welcome to this month’s edition of carnival of eating disorders! let’s jump right into it: at k-l masina, kara-leah wrote a post, mission: physical manifestation overhaul – intro where she and jeff lilly embark on a collaborative blog series to investigate the underlying energetic causes of jeff’s physical manifestation (i.e. body). their mission is to… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #6
Category: eating disorders, body image & similar topics
dismantling an eating disorder: a therapist’s view
a little while i promised i would go into a bit more detail about some of the submissions to last month’s carnival of eating disorders. here is an article by msempower, entitled how to dismantle an eating disorder. i’ve lived much of my life in search of a cure for my eating disorder. i’ve ventured… Continue reading dismantling an eating disorder: a therapist’s view
carnival of eating disorders #5
welcome to the april 30, 2007 edition of carnival of eating disorders. this time, because things have been a bit hectic around here, i am going to present you the “predigested” version. in the next few days, i will discuss the articles in a bit more detail. RT presents interview with diet girl from the… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #5
when overweight is not the issue
it’s time for another gues post by my assistant, alex. she’s a young woman who looks at the “thin fad” from a different perspective. what is it like to be thin? i am 5’5″ and exactly 100 pounds. all around me there is the constant reminder of how lucky i am to have the body… Continue reading when overweight is not the issue
carnival of eating disorders #4
welcome to this month’s carnival of eating disorders, where we look at blogs that help us understand the various forms of eating disorders, and point ways to recovery. OVEREATING this time around, the biggest category is on overeating. we have marsha hudnall who discusses a finding that has been making the rounds lately: binge eating… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #4
carnival of eating disorders #3
welcome to the february 28, 2007 edition of carnival of eating disorders. this time around, the majority of our entries are about body image. i particularly like audrey hepburn’s beauty tips – a bit corny, perhaps, but true and beautiful nonetheless. topic: body image rt regales us with an interview with erin pavlina, wife of… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #3
a fix for both obesity and malnutrition?
research on obesity is really going places these days. a little while ago, i reported on the discovery of an obesity virus and an obesity molecule. now, feifan guo and douglas cavener, two biologists at penn state university, have discovered an enzyme with the weighty name of GCN2 eIF2alpha kinase (let’s call it GAK, shall… Continue reading a fix for both obesity and malnutrition?
valentine’s day – a day of germination
valentine’s day, similar to groundhog day, the celtic imbolc and the carnival festivities in western europe, is a celebration that heralds the slowly awakening forces of spring. it’s still cold and nasty outside but we can all feel that stirring deep down, we all know that the seeds in the ground are starting to send… Continue reading valentine’s day – a day of germination
obesity molecule
the search to understand and perhaps even find a cure for obesity is going strong. four weeks ago, i reported on the obesity virus. while research on it is promising, it does not look like there is going to be a treatment for it any time soon. now something else has been found – boc5,… Continue reading obesity molecule
carnival of eating disorders #2
we read a lot about women with body image problems. but what about men? well, in this, the second carnival of eating disorders, you’ll read someone’s reflections on that. and while we’re at it, why don’t we talk some more about what guys have to say on the subject, since it is often seen as… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #2