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Would you even know if someone close to you was suffering from an eating disorder?  Just because you see your friend having a snack or they never refuse something to eat, doesn’t mean they aren’t suffering alone.  That apple you saw your friend eating when you were hanging out could have been the only thingContinue reading “How Can I Help?”

When we think of eating disorders our brains automatically go to the thought of people not eating and “starving themselves” in order to either loose weight or stay where they are in regards to their weight.  While that is a big portion of eating disorders, they aren’t the only kind of issues people have withContinue reading “Let’s Talk Nutrition”

When you think of an eating disorder we clearly think of the physical process of cooking food and eating it.  Many times our minds go straight to things like bulimia being a physical sickness, because of the physical act of eating and then vomiting the food up after.  Although someone who suffers from a disorderContinue reading “The Mental Side of an Eating Disorder”

I think when people think of an eating disorder, the image that pops into their mind is a teenage girl whose been called “fat” by the kids at school.  In a way there is a stereotype around eating disorders, we always associate them with females.  Just like everything else in this world, eating disorders canContinue reading “Did you know males suffer from eating disorders as well?”

I feel as though there is a very negative stigma surrounding eating disorders.  A lot of people think that someone who suffers from an eating disorder is probably just “trying to loose weight,” or “craving attention from anyone who will give it.”  It’s actually something much more serious and I don’t think we talk aboutContinue reading “What do you think of when you think of an eating disorder?”