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Dieting as a Precursor to Eating Disorders Dieting may not be the cause of eating disorders, but it is often a precursor. The National Eating Disorders Association reports that 35% of “normal dieters” progress to pathological dieting and that 20-25% of those individuals develop eating disorders. It is far too common that eating disorders start [...]
An Ugly Midlife Crisis for Women More middle-age women are seeking treatment for anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating disorder then ever before, especially in our community. You starve yourself, proudly dropping pounds, losing inches, and it feels too good to ever stop. Or, you eat whatever you want, more than you want, until you feel like your [...]
The following are Inpatient, Residential Care, Partial Hospitalization or Intensive Outpatient Programs or Outpatient Therapists/Therapy Clinics along with Support Groups and Online Resources Ann Arbor DBT Center-The center provides individual and group Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), for Substance Abusers, and Eating Disorders. Specialized programs for addiction, adolescent and family treatment, and eating disorder treatment are [...]
You are music and song and laughter. You are a shinning star on a perfectly clear night. You are the sun after a long winter. You are compassion and strength and vitality. The trees bow to you when you walk by. The flowers smile. Every blade of grass celebrates the beauty of who you are. [...]
Once thought of as strictly an adolescent/teenage phenomenon has seen a rampant surge of women in their 30’s, 40’s and older who struggle with eating disorders. You may not be aware, but over one-third of individuals diagnosed with eating disorders are over 30 years of age. Eating disorders are symptoms of depression and anxiety along [...]
Boarded and seated on the just unloaded late arrival plane in south Florida, patiently awaiting our departure, (row 17) I watch in front of me (row 16, aisle seat) a woman arrive with her “wipes” already in hand! (Weapon of choice against those pesky germs!) She is wiping everything in site about her: seat, overhead [...]
The purpose of life is not to be safe. It is to be open. To be dedicated to the truth, to the joy as it streams through your life. Because if you are not, then no matter what you have, you will always want more, you will be forever hungry. And if you are, than [...]
This month, ASKInYourFace.com is launching an awareness campaign to shine the spotlight on midlife eating disorders. An eating disorder is not merely an attempt to look ultra-thin. It is a psychological fixation on wrestling control in an uncontrollable world. Yes, the media portray women in unthinkable profiles – rail-thin, gaunt-looking in size 2s and 0s, when [...]
SHOP! DRINK! DROP! Girls Night Out at Closet NV on July 8th from 6-8:30p, 6889 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Proceeds from the nights events will be going to “Grace Center of Hope” Please join us for a night of fun including wine, delicious appetizer’s, special shopping discounts, make-up artists, and raffles. Don’t miss this [...]
If CIA agents were to launch their Great Cantaloupe Investigation, they would quickly unveil the mystery: a cantaloupe is not really a cantaloupe. Muskmelons have been masquerading as cantaloupes in the United States for many years. True cantaloupes are not netted, have deep grooves, a hard warty rind, and orange or green flesh. These are [...]
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