program, and while professional treatment is recommended, if you simply cannot commit yet, there are some things that you can try on y |
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| How to Avoid Developing an Eating Disorder |
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As with all other diseases and conditions, a good prevention is better than any treatment. Luckily, avoiding the development of an eating disorder is not that difficult if you can organize yourself relatively well and it's definitely easier to handle than the treatment that would follow if you ac |
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| How to Spot Anorexia |
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Anorexia is by far the most common eating disorder of today, however if you look at any ED statistic you'll find that the numbers there aren't that alarming. However, as is the case with bulimia, binge eating and many other eating disorder statistics, the numbers there are quite false, since the |
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| How to Spot Bulimia |
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Bulimia is one of the most common and widely spread eating disorders, although most statistics revolving these conditions are extremely inaccurate on the number of bulimia sufferers. The reason for this is that a lot of people suffering from bulimia are ashamed to admit they have this eating diso |
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| Improving Body Image Can Prevent Eating Disorders |
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Eating disorders present a special challenge for physicians and psychologists because they are complex disorders with a number of possible causes. One potential impetus for the development of eating disorders that many psychologists have identified has to do with body image. The better you feel a |
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| Laxative Abuse and Eating Disorders |
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Laxative abuse is a common symptom of some kinds of eating disorders. It is a serious problem that can result in devastating health complications and several elevated health risks. Extended abuse of laxatives can even result in death. What is laxative abuse? Laxative abuse refers to the sustained |
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| Pregnant and Dealing with an Eating Disorder |
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Having an eating disorder is difficult on many levels because eating disorders are complex and difficult to treat conditions. The problem of living with an eating disorder is only further compounded by the occurrence of pregnancy. Although women with eating disorders tend to be less likely of bec |
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| Prevent Eating Disorders By Stopping the Diet Cycle |
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Dieting can lead to the kind of unhealthy eating patterns that can develop into an eating disorder. One of the best ways to cultivate a healthy attitude towards food, dieting and to promote positive body images in your own life is to vow not to diet. Stop the diet cycle and commit to a life marke |
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| Preventing a Bulimia Relapse |
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Bulimia is an eating disorder that is becoming more and more present in civilized culture. The media often portrays unrealistic images of beauty, causing many to struggle to reach a perfection that is often unattainable. Bulimics suffer in both the mind and the body, and the depression and poor s |
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| Preventing Eating Disorders |
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Can eating disorders be prevented? This is a question that many health professionals and eating disorder patients would like to know. According to recent research, it appears that there are several preventive measures that can be taken in order to prevent the development of an eating disorder. Pr |
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| Recovering from an Eating Disorder |
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Eating disorders are a fast track to terrible health. Few people that have eating disorders realize exactly what consequences they are exposing their bodies to when they choose to neglect nutrition in favor of a slimmer figure. Sadly, approximately ten percent of all people with anorexia or bulim |
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| Risk Factors for Bulimia |
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Bulimia is one of the most threatening and most present eating disorders within our society today. Those with the disorder face numerous problems due to the damage it can do to their mind and their body. Bulimics often suffer from a poor self image, a lack of self esteem, and a sense of depressio |
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| Self Help and Eating Disorders |
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Eating disorders are complex and serious conditions that should be treated as soon as possible by a health professional. However, if the patient resists treatment, there are a few self-help measures that may be taken at home while professional help is sought. These measures are not enough to trea |
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| Statistics of Eating Disorders |
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Eating disorders are serious conditions characterized by an unhealthy preoccupation with food and body image. The most common types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating. Anorexia is marked by the refusal to eat and an obsession with weight loss. Bulimia is character |
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| Talking to Someone with Bulimia |
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Eating disorders can be extremely damaging to a person, both mentally and physically. Those with eating disorders such as bulimia often face problems with low self esteem and a poor self image, and it can be tough to talk to them about their problem without making them feel even worse about thems |
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| The Binge Eating Disorder |
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Although the term of "binge eating" is usually referred to when talking about other eating disorders such as bulimia, it actually stands as an eating disorder of its own. Despite this fact, it is usually considered a milder form of bulimia, or a springboard towards this more complex eating disord |
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| The Damage that Anorexia Can Cause |
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We all know at least a little bit about the eating disorder that is known as anorexia nervosa. It is a disorder which can completely overtake the normal thought process of an effected individual, making them feel worthless and miserable. In this article, we'll examine some of the damage that anor |
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| The Dangers of Laxatives in Eating Disorders |
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When people think of bulimics, the thought of purging through vomiting is most often present. However, there are many with the eating disorder that purge through a different way - the use of laxatives. It is a dangerous method of dealing with weight loss, and in this article, we'll address the pr |
