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... is considered to have a disorder. Granted, I certainly acknowledge that eating disorders exist and in much more nuanced forms than just the anorexia and bulimia that get discussed. But I think that being concerned about true health is not a disorder if you step away from the paradigm that ...
by stephanie
Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:09 pm
 
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Orthorexia
Replies: 8
Views: 2652

Orthorexia

... meaning “appetite,” orthorexia is an extreme obsession with eating only healthy foods. What distinguishes orthorexia from eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia is the motivation behind the behavior. Like McCarter, someone who is orthorexic wants to feel healthy, pure and natural, whereas ...
by banana
Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:25 pm
 
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Orthorexia
Replies: 8
Views: 2652

... the blood and detoxifies the body in general; encourages digestion and so is used in cases of diminished appetite, indigestion, food retention, anorexia, and constipation. Relieves...symptoms such as high blood pressure, red eyes, and headache...to treat areas of stagnant blood in the body...Even ...
by jenn*
Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:19 am
 
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Mrs. Doodlepunk - thyroid & gluten?
Replies: 38
Views: 12500

Dear Bella, When I hear you say a BMI of 18 is considered ideal, I think of that model from Brazil who died from complications from anorexia nervosa. Her death prompted Madrid FashionWeek to ban women with BMI's lower than 18 from modelling, as being of that low weight is dangerous to the ...
by yvie
Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:33 pm
 
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Joining Biggest Loser
Replies: 10
Views: 3036

... weigh less than that, according to this chart, since I'm 5'5". Some of my reluctance to even look at a lower goal weight is the old "anorexia" mindset - I never had anorexia but was well aware of it. I knew someone who was anorexic and had other issues as well, and she was always ...
by Mrs. Doodlepunk
Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:08 pm
 
Forum: Maximum Weight Loss Program
Topic: I'm melting! I'm melting!
Replies: 32
Views: 19525

Addiction.

... better understood.) In the early days of OA, other eating disorders besides overeating/compulsive eating had not yet been recognized --(such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa.) It was in OA that I finally realized :!: that I could accomplish much the same results with food that my mother could ...
by Clary
Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:07 am
 
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: At Least They Are Honest
Replies: 11
Views: 4138

... to point out the veggie stuff and she couldn't. But she know for sure it is in there, somewhere. Meanwhile, their daughter is deep in the midst of anorexia. They don't believe in psychology or therapy, so they are busy trying to pray their way out of this disease. Their praying is fine with me, ...
by Karen
Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:14 pm
 
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Dinner with our family Ha Ha
Replies: 31
Views: 11135

... directly? Of course, bones are made of more than just calcium, and do actually contain protein. Perhaps with your unique circumstances with the anorexia in your past, your body may have special needs to reconstruct the bones. But it seems like if you just follow an extremely healthy low-fat ...
by DK
Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:19 pm
 
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Young woman with osteoporosis
Replies: 17
Views: 13679

... a low-fat vegan diet you should have no deficiencies except possibly vitamins D (which you are addressing) and B 12. Congratulations on overcoming anorexia, and good luck.
by DK
Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:45 pm
 
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Young woman with osteoporosis
Replies: 17
Views: 13679

Young woman with osteoporosis

... I'm not a native English speaker, so please forgive me my not-so-perfect language. I'm a 22-years-old Finnish woman. At the age of 13, I got anorexia nervosa. At the worst times, I weighed only 35 kilograms (and I'm 157 centimetres tall). I gradually get better and gained some weight (up ...
by Venla
Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:02 am
 
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Young woman with osteoporosis
Replies: 17
Views: 13679
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