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Are Instances of Eating Disorders on the Rise Because of Instagram?- Eating Disorder Recovery Techniques For Women - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Neelima ReddyThe stage wherein a person is in their eating disorder recovery proves to be the most crucial and sensitive part during the treatment process. Along with professional help, it is also advisable that the person suffering should be aware of what to expect and what to do in case of ...
Views: 1430 - Binge Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2010 from April TaylorWe all eat too much from time to time. Let’s take the Thanksgiving holiday as an example; the turkey, sides, all of those pies, the stress of preparing the meal or seeing your family, and oh the sweet relief of that delicious pumpkin pie! Millions of Americans nationwide consider it a day where ...
Views: 3526(6 votes) - Neuroplasticity is the Only Cure For Eating Disorders. - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterIf you have obsessive thoughts about food and weight and you act out compulsive behaviours like binging, purging or starving yourself you will be relieved to learn about a new unique treatment method for eating disorders. This new method to overcome your eating disorder is based on ...
Views: 6718(2 votes) - Cheating on Your Diet - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2010 from Cory HollyMany nutrition experts actually promote a lifestyle of dietary cheating as a means of release, provided it is controlled, planned and monitored. Others say not to get hung up on the right and wrong of nutrition, that food is just fuel for the fire, and that ultimately, it’s just not that ...
Views: 1980(1 vote) - Your Eating Disorder Wants to Tell You Something - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2010 from Anne CuthbertYour Eating Disorder Voice is communicating something. Your Healthy Voice is communicating something. Often, these “Voices” are competing with each other, but what are they really trying to say? I often talk to clients about the “Eating Disorder Voice” and the “Healthy Voice.” Part of the ...
Views: 2016(3 votes) - 2 Steps to a Lazy Man’s Diet - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWho has time to count calories, shop for exotic, low calorie, super foods, or sign up for all the latest fad diets? I know that I certainly don’t. I remember times in my life when dieting was not a problem. Playing football and burning up five or six thousand calories a day made weight ...
Views: 5664(3 votes) - Want to Lose Weight? Let Go of FEAR - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI was having fun watching my two cats play one morning when I had one of those AHA moments. I had one of those ‘out of the blue’ moments of clarity that enlightened, empowered and inspired me. The pussycats were playing a leap-frog kind of game when the play turned into aggression. Both cats ...
Views: 3814(3 votes) - Food is Not the Enemy, Shame is the Enemy, Part 2 - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Anne CuthbertAlthough some shame (aka: guilt) is healthy, most of us feel too much shame. I believe all of those who suffer with disordered eating experience too much shame. This shame keeps you a slave to the eating disorder and destroys you. Shame is the inner, critical voice that judges everything ...
Views: 1466 - Food is Not the Enemy, Shame is the Enemy, Part 1 - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from Anne CuthbertI am big on emotions. Sadness, Joy, Anger, Fear, Hurt, Happiness, and Shame are all important to recognize and express. An important part of my job is to help people learn to feel. Those who work with me know I talk about feelings a lot. Shame (aka guilt, bad) is the emotion I will ...
Views: 1579(2 votes) - Anorexia : How to Change Wrong Beliefs . - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterAnorexia starts from special beliefs: beliefs about themselves, body image, control and perception of beauty. These beliefs are tightly connected to strong emotions – both negative and positive. These “Beliefs+ Emotions+ action” form the long-term memory in the brain. So, why do these ...
Views: 2114(2 votes) - A Mother’s Secret for Treating Anorexia. - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterA sufferer’s mother is the most important person in helping a daughter or son to beat anorexia. A Mothers connection to her child is a sacred connection. Most mothers can not only see but they can feel what is happening to their child. Nowadays we know that the anorexia lives in the ...
Views: 2945(2 votes) - How to Turn Binge Eating into Healthy Eating? - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterIf you want to turn your binge eating habit into a healthy eating habit, first of all you must BELIEVE that you can do it. This is the first and most important step on the road to recovery from binge eating. Put it this way: if you believe you can eat healthy without overeating – that means ...
