When Body Image and Eating Disorder Memes Do More Harm than Good
Sometimes things are posted with all the best intentions, but they can do more harm than good. An example of this is a body image meme that circulates Facebook every now and then: ...
3 things I wish everyone knew about Anorexia
See the full article as published in Mind. Body. Green hereThe Fat of The Land
Link to the full article published in Elephant Journal here!Can the nutrition of one generation can change the genetics of another?
Tweet “The environment that we are exposed to as fetuses or young children can cause permeant changes in the way our genes function” “Epigenetics” describe modifications to people’s DNA that don’t affect the sequence of the...My personal experience of the Modeling Industry and Anorexia.
Read the article – click here!Warming up, over- exercising and anorexia.
Tweet Today I was reading a study by Carrera et al (2012) that looked at over exercise in anorexia and pondered whether this was a product of low body fat and feeling cold. I can see how that makes sense, one might try and rationalize a seemingly non- rational...Study Review; Autism and Anorexia
Tweet Today I was reading a Cambridge University Study done just last year into the similarities between Autism and Anorexia. Here is the abstract that Simon Baron Cohen and his team looked into: “The objectives of this study were to explore associations between...Study Review; Minnesota Starvation Experiment
Key Points 1. Ironically, malnutrition makes a person not want to gain weight. The catch-22 is that once the person gains some weight, their brain starts functioning properly again and they then often are happy about gaining weight. A person with Anorexia who is...Exercise in Anorexics; Study Review
In my daily research I came across a study that sparked my interest today; Impact of exercise on energy metabolism in anorexia nervosa- Zopfel et al 2013 Personally having suffered an excessive exercise component to my anorexia I am always looking at further...Medical Marijuana and Anorexia
I have been reading over the last week about the latest research regarding Medical Marijuana and anorexia. While I do not have first hand experience of the effects of smoking pot on anorexia. I find the scientific study of it fascinating. (I never tired marijuana when...
How Science Helped Me Cope with the ‘Fat Tummy’ in Anorexia Recovery.
My Experience; When I had anorexia, I did not suffer from body dysmorphia, so I was acutely aware of how thin I looked and unattractive it was. I know that this is not the case for all sufferers, but I think that regardless, many will find this account useful for...Bring on the Fast Food!
It’s a new year, and I am already sick and tired of seeing the “New Year; New You!” memes on social media. It’s irritating, and it’s bullshit. Basically, the new year is a marketing opportunity for cleanse scams, such as Isagenix and Master Cleanse, that prey on...
Watching Time Heal
When I was 16, my parents took us on what was our first family holiday outside of Europe. Usually, we would be driven to France or Spain to stay in a green and red Eurocamp tent, which quite honestly was a whole lot of fun, but boarding a plane and heading...