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| The Pica Eating Disorder |
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The Pica eating disorder may not be equally common as bulimia, anorexia or compulsive/binge eating, but it will definitely be included in a list of the most important such disorders. The following article will try to explain what the Pica eating disorder is, what its main causes and effects are a |
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| Treating An Eating Disorder |
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The majority of people who are suffering from an eating disorder, particularly in the early stages resist any form of treatment or change to their behaviour. Sadly they are under the illusion that if they lose weight or remain slim, they will feel better about themselves and their lives will be imp |
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| Treating an Eating Disorder 1 |
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Eating disorders are definitely not easy to treat, mainly because what causes them is a complex mixture of emotional, psychological and natural elements that need to be taken separately and cured. Some eating disorders such as compulsive overeating may be treated with more ease than others (bulim |
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| Treating an Eating Disorder 2 |
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In the first part of the article, we concluded that there are two major elements that drive any eating disorder, namely a psychological and an emotional one. Since we covered the psychological causes and treatments in the first part, it's time to see how our emotions come into play when an eating |
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| Treating an Eating Disorder II – Recommendations |
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There are a number of treatment recommendations for treating eating disorders and generally speaking, the more treatment components that are included in the treatment plan the quicker the patient will progress towards a recovery.
Some of the usual characteristics are listed below:
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| Types of Eating Disorders 1 |
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An eating disorder can generally be described as a condition where an individual's nutrition is not handled properly, which can lead to severe damage to his or her body. The elements that cause these disorders, the way they affect the body and how the sufferer handles these aspects can be differe |
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| Types of Eating Disorders 2 |
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In the first part of this article, we have covered the most important types of eating disorder categories currently known to medicine and we started off with a brief explanation on how bulimia appears, how it can be treated and what its effects are. In this second part, we'll focus on one of the |
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| Types of Eating Disorders 3 |
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In the first and second parts of our article, we talked about two of the most common eating disorders of today, namely bulimia and anorexia. In the current (and last) part, we will talk about two conditions that can pass as eating disorders on their own, although they are more commonly referred t |
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| Websites for Those with Eating Disorders |
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Dealing with an eating disorder can be a very tough thing to do. Many people don't realize exactly how those with an eating disorder feel about their situation, and if you are anorexic or bulimic, you likely know all too well about the mental and physical trauma that sufferers experience. In this |
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| What Are Eating Disorders? |
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An eating disorder is usually described as an extreme compulsion to eat (or the lack of it), which has negative effects on your body and disturbs your physical health. Although there are several types of eating disorders known to medicine, the most common trio is that composed of bulimia nervosa, |
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| What are the Health Consequences of Eating Disorders? |
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Eating disorder is a serious problem that affects a person's entire self-image. But eating disorders can also have a serious effect on a person's health. Many times, these health consequences can result in life threatening conditions. Any one who is suffering from an eating disorder should seek i |
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| What Bulimia Can Do To The Body And Mind |
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Bulimia is one of the most commonly talked about eating disorders. Individuals that are afflicted with the disorder tend to eat large meals that can be upwards of thousands of calories, which they then 'purge' through one of many methods. Most commonly, bulimics purge their bodies of the nutritio |
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| What causes an Eating Disorder? |
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Experts have established a number of reasons into the causes of different types of eating disorders although they have not narrowed these down to any one cause. A person with an eating disorder may have a number or just one of the following factors which leads them to stuffing, starving and purging |
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| What is an eating disorder? |
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"Barbie and diets are only the doorways to a much bigger problem. The real issues are inside. Being overweight is not nearly as dangerous as what we put our bodies through to get thin," - Stacey Handler
An eating disorder is a complex and chronic illness. Nothing ever happens in a fraction |
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| What You Can Do To Help Someone With An Eating Disorder |
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Eating disorders can be truly devastating to one's well being. The body suffers in many eating disorders, and over time, disorders such as anorexia and bulimia can lead to problems such as an irregular heartbeat and cardiac arrest. Sadly, about ten percent of all people who have eating disorders |
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| Why Dieting Can Lead to an Eating Disorder |
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Health professionals and researchers have found that dieting can lead to unhealthy behaviors and can even act as an impetus to the development of an eating disorder. So why is dieting such a big deal, and why should you worry if you know someone who is constantly going on diets? Dieting is unheal |
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| Alternative medicines for eating disorders |
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There are many Alternative medicines for eating disorders such as herb medicine, massage therapy, homeotherapy, psychotherapy and nutrition therapy. They all have an important role to play.