Views: 1784(3 votes) - 7 Magical Steps to Kick the Binge Eating habit out of Your Head. - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterBinge eating / overeating is mainly an emotional problem. The good news is you can stop your binge eating if you start to feel more confident, more powerful, more energised and more loved and loving. I guarantee that if you start feeling more positive about yourself it will be easier for you to ...
Views: 4074(3 votes) - Emotional Eating - The Unusual Problem That Keeps Us Overweight? - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2010 from Dingane .Most of us have our issues why we are overweight. For a lot of of us the blame game is a constant loop of the reason why we started to be fat in the first place. Even though the majority of of us have some very good explanations for being fat, it won’t make you shed a single lb. Excuses, however ...
Views: 1428(4 votes) - What kind of meditation do people with eating disorders need? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterThere are many kinds of meditation techniques available these days. How to choose which one is the best for a person with an eating disorder? Are any methods better than the others? Meditation is a practice of focusing your attention for some time on specific emotional states, mantras ...
Views: 1681(9 votes) - How Meditation can help with Eating Disorders? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterMeditation (or mindfulness training) is proven to be very helpful for eating disorder sufferers. If practiced regularly, meditation can balance abnormal mental states of patients. It can also bring them peace and stability. The brains of eating disorder sufferers are overloaded with abnormal ...
Views: 1901(5 votes) - 5 Steps to Emotional Healing for eating disorder sufferers. - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterSince eating disorders are rooted in emotional conflicts, the solution for the problem can be found in emotional healing. Emotional healing doesn’t happen instantly; it is a process. Many existing treatments nowadays promote only a physical fix while the emotional component is severely ...
Views: 1991(7 votes) - How to Resolve Self-conflicts in Eating Disorder Sufferers. - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterEating disorders are rooted in emotional struggles. These struggles are deep emotional conflicts within the sufferer, these are called self-conflicts. How the conflicts started in the first place? This process begins by fantasizing at a very early age. People fantasize a script, for ...
Views: 1709 - Hypnosis And The Many Faces Of Weight Loss - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2009 from Robert DarbyHypnosis Weight Loss And Too Much Information Over weight and obesity are a problem of epidemic proportions in the United States. So many people have been wrestling with this problem for so long, and there are so many real and not so real solutions going around, that it is all but impossible ...
Views: 1183(2 votes) - Joe resolves Anorexia with EFT - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2009 from Karl DawsonThese sessions took place in 1993. Joe's problems were Anorexia - having gone from 13 stone (182 pounds) to 8 stone (112 pounds) over a 9-month period, extreme anxiety, panic attacks and self-harming behaviour. Other issues that became apparent were an addiction to Aspartame, ADD and ...
Views: 3264(6 votes) - A Friend Gone Too Soon - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2009 from Johnna ShryackIt was a beautiful August day in the Midwest, and if you ever lived there you would know that meant a ninety plus degree day, with the sun beating down on you and humidity of one hundred percent. To me it was beautiful; because it was the day I moved away and entered my freshman year in ...
Views: 1570(4 votes) - High Fructose Corn Syrup - Not Such a Sweet Deal! - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2009 from Rebecca CooperRecently proven to be more addictive than cocaine, a closer look at High Fructose Corn Syrup may help to explain America’s rise in obesity and the new focus on food addiction. Ironically, when the government ordered cocaine removed from all Coca-Cola beverages no one would have guessed that ...
Views: 4846(3 votes) - How A Life Coach Can Help With Chocolate Addiction - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2009 from Amanda MillerIn my first session with a client we explored what made her realise that her chocolate consumption had become a problem, and the trigger for her to seek help from a Life Coach rather than her Doctor or a nutritionist. She had said that she eats when she feels depressed, she feels unattractive ...
Views: 2149(3 votes) - Holiday Stress Busting: Eat, Drink, Spend ... and be Miserable? - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Arlene UngerHoliday Stress Busting: Eat, Drink, Spend ... and be Miserable? Keeping Food in Balance According to the American Heart Association, we run the risk of gaining five or more pounds between Halloween and New Years. We add an average of 200 calories more per day than we really need. Such ...
