Dr. Sari Fine Shepphird, author of the new book 100 Questions and Answers about Anorexia Nervosa, is a clinical psychologist and eating disorders specialist from Los Angeles, California. Working with a full spectrum of eating disorders issues, her experience on the subject spans nearly twenty years. In addition to maintaining an outpatient private practice, she provides consultation about...
When I was 16; I dropped out of high school weighing 70 lbs at 5'8" and entered an Inpatient Treatment Facility for Anorexia Nervosa. During my stay of 6 months, I gained an unhealthy 100 pounds, and after I left the weight continued to creep up. In 2010, I woke up at the startling weight of 260 lbs and decided that I needed a change. For 10 months I educated myself, started to eat and cook...
Blog author Braxton Ponder is a Licensed Acupuncturist whose work has taken him around the world, exposing him to a broad range of healthcare systems and practices. He draws upon this background, as well as his ongoing clinical experience, when he offers news analysis and commentary about healthcare and healthy living. His articles also examine insurance systems and policy decisions that affect...
Long story short - I joined Weight Watchers on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 after deciding that I really needed to do something about my weight and eating habits. I didn't gain my weight until after college, once I started my first sit-down job. Over the course of about 10 years, I put on over 100 lbs (probably closer to 150). At my highest, I weighed just over 300 lbs (right around 9/11). At...
I am a Weight and Life Mastery Coach, author, and motivational speaker. I am certified by The American Council On Exercise as a Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant. I have 20 years recovery from binge eating disorder, bulimia, and exercise addiction.
I suffered from and eating disorder for many years. My intention now is to become an eating disorder recovery coach. Here is a short story of my journey.
My ed started in about 4th or 5th grade after another one of our moves. I started spending all my allowance on candy and stashing it in my room. I also started playing sick from school so I could stay home and eat while everyone was gone....
I am a Certified Personal Trainer who trains in my home and at a gym. I am also a boot camp instructor.
I am the author of Fat Blasting Boot Camp and you can find out more about it by visiting my Blog-link.
Over the past century we've seen enormous advances in medical technology and we also have the SICKLIEST GENERATION OF AMERICANS IN HISTORY. The number one culprit: THE AMERICAN DIET. The processed food and fast food industries are serving it up, Americans are gulping it down, and wide spread obesity and chronic disease is the result. Our MISSION is to create HEALTH AND WELLNESS through FOOD....
In my 30-year career as a medical group administrator, meeting over 100,000 patients, I observed that the great majority of illnesses could be avoided or treated by proper nutrition alone. The "obesity epidemic" writing was on the wall, and I decided to do something about it. I went back to school, got a degree in nutrition, got licensed as a registered dietitian, and started to...
