Recovering from anorexia will take many months and can even take years. Backsliding, slips and relapse often occur. Relearning how to eat normally and how to cope with everyday problems takes a long time and will usually require a lot of support, whether from family, friends, professionals, or all three. Those in recovery from eating […]
If you or someone you love has suffered from an eating disorder, you might be familiar with fasting. Or you may be familiar with the idea of going for an extended period of time without eating. Or, you may be familiar with the newest diet trend, intermittent fasting, which encourages disordered eating patterns by encouraging […]
When you have a baby, your emotions are all over the place. One moment you feel joy and excitement, but the next you may feel anxiety and fear. This is quite normal after giving birth and is known colloquially as the “baby blues”. However, when the baby blues get out of hand, it’s known as […]
Fasting is nothing new, after all, people have been fasting for religious reasons for centuries. However, more recently, more people have been extolling the virtues of fasting diets as a way of detoxing their bodies or losing weight. Countless books and websites have sprung up surrounding the idea of fasting for weight loss. If you’ve […]
Our society is on guard for signs of teen and child eating disorders. Children today have manifested signs of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. What we as leaders have not done is give parents and professionals the tools to recognize eating disorders in children so that they can manage them as adults. […]
Life After An Adult Eating Disorder Although some people still think that adult eating disorders represent a lifestyle choice, in fact, the truth is that an eating disorder is a severe mental health condition. People of all races, ages, social demographics, and genders can be affected, and since eating disorders bring social physical and psychological […]