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National Eating Disorders Association Conference 2010 by julie Healthy Living Professional Posted Tue 19 Oct 2010 2:06pm On my recent trip to New York I went to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) 2010 Conference.  It was an amazing experience and one I have been thinking about how to share ever since.  I think the experience was particularly great as it was the first eating disorder conference I had been to that welcomed not just researchers Read on »
Disordered eating and eating disorders by Carrie A. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Tue 15 Sep 2009 10:02pm is good, but again, I think of the relationship between binge drinking and alcoholism. It can look the same, but it's not), nor do people comment on the rate of disordered eating...The Twitter-sphere has been discussing the difference between disordered eating and eating disorders (specifically EDNOS ) today. I haven't responded, in part because I like Read on »
Parsing disordered eating from an eating disorder by Laura Patient Expert Posted Fri 26 Feb 2010 5:08am One of my blog's commenters beautifully and concisely described the difference between disordered eating and an eating disorder: Anonymous said... Most people who..., and their biology responds in exactly the opposite way, signalling them to eat less and less. The first group has disordered eating. The second has an eating disorder. The difference is clear Read on »
Blurring the Lines: Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating by Melissa H. Patient Expert Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 9:25pm When I began blogging, I always considered being a disordered eater a separate entity from having an eating disorder. After all, every woman seems to be a “disordered.... Accepting my obsession (my disordered eating behaviors) as a problem was half the battle. Healing through blogging and professional therapy would be the second. In truth, for well Read on »
February is National Eating Disorder Awareness Month by Dr. Deb Patient Expert Posted Wed 07 Jan 2009 6:52pm Left unattended, eating disorders can lead to serious health problems or even death. Sadly, one of my blogger friends just died from Anorexia. Resources The National Eating Disorder Information Centre: Canada Eating Disorders Association: United Kingdom The National Eating Disorders Association: United States Read on »
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week by Jeremiah D. Doctor of Philosophy Posted Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:52pm this is an extremely important topic.  Next week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.  If you want to learn more, clink on this link, which takes you to the National Eating Disorder Association.  According to the NEDA, five to ten million adolescent girls and women, and 1 million boys and men struggle with eating disorders-a sum total that triples the number Read on »
How to Help Someone with Disordered Eating by Esther Kane, MSW, Registered Clinical Counsellor by Lisa K. MFT Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted Thu 07 Jan 2010 3:08pm from the NationalEating Disorders Information Centre (Toronto) and the Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association (Windsor) ————————– Esther Kane, MSW, Registered Clinical... to you or someone you know. The first section is adapted from The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (Canada) website: http://www.nedic.ca/  I strongly urge you to check Read on »
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2010 by lauragetsfit Posted Thu 04 Feb 2010 9:24pm National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is coming up on February 21-27. I wanted to make a post about this because it is something that is important to me. As someone who... that it's important to mention this. Eating disorders are all around us, in several women and men. If you think you know someone who has an eating disorder, please visit the National Read on »
Disordered Eating and AD/HD: Could there be a connection? by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of PhilosophyHealth Maven Posted Fri 15 May 2009 10:34pm look at the similarities between binge-associated eating disorders and attention deficit characteristics. The book also has many useful exercises for eating disorders and ADD... important recently emerging finding that has direct implications for those diagnosing and treating women and girls is the association between eating disorders and AD/HD Read on »
Stress and Disordered Eating by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of PhilosophyHealth Maven Posted Thu 26 Mar 2009 3:41pm , such as anxiety, depression, family conflict, or relationship issues, and then at a later point in treatment reveal that they struggle with negative body image or engage in eating disorder... Some of you are eating disorder specialists and see many patients whose presenting issues surround their weight, unhealthy food patterns, and eating disorder symptoms Read on »