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anorexia in men

July 13th, 2008 · 5 Comments

if you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. thanks for visiting!male anorexia is a topic that is not talked or written about very much. anorexia in men is reminiscent of males with a history of sexual abuse, another topic that is underdiscussed, underreported and undertreated. perhaps one thing […]

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Tags: depression and mental illness · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · psychological research and other things academic · queer talk, gender issues and sexual identity

parents and eating disorders

July 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

today we have a guest post by laura collins, mother to a daughter who struggled with anorexia, and an activist in the movement to help people with eating disorders. you have probably met her already – she’s contributed some posts to our carnival of eating disorders, from her blog eating with your anorexic.
isabella was […]

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carrnival of eating disorders #17

May 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments

welcome to the 17th carnival of eating disorders, where we look at blog posts that deal with anorexia, bulimia, exercise bulimia, overeating, orthorexia, EDNOS, body image and other related topics.
i have to confess that after all this time, the name “carnival” of eating disorders still rings funny in my ears. thesaurus.com suggests these alternative […]

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Tags: blogs of note · depression and mental illness · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · interesting books

carnival of eating disorders #16

April 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

hello people! this is the new edition of the carnival of eating disorders. unfortunately, i’ve been having problems with the blog carnival site (the site that administers all the carnivals) so i have had only a few submissions this month, two of which i’ll be including.
to substitute for the slim pickins, i’ll feature […]

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Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · eating disorders, body image & similar topics

carnival of eating disorders #15

April 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

ladies and gentlemen, i present to you: the 15th carnival of eating disorders!

anorexia
an x-ray technician talks about three generations of women with eating disorders. she describes anorexia as an addiction:
unlike other addictions, anorexia is something you don’t do. to be an alcoholic you have to find alcohol to drink. drug addicts have to buy […]

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Tags: addictions · blogs of note · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · interesting books

stress and obesity

March 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

i just came across this interesting study conducted by the georgetwon medical center.
they injected a neurotransmitter (neuropeptide Y, or NPY) into targeted areas of laboratory animals, thereby reducing the fat that had accumulated there.
the investigators speculate that their findings may lead to better control of metabolic syndrome.
the fascinating part of this is that this is […]

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Tags: eating disorders, body image & similar topics · psychological research and other things academic

carnival of eating disorders #14 - part 2

March 8th, 2008 · No Comments

this is part 2 of the 14th carnival of eating disorders. part 1 contained posts about anorexia, bulima and general eating disorder topics. part 2 features articles on obesity and overeating and also has a list of further posts that were submitted to this carnival.
GNIF brain blogger discusses two new research studies on […]

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carnival of eating disorders #14 - part 1

February 29th, 2008 · 9 Comments

it’s that time of the month again. yes, people, it’s time for the carnival of eating disorders.
this blog carnival showcases blogs that discuss anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and other issues that people have with food and body image. mostly, i point you to blogs here written by people who have personal and/or […]

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Tags: blogs of note · depression and mental illness · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · psychological research and other things academic

weight loss and the law of attraction: a dialogue

February 19th, 2008 · 25 Comments

yesterday, we had a guest post by david about using the law of attraction to lose weight. since david’s and my views are a bit different, i promised you a dialogue about it. so here we go. i will start with some of the ideas with which i agree:
i completely agree that […]

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Tags: eating disorders, body image & similar topics · psychological research and other things academic · therapy

losing weight using the law of attraction

February 18th, 2008 · 7 Comments

today we have a guest post by david hooper. it is an excerpt from his book ask, believe, receive and fits right in with the theme of men with weight issues we were talking about last week.

david’s and my views on this overlap in some areas, and they don’t in others. tomorrow i will […]

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Tags: eating disorders, body image & similar topics · interesting books

4 questions to help men who binge

February 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

yesterday, i was talking about the issues faced by men who are dealing with binge eating disorder. this was a follow-up on the promise i had made to talk about men and obesity quite a while ago.
before i continue on this topic, let me make it clear that obesity is not always a result […]

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Tags: addictions · depression and mental illness · eating disorders, body image & similar topics

men and obesity

February 11th, 2008 · 7 Comments

finally, here is the long-promised post on the topic of men and obesity. the U.S. national eating disorders association mentions a number of behaviours, physical problems and emotions experienced by men with binge eating disorder. let’s look at a few of them.
behavioral characteristics:

hoarding food
hiding food and eating in secret; e.g., eating alone or […]

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Tags: addictions · eating disorders, body image & similar topics

recovering from anorexia: anorexia talk

February 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

if i’d have to separate out the most frequently used word to find this blog, it’s “anorexia”. phrases like “anorexia article”, “anorexia symptoms” and “recovery from anorexia” bring people to this blog over and over again. recovering from anorexia: 10 activities is consistently in the most read 10 articles. so there’s a lot […]

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3 interactive health projects: weight loss, women’s health and body image

February 2nd, 2008 · 15 Comments

hey, friends … just a quick note today, to tell you about three interesting health interactive health projects here in the blogosphere (btw, that’s where blogospherians hang out, as anthony informed me the other day).

the first one ends on february 4 so you better run. you could win a $50 gift certificate at target. […]

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Tags: blogs of note · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · emotional health · the net

carnival of eating disorders #13

January 31st, 2008 · 7 Comments

welcome to this month’s carnival of eating disorders, a monthly collection of interesting posts on eating disorders and related issues such as anorexia, bulimia, orthorexia, cumpulsive exercising and overeating.
it’s interesting that this carnival is right after the progressive dinner carnival, isn’t it? lots of stuff about food …
because we were so inclusive with yesterday’s […]

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Tags: blogs of note · eating disorders, body image & similar topics