Views: 1621(2 votes) - "Fat" Say it Loud; Say it Proud - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Anne CuthbertMy intern Tina and I were recently discussing the word FAT. She couldn’t imagine herself saying the word, believing it to be filled with shame, stereotypes and disgust. For me, it is merely a description, such as tall, brown hair, or big feet. (It wasn’t always this way for me and Tina is ...
Views: 1632 - The Tyranny of Perfection - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Jane Shurehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-shure/the-tyranny-of-perfection_b_149359.html Posted: December 10, 2008 A few weeks ago I had the privilege of hearing Jane Fonda speak to 700 psychotherapists at a conference sponsored by the Renfrew Center Foundation. This venue, filled with experts in ...
Views: 1777(3 votes) - Male Eating Disorders: 10 Things You Can Do To Help - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Dr. Irina WebsterAccording to general statistic one out of ten patients with eating disorders is a man. That means that men are 10% of all eating disorders suffers, but according to the opinions of many experts the number could even be higher. The problem with men is that they are reluctant to come and complain ...
Views: 1700 - Adult Eating Disorders: How to Deal if the Person Doesn’t Admit Having One? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Dr. Irina WebsterIf you are dealing with an adult who suffers from an eating disorder, then you should adjust your talk to a relevant format. Remember, an adult may use stronger language than a child would use. Do not get angry. It will not do any good, and will probably make things worse. Plus, the sufferer ...
Views: 1692 - School speaker discusses how thoughts of inferiority can lead to unhealthy behavior - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Scott GallagherAll bullies and addicts have one thing in common – they believe they are inadequate in one way or another. Typically thoughts of inferiority result from common life events. This article explains how these thoughts manifest and have the potential to spawn bullying behavior and addiction. When ...
Views: 1612 - What is Self-Respect? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Michelle MorandRecently a client asked me what Self-respect meant to me. She also shared her own definition and it got me thinking that my readers might benefit from considering this question and exploring their own definitions. Have a read of my off-the-cuff answer to my client and then please take a moment ...
Views: 24462(5 votes) - Eating Disorders; A growing epidemic - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Debra mittlerHow one woman healed herself from a quarter of a century battle with an eating disorder by using Hypnosis Have you ever been on a diet? Most of you probably said you have. Why is it that certain people develop eating disorders and others don’t? When someone talks about eating disorders ...
Views: 1878(2 votes) - Align the Mind – Gain without Pain - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Ted Ollikkala (Spiritual Chicken)We all know the battle of the mind vs. the senses… is the tail wagging the dog or did we simply forget to hitch the mule to the cart? In a sense (pardon the pun), it's the popular theme of mind over matter – a very powerful concept akin to the word of God (logos) that created the world. Now ...
Views: 1749(3 votes) - Addiction, Self-Harm, and Eating Disorders from a Metaphysical Perspective - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Kristen FinlaysonAs a licensed therapist I worked with many individuals who presented with significant self-destructive behaviors. In therapy, depending on the presenting difficulty, we addressed the reasons why the client engaged in those behaviors. Taking uppers for Depression, downers for Anxiety, cutting to ...
Views: 7577(5 votes) - Causes of Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Emile JarreauThere are a number of causes of eating disorders, but the two main culprits are fashion and culture. For a number of years, fashion models have been as thin as they could get, and anyone who wasn’t underweight by health standards was rejected as “too fat” to be a model. Therefore, even narrowing ...
Views: 1272(1 vote) - 5 Signs That Your Child May Have an Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Emile JarreauWith each and every year that passes it seems to get harder and harder for parents to protect their children from the evils of the world. It's hard enough to help keep them young and innocent and away from things such as sex, alcohol, and drugs but even if you are successful in doing that there ...
Views: 1472(2 votes) - *** Breaking Free of the Binge Cycle - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Rebecca CooperWe develop patterns of behavior early in life. We associate certain events with certain feelings and behaviors. One such pattern is our behavior with food. Being fed by our parents when we were young may come to represent being cared for or being loved. On the other hand, not being fed when we ...
Views: 3220(3 votes) - The Scale Can Be a Measure of Your Likelihood to Have an Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Emile JarreauWhen trying to lose weight and get in shape, the bathroom scale can be something we use to occasionally judge our benchmarks. Stepping on it each day helps us keep a record of just how good were doing with our weight-loss efforts. Once a day may be okay, but several times a day could be signs of ...
