Here you will find articles and links to articles about food and weight issues related to the eating disorder experience.  Issues include: guidance and support for eating well, coping with strong emotions and nourishing your mind and body.

 

Intermittent Fasting: Oh, No! Another Risky Fad

Pixie by HaleyDavisIntermittent Fasting is the topic of a CBC news article and asked for comments. Here goes. 

What do I think of intermittent fasting? Fun, fast, fantasy - like our pixie in the painting. It's not for real human beings, like you and me. Here's why. 

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Sleep Fights Obesity

Sleeping baby boyBefore you start a new diet or excessive exercise program, get eight hours of sleep every night for a month and see what happens. New 15 year study published  in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics shows that partial sleep deprivation relates to weight gain prevention and weight loss promotion. *photo

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Best Guide to Mindful Eating and Mindful Cooking

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Can you eat and cook mindfully? They go together.  Often a person with an eating disorder will either cook for others without eating herself or be so afraid of food that she will not cook at all.  Here's some practical guidelines on both eating and cooking.

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More to obesity than calories

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42% of American adults will be obese by 2030 reads a Los Angeles headline.  The article goes on to discuss the high cost of medical treatment that the people vulnerabile to obesity will require. 

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