There are a lot of different opinions and strong emotions when it comes to the topic of obesity and weight loss. This article is simply another opinion about obesity in America. By writing this article, I am ...

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Loneliness, shame, depression: all of these are a part of the life of someone with an eating disorder. If they are unable to confide in anyone, the names Ana (anorexia) and Mia (bulimia) may quickly become their best friends. However, these are no true friends and only contribute to a downward spiral for the individual. In ...

If you're obese and are at the end of your ropes looking for weight loss help, there's good news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA in the past few months has approved two new ...

In her first session with me Rose exclaimed emphatically, “No offense to you, but I feel that I should be able to control my food and weight by myself without the help of a therapist!” Over the years, Rose had tried ...

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[A]Musings of a Spiritual Atheist by Andrew J. Ackerman is a book about the author's journey from addiction to recovery.  Ackerman, the self-described hard-line "spiritual atheist," uses the book to offer his experience with 12-step recovery programs. As an atheist, Ackerman's point of view is unique among recovery-oriented and 12-step literature. Many people struggling with ...

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Eating disorders are constantly in the news, and have been for some time now. Yet it’s quite astonishing to note how few people truly comprehend the psychological factors involved in them. Many are quick either to deem an eating disorder a solely physical ailment, or to make a blanket claim such as, ‘It’s the media’s ...

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It seems that you read or hear about a new diet every other month or so that promises to help you lose weight and keep it off.  Discipline and willpower to stick with the diet plan of choice is occasionally in short supply for someone on a diet.  Yet here is where a brand new ...

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As I cried, I wanted to believe it was the alcohol that induced Mom’s words.  I had to believe it was the alcohol.  I don’t want them.  The words rang in my ears.  That’s the night my heart first broke. White Elephants is the story of Chynna Laird’s childhood with an alcoholic, bipolar mother.  Not for ...

Once again I am writing about a terrible tragedy. Fifteen dead children. Fifteen lives ended prematurely and violently. An entire community that will not recover for generations. An entire nation searching for answers that ...

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Babette Rothschild, the Series Editor of 8 Keys, explains in her introduction that the purpose of the 8 Keys series is to provide intelligent, thoughtful help from highly experienced professionals.  In this case, Carolyn Costin and Gwen Schubert Grabb are not only psychotherapists who are highly trained in working with people with eating disorders, but ...

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I found "Loud In The House of Myself: Memoir of a Strange Girl" by Stacy Pershall to be a superbly written, first-person account of a young girl's struggle with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and bipolar disorder (BD). The author explains her symptoms in an easily understandable way. The stories are so easy to relate to ...

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Between three and six percent of all teens struggle with some type of eating disorder, be it bulimia, binge eating, or anorexia. Because these illnesses involve eating, they seem to take a blow at family traditions, celebrations, and expressions of togetherness. Thus, parents, siblings, and even relatives all suffer, as Harriet Brown so adroitly shows ...