Herb therapy:
The following stimulants for the treatment of eating disorders are used as a healing met |
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| Anorexia Nervosa |
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Anorexia nervosa, or simply anorexia as it is popularly known of, shares the psychological causes that trigger other similar eating disorders, such as bulimia, binge eating and so forth. Similarly to these eating disorders, anorexia is characterized through an extensive psychological body image d |
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| Anorexia Treatment |
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When it comes to the eating disorder known as anorexia, it's of the utmost importance to address the problem as soon as it arises. It is a terrible eating disorder which can cause irrevocable damage to the body, and for that reason, seeking help for the condition is very necessary. Many anorexics |
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| Avoiding a Relapse in Anorexia |
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Anorexia is a terrible eating disorder that can affect one's way of seeing themselves to such a degree that they are unable to be happy. The problem is so deep-rooted in the mind that simply stopping the physical behaviors of the disorder is not significant enough to fully solve the problem. To t |
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| Become a Media Watchdog to Help Wipe Out Eating Disorders |
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The National Eating Disorder Association has created a media watchdog program that strives to improve the way the media presents issues related to beauty and weight. The program's goal is to get eating disorder patients, along with educators, health professionals, and consumers, to pay more atten |
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| Binge Eating |
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All of us are guilty of overeating from time to time. We do it for different reasons - perhaps we enjoyed something so much we want a second helping or maybe because we find it impossible to resist high calorie 'treats' when we are stressed. Many simply see this overindulging as a fast way to pil |
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| Binge Eating - Self Diagnosis and Help |
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Although it is always recommended to seek advice and treatment from a health professional if you believe you have an eating disorder, the following information may help you to determine whether or not you have an eating problem.
Although binge eating has existed for a number of years the illn |
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| Bulimia Nervosa |
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Bulimia nervosa, or simply bulimia as it is commonly referred to is an eating disorder caused by a combination of psychological and natural factors. It is one of the most widely spread eating disorders of today and if left untreated, after a period of time it can become extremely dangerous to one |
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| (Published: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:47:02 -0600) |
| Compulsive Overeating |
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Compulsive overeating is an eating disorder than can easily be characterized by an "addiction to food". Just like with any other addiction, the person suffering from compulsive overeating will have a constant craving for food and he will consume a lot more than he requires because of this.
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| DIAGNOSIS OF AN EATING DISORDER |
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When a person experiences an abnormal eating pattern, an eating disorder may be suspected by their family and friends.
There are a number of things to look out for if you suspect someone has an eating disorder,
They include the following:
* If the body weight is much less than the id |
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| DIAGNOSIS OF AN EATING DISORDER |
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When a person experiences an abnormal eating pattern, an eating disorder may be suspected by their family and friends.
There are a number of things to look out for if you suspect someone has an eating disorder,
They include the following:
* If the body weight is much less than the id |
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| Treating An Eating Disorder |
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The majority of people who are suffering from an eating disorder, particularly in the early stages resist any form of treatment or change to their behaviour. Sadly they are under the illusion that if they lose weight or remain slim, they will feel better about themselves and their lives will be imp |
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| Directory: Health - Eating Disorders |
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| Treating an Eating Disorder II – Recommendations |
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There are a number of treatment recommendations for treating eating disorders and generally speaking, the more treatment components that are included in the treatment plan the quicker the patient will progress towards a recovery.
Some of the usual characteristics are listed below:
* prescribed m |
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| Directory: Health - Eating Disorders |
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| (Published: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:16:41 -0600) |
| What causes an Eating Disorder? |
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Experts have established a number of reasons into the causes of different types of eating disorders although they have not narrowed these down to any one cause. A person with an eating disorder may have a number or just one of the following factors which leads them to stuffing, starving and purging |
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| Directory: Health - Eating Disorders |
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| What is an eating disorder? |
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"Barbie and diets are only the doorways to a much bigger problem. The real issues are inside. Being overweight is not nearly as dangerous as what we put our bodies through to get thin," - Stacey Handler
An eating disorder is a complex and chronic illness. Nothing ever happens in a fraction |
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| Directory: Health - Eating Disorders |
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| Alternative medicines for eating disorders |
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There are many Alternative medicines for eating disorders such as herb medicine, massage therapy, homeotherapy, psychotherapy and nutrition therapy. They all have an important role to play.
Herb therapy:
The following stimulants for the treatment of eating disorders are used as a healing met |
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| Directory: Health - Eating Disorders |
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