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Free Webinar on Orthorexia Nervosa - available for viewing now! by Jacquelyn Ekern Posted Tue 27 Sep 2011 1:48pm Juliet Zuercher, RD, Nutrition Coordinator at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center, presented “Orthorexia Nervosa: Healthy Living Gone Awry” on Sept. 21... Disorder Professionals (iaedp) in 2011, this presentation describes the etiology of orthorexia as well as common causes. Various treatment approaches are discussed including Read on »

Orthorexia Nervosa: Healthy Eating Gone Awry - Free Webinar September 21st, 2011 by Jacquelyn Ekern Posted Wed 31 Aug 2011 10:45am the etiology of orthorexia as well as common causes. Various treatment approaches will be discussed including common pitfalls that professionals can experience when working... Orthorexia Nervosa: Healthy Eating Gone Awry Presented by Juliet Zuercher, RD, Nutrition Coordinator of Timberline Knolls Residential Read on »

Orthorexia????? by BPChicks Patient Expert

Posted Fri 13 Nov 2009 10:01pm “A national (U.S.) TV network news program is conducting background research for a possible story on “orthorexia.” Orthorexia is the colloquial term for an obsession... and their recommended treatment. It just didn’t seem to fit. She wasn’t afraid of being fat. She didn’t want to be thin. She just wanted to eat healthy food. Nonetheless, she brought her weight Read on »

Orthorexia????? by BPChicks Patient Expert

Posted Sun 28 Sep 2008 1:40pm “A national (U.S.) TV network news program is conducting background research for a possible story on “orthorexia.” Orthorexia is the colloquial term for an obsession... and their recommended treatment. It just didn’t seem to fit. She wasn’t afraid of being fat. She didn’t want to be thin. She just wanted to eat healthy food. Nonetheless, she brought her weight Read on »

Orthorexia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia and the Raw Food Diet by Annet v. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 6:39pm This information comes from orthorexia.com and is written by Steven Bratman M.D. What is Orthorexia? It’s great to eat healthy food, and most of us could... an obsession. I call this state of mind orthorexia nervosa: literally, "fixation on righteous eating." Such people are sometimes affectionately called "healthfood junkies." However Read on »

Orthorexia by eatnormalnow Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 14 Sep 2008 2:57pm I recently learned a term to describe symptoms I’ve occasionally run across: orthorexia nervosa. The term was coined by Steven Bratman, MD and literally means “fixation on righteous eating.” According to his website (www.orthorexia.com), which he no longer manages, the condition is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder which focuses on eating Read on »

Orthorexia Nervosa: When "Good" Eating Goes Bad by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 15 Oct 2009 10:01pm Have you heard of Orthorexia Nervosa? Regardless of your answer, you have probably seen and heard it in the patients/clients that you see. Introduced by Steven Bratman, orthorexia nervosa is a term used to describe a fixation with eating foods that are considered “pure” in quality. Literally translated, the term means “fixation Read on »

Orthorexia by drstaceyny .. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 9:38pm A couple of media outlets have contacted me recently to talk about orthorexia, and I'd like you all to weigh in. The term "orthorexia" was coined by Steven Bratman , a physician specializing in alternative medicine, in 1997. Orthorexia is understood to be an unhealthy fixation with eating healthy foods (often accompanied by a righteous, holier-than Read on »

Orthorexia: An Obsession With Health Food by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 03 Mar 2009 2:48pm The New York Times last night posted a story about orthorexia, a sort of eating disorder in children whose parents have been strict about what they’re allowed to eat. While scarcely any expert would criticize parents for paying attention to children’s diets, many doctors, dietitians and eating disorder specialists worry that some parents are becoming Read on »

Orthorexia and the Health Food Junkies by Meg W. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 10 Jul 2009 10:22pm There are some people who are so picky about their foods, so religious about what they will eat and not eat, that their fixation is being called a disease. Orthorexia is the name used by some eating-disorder specialists to describe an unhealthy fixation with healthy eating. Now most of us could use much less sugar, junk, salt and processed foods Read on »