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WHAT IS ORTHOREXIA?

Orthorexia nervosa is one of a little-known group of eating disorders. The term uses “ortho,” in its meaning as straight, correct and true, to modify “anorexia nervosa.” Orthorexia nervosa refers to a fixation on eating proper food.  Orthorexia begins innocently enough, as a desire to overcome chronic illness or to improve general health. Over time,

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Too Skinny….How Does It Happen?

Anorexia is a complex disease, with myriad causes that range from culture to environment to—as recent studies have shown—genetics. Having a predisposition for anorexia means that a simple decision to diet away those last five pounds triggers something (it’s unclear as to what) that could lead you down a slippery slope.  The drive to become

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Not Seeing Clearly

What are the contributing factors of an eating disorder?  Even the slimmest women have, on occasion, stood in front of the mirror and asked: “Does this dress make me look fat?”  No matter who you are at some point you have been your own worst critic.  Why do we do this to ourselves and what

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Addicted to Fat

Like many pleasurable behaviors—including sex and drug use—eating can trigger the release of dopamine, a feel-good chemical in the brain. This chemical reward, in turn, increases the likelihood that the action will eventually become habitual through positive reinforcement conditioning. If this reward is activated by overeating, these neurochemical patterns can make the behavior tough to

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Do You Have An Eating Disorder And Want To Get Help?

The most effective eating disorder treatment is one that respects the privacy and maintains the dignity of each individual client. As obvious as that sounds, the truth is that even some of the most “exclusive” eating disorder treatment and rehab centers may try to turn eating disorder treatment into a generic process. If you’re going

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