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Overcoming Anorexia: A Survivor's Guide

It's a constant fear of relapse. Watching weight is bittersweet; lower numbers bring contentment and panic. How much is too much? If people are so worried, why do others tell me I look good? It's a lack of...

4 comments    health advice food
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Pro Ana – New Anorexic Cult (Explicit!)

A look at Pro Ana Websites that encourage Anorexia as a healthy lifestyle and endanger the lives of youngsters. September 2009.

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The Signs And Symptoms of Eating Disorders

As many as ten million women and one million men are fighting a life-and-death battle with anorexia or bulimia every day. One out of every four anorexics will die of complications from her disease. Yet, the amount of misinformation about eating disorders continues to grow with their prevalence. Eating disorders can be prevented and treated. The signs and symptoms are easy to recognize; it's just a matter of knowing where to look.

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Songs About Eating Disorders

Songs about eating disorders from Filter, Silverchair, Alanis Morissette, Saves the Day, and Manic Street Preachers.

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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.

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Celebrities with Eating Disorders - List and Pics

Brief bios and pics of eating disordered celebrities.

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Food phobias can relate to texture, temperature, digestion, or infection, as well as particular items.83

Comprehensive List of Food Phobias

While particularly common among people diagnosed with eating disorders, food phobias can also be found in otherwise mentally healthy people.

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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...

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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...

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an abusive relationship with Ed

This hub discusses the correlation between abusive relationships between a woman and a man and the abusive relationship between a woman and her eating disorder. It includes quotes from an eating disorder psychotherapist and a young woman recoverying from anorexia nervosa.

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