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10 Ways to Avoid Relationship Weight Gain
Ever notice when you first start dating someone that most of your activities revolve around food. Generally, we go out to dinner or coffee on dates, and then we cook each other home cooked meals to show our love or bake goodies to drop off at work. Those small indulgences may start causing the scale…
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Young Children Can Be At Risk For Eating Disorders
When kids hear someone say that food makes them “fat” they might start to worry about their bodies and how they look — and some kids stop eating right, eat too little, or try to make themselves throw up after they eat. Not eating right can make kids sick. Not eating enough food or eating…
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National Eating Disorders Week: Get a Confidential Eating Disorders Screening
It is National Eating Disorders Week. For this National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, focus is on the importance of early detection and intervention in the treatment of eating disorders. Far too many people struggle with food, body image and exercise issues without realizing that they may be at risk for an eating disorder. But, by…
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Tips for Parents to Prevent Teen Eating Disorders
Certain things, like societal pressure, ability to participate in favorite activities, and genetics or biological factors may contribute to teen eating disorders and it is important for parents to be aware of these factors for prevention of eating disorders. To help prevent teen eating disorders, open and clear communication with your teen is important. Talk…
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Orthorexia – When You Are Obsessed With Eating Healthy
Are You Obsessed With Eating Healthy? If you are so obsessed with eating healthy that is getting in the way of your normal daily life activities and what you are eating is actually not helping your body, then you may be suffering from Orthorexia Nervosa. Orthorexia Nervosa is not currently an officially recognized disorder in…
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Recognizing Eating Disorders with Teens Early For Pevention
Early recognition and early treatment of Eating Disorders with children and teens is the best way to avoid serious health problems. It is important to realize that Eating Disorders are not uncommon in children and teens. With all the life changing moments that occur the pressure is on to look a certain way and that…