Views: 1111(1 vote) - The Negative Effects of Having an Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Emile JarreauEvery year, millions of men and women are stricken with the horrible reality of having an eating disorder. Certainly having an eating disorder has negative consequences but many are more far-reaching than most of the outside world could ever know. Sure, we know that having an eating disorder is ...
Views: 4445(1 vote) - Is Emotional Eating an Eating Disorder? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Emile JarreauMany of us over the course of our lifetimes have probably had a bite to eat or two simply because of the emotions we were feeling at the time. Maybe we were extremely happy about something good that occurred in our life and we splurged on a huge meal just to celebrate. Or perhaps we were trying ...
Views: 1233(2 votes) - How to Deal with Your Child About Their Eating Disorder - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Emile JarreauWhen your child is scared, you want to protect them. When your child is sick, you want to make them feel better. But what if your child doesn't want you to help at all? This is one of the greatest fears that parents can have when dealing with problems concerning their children. This is ...
Views: 1498(1 vote) - How Family and Society Can Play a Role in Exacerbating Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Emile JarreauUnfortunately in our society today, eating disorders are becoming more and more a prevalent existence in the lives of our youth. It is estimated that there are more than 8 million women afflicted with eating disorders in the US alone and many of these are young girls. The push for beauty and the ...
Views: 1731(1 vote) - Eating Disorders: From a Starving Spirit to the Wisdom Within - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSeeking to help the growing number of people with eating disorders—anorexia, bulimia, and overeating—the medical community has been striving to understand and treat the causes. Theories abound about why some of us lose control over how much, or little, we eat. Some target cultural influences; ...
Views: 1311(1 vote) - Binge Eating Disorder: What it is and How to Recognize It - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Emile JarreauEating disorders are an unfortunate but common existence in the lives of millions of men and women all over the world. In the US alone, it is estimated that more than 7 million women may be stricken with some form of eating disorder or another. The cause of these nightmarish conditions are ...
Views: 1101(2 votes) - 5 Signs to Look for When Diagnosing Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Emile JarreauBecause of our societies focus on beauty, eating disorders in the US are on the rise. It is estimated that close to 10 million women may be affected by some form of eating disorder and these statistics may be on the rise as well. The causes of eating disorders stem from a variety of issues ...
Views: 1004 - Creating Boundaries: One Step on the Path to Freedom from Disordered Eating - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Rebecca CooperBoundaries are imaginary or real lines around our physical, emotional, or spiritual self that set limits for us and how we interact with others. Imaginary lines protect our thinking, feelings, and behavior. Real lines allow us to choose how close we allow others to come to us, as well as if and ...
Views: 4528(2 votes) - Health at any Size is Possible - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Anne CuthbertIn this newsletter edition, I will attempt to challenge your view of fat as being equal to unhealthy. It wasn't until recently that I realized that all the information I had been fed about weight research was only one side of the coin. I didn't even recognize that the coin fell on the side ...
Views: 1405 - Make a Paradigm Shift to Non-Diet Thinking - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Anne Cuthbert“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi Many who come in to work with me are interested in losing weight. It is no surprise. After all, our society tends to judge us based on the size of our body. Size discrimination is rampant and perceived as acceptable. If you are ...
Views: 3487 - Mirror, Mirror - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Anne CuthbertWhen you look in the mirror, what do you see? Where do you focus your attention? If you are like most people who feel dissatisfied with their body, you look straight to the places you hate the most. You probably look only at these places and do so with a critical eye. What you see in the ...
Views: 1911 - When Comments About Your Body Trigger You - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Anne CuthbertLiving in a weight obsessed society is no picnic. You don’t need to have an eating disorder to feel the effects of it. It is very difficult to escape talk about dieting and weight, even if you don’t participate. It is familiar and common to talk about “my big butt” or to hear others chat about ...
Views: 1479 - Are You A Control Freak? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Anne CuthbertMany people who suffer with disordered eating also suffer with a fear of being out of control. The two go hand in hand. Dieting and attempting to control your body’s size and shape are all ways to pretend to be in control of something. However, what is so often forgotten is that these attempts ...
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