The “munchies,” or that uncontrollable urge to eat after using marijuana, appear to be driven by neurons in the brain that are normally involved in suppressing appetite, according to a new study by…
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Eating disorders linked with financial difficulties in female students
Experiencing financial difficulties at university may increase the risk of female students developing an eating disorder, according to new research from the University of Southampton and Solent NHS…
Curvology by David Bainbridge review – the female body, dissected and confused
A study that sets out to identify the factors that influence eating disorders, body image and clothing choices collapses in a welter of contradictions“Being fat isolates and invalidates a woman,” wrote Susie Orbach in 1978’s Fat Is a Feminist Issue. “What is it about the social position of women that leads them to respond to it by getting fat?”It is an intriguing question, as is the reverse – what drives women to starve themselves into unhealthiness? In one chapter of Curvology, David Bainbridge mulls this point: “The most confusing aspect of eating disorders is why they occur at all – how humans evolved into creatures who could suffer them… no animal evolves specifically to suffer bouts of starvation, bingeing, emaciation, infertility and death.” Continue
The top 10 books about addiction
Sex, food, envy, drugs, dreams and drink: addiction is never simple and rarely forgotten. SJ Watson, author of Before I Go To Sleep and now Second Life, shares his top 10 titlesI’d been working on my second novel for a while before I realised what it was really about. I’d been thinking about online lives, about how social networking allows us to present multiple versions of ourselves to the world, identities that are both highly curated and tightly controlled. At the same time, I’d been musing on how our sense of self is never really fixed, yet we tell ourselves one historical narrative, constantly rewritten to make sense of the changes in our lives. It can be all too easy to look back on the person that we
Anorexia nervosa: New research underlines the importance of getting help before chronicity sets in
A study led by Howard Steiger, PhD, head of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute Eating Disorders Program (EDP), in Montreal, in collaboration with Linda Booij, a researcher with…
basically i dont know if i have an ED or not so im stuck between wanting to get help or just ignoring it i restrict and stuff but always end up…
That means a lot dear. It definitely is an issue, any kind of eating disorder behaviour is a bad thing. It doesn’t matter if you just do it every once and a while, it is not something you should ever want to do, or actually do. Please please get help. You deserve better than this. Please talk to a parent, or a friend, or someone in your life. Reach out and start to make a change. Please.-Emma
Anorexia nervosa: New research underlines importance of getting help before chronicity sets in
A new study is the first to observe effects suggesting that the longer one suffers from active anorexia nervosa, the more likely they are to show disorder-relevant alterations in DNA methylation.
Researchers identify peptide that reduces urge to eat
Researchers have identified a peptide and hormone that when administered to a specific area of the brain may reduce the desire for food.
Best morning ritual- Abhyanga self-massage
Nourish and heal with IntuitiveBody.com Rituals Saturate your self with love. Anoint your body with this ritual called abhyanga self-massage and you’ll see why I’m in love with it. My hair looks better, my skin is softer, my nerves calmer and my sleep better. I made a video for you about abhyanga self-massage. You can watch the video here: http://youtu.be/pwdZyCysJeI Warm sesame oil applied with loving care is to me a kind of “laying-on of hands”. It’s more than the massage, the properties of the oil, the peaceful time in your bathroom. This practice allows us to reconnect with our bodies with love and care and healing energies. I read that abhyanga is like being saturated
I want people to know that life does get better – Take 5 To Blog
My name is Maddie, and I experience an eating disorder. My illness has affected my education, life and relationships with people in the past, but I’m finally beginning to accept myself for who I am. My greatest source of support is probably my friends, boyfriend and family, as well as the nurses and nursing assistants who have inspired me so much in the past. My greatest hope for the future is that everyone suffering from mental illness is given the support they need to recover, and lead the happy lives that they deserve. I’m taking 5 on Time to Talk Day because I want people who are suffering to know that life does get better: you just have to separate yourself from the illness and keep on listening
My hope for the future is that stigma around mental health will be eradicated – Take 5 To Blog
My name is Ellie and I have experienced an eating disorder, depression and borderline personality disorder. My mental illness has affected my whole life, I am unable to work at the moment and have been denied a place at university because of it. My greatest source of support has been my family, friends and being able to volunteer in mental health settings. My hope for the future is that stigma around mental health will be eradicated and access to support will be much easier. I am taking 5 on Time to Talk Day because I think that Time to Change is a fantastic campaign and I want to spread its word far and wide. This blog is part of the Time to Talk Day 2015 #Take5ToBlog initiative. What