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• Realizing Your Personal Power
  I'm not even sure where I am going with this, but I feel so thankful at this moment for the amazing life that recovery has given me! I always thought throughout my years of illness with anorexia nervosa that I would die ... Read Full Post
  Submitted by janurse427 on Sat, 06/27/2009 - 20:17
• Pica: Developmental Delays and Eating Disorders
  Pica is an eating disorder typically defined as the persistent ingestion of nonnutritive substances for a period of at least 1 month at an age at which this behavior is developmentally inappropriate. Kids with pica have ... Read Full Post
  Submitted by Angie on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 22:58
• Is Weight Restoration Really the Most Difficult?
  As I reflect on my many prior attempts at recovery, and then see the true overall picture of complete recovery, I have to ask if gaining weight back to what is normal for my body was truly the hardest part of recovery? I... Read Full Post
  Submitted by janurse427 on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 19:53
• Beyond The Addiction of an Eating Disorder
  I agree that an eating disorder, when it manifests as a behavioral lifestyle, can certainly qualify as an addiction. It completely dominates the sufferer's life, plus, the effects of starvation reinforce the addictive be... Read Full Post
  Submitted by janurse427 on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 19:38
• Male eating disorders on the rise
  Eating disorders have often been thought of as a disorder among teenage girls. But increasingly, teenage boys and men are suffering from anorexia, or bulimia. Patrick Bergstrom's battle with anorexia started in college... Read Full Post
  Submitted by Angie on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 10:02
• Anorexia Athletica Commonly Prey on Female Teens
  Anorexia Athletica is an eating disorder when a person has stopped enjoying exercise but feels he is obligated to do so. Missing exercise sessions would create a sense of guilt and anxiety, that even when one is sick or... Read Full Post
  Submitted by MJB on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 21:19
• Orthorexia nervosa can pose psychological distress
  Orthorexia nervosa is an eating disorder where one has an obsession of eating proper food. This is one of the least known among the eating disorders. Innocently, Orthorexia nervosa begins as a desire to be be free from... Read Full Post
  Submitted by Parv on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 08:55
• Solving the Eating Disorder as an Addiction
  Once the “eating disorder as an addiction” paradigm is in place, then and only then can both unhealthy eaters and those supporting them take steps to solve the problem. While there are no overnight solutions, there a... Read Full Post
  Submitted by bo1975 on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 22:27
• Eating Disorder is an Addiction
  Scientific researches have identified chemicals which are secreted by the brain in response to the presence or desire for certain foods such as chocolate or cheese. This has unknowingly fueled people's addiction to unhe... Read Full Post
  Submitted by bo1975 on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 20:33
• New Teen Book Tackles Eating Disorder
  Laurie Halse Anderson is the reigning queen of teen tumult. Beginning with her first novel, Speak, about a girl raped at a party, she has unearthed deep sources of angst in suburban adolescent life. Her talent is to ca... Read Full Post
  Submitted by Angie on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 11:12