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Womens Health: Weight Loss

Oh, all right, I freely admit it. I am the poster girl for fad diets - any crazy, crash diet that promises rapid weight loss. It doesn't matter if the claims are improbably ludicrous...and, to be truthful,...

105 comments    health women shopping
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Pro-Anorexia: The New Online Predator

Thousands of young women log on every day to glean tips and tricks from their fellow disordered, post "progress" pictures and update their weight stats. Do you know what they're looking at?

40 comments    health internet food
Media Influence94

Mass Media Influence on Society

In the last 50 years the media influence has grown exponentially with the advance of technology, first there was the telegraph, then the radio, the newspaper, magazines, television and now the internet. We...

212 comments    education mass media
The Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci81

Western Standards of Beauty: An Illustrated Timeline

This timeline is an illustrated journey through the last 600 years, from the portraits of the European Renaissance to red-carpet photos of modern celebrities.

44 comments    entertainment photos women
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Improve your life learning to love and accept yourself

For some people, especially young women, being happy means being in harmony with their bodies, liking what they see in the mirror. The trick however, is not just liking what you see but accepting yourself the way you are.

21 comments    love life advice
What do you see when you look in the mirror?86

How Bad Is Your Body Image?

How bad is your body image? Read on to find out.

7 comments    health food mental health
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Common Myths About Eating Disorders Debunked

The amount of misinformation about eating disorders floating around is staggering. So I'm doing my part. I've listed the most common myths I've come up against, and laid out the facts in response.

6 comments    health food women
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Male Anorexia

Eating disorders such as anorexia are not just a "girl's problem". Eating disorders affect both sexes. The causes, effects and treatment are similar. The main difference is that it is more difficult to...

28 comments    health food diet
Reading these books can help you understand eating disorders.88

Books About Eating Disorders

There are many books on eating disorders: dozens of true-life narratives, hundreds of workbooks, thousands of essays. These are my favorites, those that provided the most insight for me, and provide a cross-section of the types of literature available on the subject today.

12 comments    health family how to
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A Practical Guide to Improving Your Body Image

The key to feeling better about yourself is not to change your body, as the diet industry would have you believe, but rather to change the way you feel about your body.

8 comments    health advice how to
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