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Eating Disorders
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Challenging Stigmas Around Eating Disorders & Seeking Treatment
The stigma around eating disorders can be an obstacle for those seeking treatment. People may feel ashamed and worry about how they are viewed, which can make it difficult to take the first step toward getting help. It is important to...
The Science Behind Binge Eating Disorder
Binge eating disorder is a mental disorder characterized by recurring episodes of uncontrollable binge eating. It differs from bulimia nervosa as the latter involves regular compensatory behaviors, such as purging after eating. Binge...
Dos and Don’ts of Eating Disorder Recovery
An eating disorder is an illness that affects your eating patterns in everyday life; either it will make you consume excessive amounts of food or restrict food intake abnormally. It’s a severe mental disorder with many types, including...
Tips to Support a Loved One With an Eating Disorder
When a loved one struggles with an eating disorder, supporting them through it may feel like it falls on your shoulders. However, the recovery process might be challenging, and it can take a village to help your loved one really feel...
The Connection Between Body Image Issues and Eating Disorders
How we feel about ourselves determines how we treat ourselves. If we think we are inadequate somehow, we won’t offer ourselves the kindness and comfort that we would if we had a positive image of ourselves. Such thinking is at the core of...
5 Common Myths About Bulimia
Bulimia nervosa is a serious and complex psychological eating disorder with episodes of binge eating followed by starving or purging not to consume excessive calories. By becoming a rather famous topic in popular culture, many people have...
Intuitive Eating for Eating Disorder Recovery
Intuitive eating is a novel yet practical approach developed by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch to eating disorder recovery. It relies on the basic assumption that our bodies ultimately know what they need. Just as we feel thirst, we also...
Types of Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions. According to a report, 28.8 million Americans have had an eating disorder during their lifetime. These disorders can cause a person to exhibit certain behaviors that impact their...
Can Diet Trends Lead to an Eating Disorder?
Diets have been a prevalent part of our culture for decades now. However, thanks to the increasing use and influence of social media, digital advertising, and the ease of cultural exchange, the internet is chock-full of fad diets and...
Difference Between Bulimia Nervosa and Anorexia Nervosa
Eating disorders are behavioral or mental health conditions characterized by persistent disturbances in eating patterns. While there are many eating disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are the two most common types. People...
Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa, also known as bulimia, is an eating disorder generally characterized by eating a large amount of food in a short period of time, followed by purging. Purging can occur through forced vomiting, excessive exercise, or by...