Bulimia

Bulimia is term used commonly for an eating disorder called Bulimia nervosa. It is a psychological condition in which a person engages in recurrent binge eating followed by intentionally doing one or more of the following in order to compensate for the intake of the food and prevent weight gain: * vomiting * inappropriate use … Read more

Spotting the Signs of Anorexia

Eating disorders are dangerous illnesses that affect both physical and mental health. More and more people become the victims of eating disorders nowadays. A disturbing fact is that eating disorders such as anorexia (Anorexia Nervosa) and bulimia (Bulimia Nervosa) have high mortality rates. Around ten percent of people with anorexia die from starvation and malnourishment. … Read more

The Healthier Side of Life

An illness that is increasingly reported among many adolescents today is called bulimia nervosa, a certain type of eating disorder that is characterized by periods of overeating followed by purging. The purging is self-induced through vomiting or with the use of laxatives. It is different from anorexia nervosa, another type of eating disorder where a … Read more

The Dangers of Overeating and Poor Self-Image

Most women are conscious about physical appearance and spend a lot of time meticulously curling their hair, polishing their nails, or doing their make-up. Aside from being current about the latest trends in fashion and lifestyle, many women are also spending huge amounts of time and money to lose weight. They try out the latest … Read more

The Connection between Depression and Eating Disorders

Most people will experience the feeling of depression at least once in life. Every one of us will have painful and unjust things occur in our lives. Each of us will lose people or things which are important to us and experience unpleasant events that are beyond our control. For some, these are just the … Read more

The Skinny on Anorexia

Because of mass media’s rising campaign on beauty products and weight-loss products, people have been given the idea that they need to be appearance-conscious to get noticed. And with a lot of skinny celebrities and models in the media spotlight, it gives people a misconception that being skinny is synonymous to being beautiful. And because … Read more

To Be Young, Hip And Super Thin

Cause I’m young, and I’m hip, so beautiful I’m gonna be a supermodel I’m young, and I’m hip, so beautiful I’m gonna be supermodel I didn’t, eat yesterday And I’m going not eat today And I’m not gonna eat tomorrow Cause I’m gonna be a supermodel –Lines from the song “I wanna be a Supermodel” … Read more