5 Physicial Effects of Eating Disorders

Many people, when they hear the term “eating disorder”, will think about the negative social effects that the disorders may bring about. For a teenage girl in high school, an eating disorder can force social withdrawal or depressive symptoms, just to name a few negative mental effects.
For more serious cases of eating disorders, [...]

3 Main Types of Eating Disorder Treatment

It is estimated that at least 50,000 individuals will die as a direct result of an eating disorder. This sort of statistic is often surprising to the common person, yet is a reality for the 24 million Americans suffering from an eating disorder.
For many of those 24 million Americans, finding an eating disorder treatment [...]

Tips For Helping a Loved One Through Eating Disorder Recovery:

An eating disorder can be extremely debilitating, both physically and mentally. If your friend, family member, or loved one is recovering from an eating disorder, it is important that you maintain your presence in their life; eating disorder recovery is not something that can be accomplished alone.
In addition to requiring your support, your loved [...]

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Eating Disorders:

Finding information about eating disorders can be pretty simple. The Internet has almost unlimited resources about eating disorders, with information ranging from symptoms to treatment.
However, many of the resources only have general information. Here are 10 things that you probably did not know about eating disorders:
1. The average bulimic binges approximately [...]

Steps to take in treating Bulimia Nervosa

Bulimia is a dangerous eating disorder for many reasons. First, binging and purging can be hazardous to your health (dehydration and malnutrition, for example). Second, the shame and embarrassment that comes with bulimia causes social problems. Those suffering from bulimia can feel trapped between their own insecurities and societal expectations. However, [...]

How can you find support for your eating disorder?

For many people suffering from eating disorders, asking for help among close friends and family is out of the question. They feel too ashamed and embarrassed to do so. However, their shame and embarrassment is not indicative of not wanting help but, instead that they are more comfortable with bringing their disorder to [...]