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Dads, Daughters and Body Image

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
We’ve already talked about how moms and daughters can help boost each other’s body image. However, moms aren’t the ...

10 Ways to Manage Your Weight on Psych Meds

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Awhile back, a Beyond Blue reader asked me to address the problem of weight gain and medication. "How do you deal ...

Minding the Magazines: Examining an Editor’s Letter

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
If you’ve been feeling slightly off, acutely apprehensive or flat-out frightened, women’s magazines likely know the reason: Why, it’s bikini season! And forget fear, you should be plain panicked, whether the villain is your bulging ...

Moms and Daughters: Promoting a Positive Body Image

Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Does this sound familiar? You’re standing in front of your full-length mirror scrutinizing your hips or thighs, and whispering to ...

How Easily is Your Memory Manipulated?

Friday, April 3rd, 2009
You may be surprised to learn that it's easier to manipulate your memory than you might have imagined. Or so says ...

Minding the Media: Is the Thinning Economy Bringing Curves Back?

Thursday, February 19th, 2009
From time to time, we see articles proclaiming that thin is totally in or curvy is making a comeback. Oftentimes, this proclamation occurs after fuller-sized models (by fuller, we mean a size 4) grace the ...

Minding the Media: 5 Things Jessica Simpson’s Curvy Controversy Reveals

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
In the past two weeks, everyone’s been talking about Jessica Simpson, whether it’s the news media, blogs, celeb weeklies or entertainment TV shows. Even other stars are sounding off. They’ve praised Simpson’s physical appearance, ...

Navigating Through the Diet and Fitness Resolution Confusion

Saturday, January 10th, 2009
In the next few weeks, whether you’re actively searching for it or trying to avoid the resolution hoopla, you’ll be bombarded with tons of eating and exercise tips guiding you to become a whole new, ...

Effective Outpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders

Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Eating disorders -- such as anorexia, bulimia or compulsive overeating -- are often challenging to treat. Many people turn to 30-day inpatient treatment after finding little success with outpatient psychotherapy. Part of the problem, too, ...

Thanksgiving: An All or Nothing Holiday ?

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Do you have plans for Thanksgiving dinner? And if so, is your plan to let loose and overindulge, eat a healthy platter beforehand and nibble on a few foods, have an escape route when it’s ...

Pro-Anorexia Groups Coming Out

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
For every mental health concern or mental disorder there is, you'd be surprised to learn there are people who are okay living with it. So much so, that some groups have come out in support ...

Eating Disorders in Men

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
When we think of eating disorders, we rarely picture a man working out obsessively, starving himself to look lean or wanting to emulate celebrities on magazine covers. For years, eating disorders have been viewed ...

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