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The Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci87

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.

43 comments    entertainment photos women
What do you see when you look in the mirror?88

How Bad Is Your Body Image?

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

5 comments    health food mental health
Media Influence87

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...

195 comments    education mass media
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Top Ten Worst Things to Say to Someone With an Eating Disorder

As someone with insight, I've compiled a list of the top ten worst things to say to someone with an eating disorder, both from my own experience, and horror stories from other eating-disordered women. Some of the worst offenders to an anorexic might sound benign to you at first read, but once you understand how your loved one hears things, you'll find your relationship vastly improved. I hate to say it, but this is one case where it's not the thought that counts.

25 comments    health food eating
I Starved My Body Nearly To Death85

Surviving Anorexia Nervosa

'I fell to the floor, my skeletal frame smashing upon the hard ground. Seconds later, there I was looking down at my wasted body so tiny on the hospital bed.So many faces around me, panic, commotion, nurses...

55 comments    weight sickness anorexia
As the photographer says, "One word - Sexy!"82

Breasts of a Mother - My Take

As the photographer says, "One word - Sexy!" Men, you're free to read this as you may gain some understanding, although admittedly it is written for the mothers. When we're young and our bodies are budding...

91 comments    life family relationships
The Foam Pads75

Cross Dresser Body Building Part 1

Part 1 here deals with building a nice pair of hips and a waist for those of us who too little or too much in that area to fit well into a dress or cute pair of pants. It’s all about image in general and...

0 comments    gender body image transgender
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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.

6 comments    health advice how to
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Naked People on TV -- A Breast is a Breast

Are all humans created equal? Most modern Westerners would say yes, so why do we censor some breasts and not others?

5 comments    life women politics
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Anorexia

The woman in the images is Isabelle Caro an ex model suffering from anorexia for the past 15 years. Isabelle who weights 31 kilos, appears now on the Italian streets on billboards and on magazines as...

22 comments    health education women
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