One of the great tragedies of anorexia is that a skeletal body means so much more than thinness. The body's organs are breaking down. The hormonal system has lost a healthy balance. Cells of the brain are starving.
All this contributes, not only to severely damaged health, but also to impaired thinking. A malnourished brain does not function well.
Here you will find articles discussing the various ways culture and media can affect both the development of an eating disorder and eating disorder recovery.
Links to various articles in the news and other websites and blogs representing cultural voices will be posted here along with commentary.
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If you have an eating disorder all you can eat buffets can seem a great binge bonanza or a nightmare. Here’s a way to redefine your experience, eat well and claim your personal power.
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Question: Oh, no! What should I do? My natal cleft (butt crack) shows when I bend down in my jeans or when my friend picks me up. I must have such a huge fat butt! I'm so embarrassed.
Why would you jump to the conclusion that a piece of fabric determines your size and beauty?
Your butt is just fine. Please remember, your jeans are the end result of an entire industry pushing a product to make money. If you let the designing and marketing machinery have power to set you off in criticizing your body parts
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Weight Loss Seminars Sell Dreams
Pretty promises packaged in fast, easy-to-use vials, bottles, and boxes, wrapped in colorful cellophane and offering quick weight loss and a life of friendship, career advancement, love, and romance. Eat, drink, massage and vibrate your way to slim beauty. Please be aware and recognize the shiny magic lantern that promises to grant your wishes but delivers dissipating smoke.
- Eating disorder recovery and using "to do" lists
- Michael Jackson: Anorexia?
- The Path to Life Beyond Eating Disorders
- Susan Boyle: a gift to us all!
- Eating Disorders in Women over 40 (or 50 or 60 or 70 or 80+)
- Mindless Munching, Eating Disorder Recovery, Economic Consequences, Getting Better Anyway
- Eating Disorder Recovery: Dealing with Negative Cultural Messages
- Effect of media messages on your eating disorder recovery
- Bulimia Tragedy Behind Her Façade: Eight Questions for you