September 5th, 2008
I just returned from taking my son to his annual doctor’s appointment. And guess what was one of the measurements they announced? Noneother than his body mass index (BMI).
He’s five years old, folks. He’s active, healthy and fit as a fiddle. So there are no worries, but I can’t help but wonder if this is yet another “test”, […]
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July 1st, 2008
After today’s poem, I thought I’d do a little investigating on the web. I wanted to see if pets ever were diagnosed with eating disorders.
Lo and behold, I found this article in which the author blames obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for cats’ eating disorders. Now, granted, the type of EDs this writer discusses are quite […]
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June 4th, 2008
Practically every anorexic (and I’m guessing this holds true for bulimics, too) has looked upon a starlet as a form of thinspiration.
I was no exception.
Even though I had an eating disorder in the days when dinosaurs freely roamed the earth, I still had my thinspo favorites. They included Cindy Crawford (who would probably look huge […]
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