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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I am 32 years old and I just got my period! Do I feel vulnerable writing about my period? Yes. But I’m going to write about it anyway, because I think that it is important that I talk about all aspects of my eating disorder, and not having periods was one of...
