Eating disorders have the second highest mortality rate of all mental health disorders, only surpassed by opioid addiction (1). Over 10,000 deaths each year are the direct result of eating disorders, that is one eating disorder death every 52 minutes (2). 81% of 10-year-old children are afraid of being fat, with 1 in 4 having attempted to lose weight (3). These alarming statistics are only just a few picked out to highlight the eating disorder epidemic.
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My 10 year old daughter never ceases to amaze me. She informed me last week of why women cheat. Allow me to set the stage before I hit you with…
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Do you find yourself trapped in your own brain? Is a distressing memory stuck, replaying over and over? Do you intellectually know that you are not to blame for what…
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I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that most of us have probably heard the song – Addicted to Love. I don’t think Robert Palmer, the singer-songwriter…
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If you are reading this, then there is a chance you have some experience with eating disorders. You might be a mental heath professional who works with people suffering from…
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In honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I would like to throw out some information about eating disorders, a “hidden” mental illness. Eating Disorders are not often discussed as…
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