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Co-authored by Taylor Alves and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. Eating disorders have the highest overall death rate of any mental illness. Globally, eating disorders affect at least 9 percent of the population. With the rise in attention surrounding weight loss drugs like Ozempic, what are the concerns for those living with eating disorders? article continues after advertisement Ozempic has been widely covered in the media for its benefits as a weight loss drug. Originally intended to treat Type 2 diabetes, it belongs to a class of medications called GLP-1 agonists. Ozempic works by imitating hormones that make people feel full…
Co-authored by Taylor Alves and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. Eating disorders have the highest overall death rate of any mental illness. Globally, eating disorders affect at least 9 percent of the population. With the rise in attention surrounding weight loss drugs like Ozempic, what are the concerns for those living with eating disorders? article continues after advertisement Ozempic has been widely covered in the media for its benefits as a weight loss drug. Originally intended to treat Type 2 diabetes, it belongs to a class of medications called GLP-1 agonists. Ozempic works by imitating hormones that make people feel full…
Co-authored by Taylor Alves and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. Eating disorders have the highest overall death rate of any mental illness. Globally, eating disorders affect at least 9 percent of the population. With the rise in attention surrounding weight loss drugs like Ozempic, what are the concerns for those living with eating disorders? Ozempic has been widely covered in the media for its benefits as a weight loss drug. Originally intended to treat Type 2 diabetes, it belongs to a class of medications called GLP-1 agonists. Ozempic works by imitating hormones that make people feel full for longer, curb cravings,…
Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and moreStay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Vitamins or vodka; dry January or drink this green juice; Christmas indulgence or “Christ! Hit the gym”. This is the reality of being a woman in the 21st century: simultaneously promoted drinking and dieting. Hard seltzers and health kicks.Research shows a significant link between eating disorders and substance misuse disorder in women, both of which are on the rise alongside drinking-related deaths. While we frequently see news…
Health guru Michael Mosley has gone into detail about one simple eating habit that serves as a ‘natural version of Ozempic’. The weight loss expert, who created the Fast 800 diet and penned Just One Thing, regularly issues advice for people looking to slim down. In his latest article for MailOnline, Michael explained how slowing down could help you lose weight. He emphasised the significance of not just what you eat, but how you eat. Michael explained how eating quickly can affect the release of hunger-suppressing hormones, which mirror the effect of weight loss drugs like Ozempic. As reports Gloucestershire…
Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock Adam Richman burst onto the culinary entertainment scene in 2008 with Travel Channel’s reality television series “Man v. Food.” In it, Richman traveled far and wide to bravely take on the best food challenges in the U.S., all while being cheered on by local restaurant-goers. For instance, he once tried (and understandably failed) to devour a 6-pound, 2-foot-long burrito. In another episode, he ate so many oysters (180) that, to this day, it’s the one food item that Adam Richman has sworn off. Thanks to Richman’s enthusiasm for food…
Sean Locke/Stocksy Some obesity and type 2 diabetes medications that contain semaglutide—a compound that mimics the body’s natural response to eating—may change the way people think about food, according to experts. People taking these drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, report experiencing less “food noise,” Marcio Griebeler, MD, director of the Obesity Center at Cleveland Clinic’s Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, told Health. Food noise is a colloquial term. It refers “to the constant thoughts or recurring ruminations about food which could contribute to overeating and thus living with overweight and obesity,” Priya Jaisinghani, MD, an obesity medicine specialist at NYU Langone, told Health.…
By Mary Higgs, Guest ContributorThere are many barriers that keep people from trying yoga. Some relate to health, physical challenges, and body image challenges. Some stem from preconceived ideas of what is a yogi. In my case, I thought I couldn’t do yoga because I had a spine injury caused by a car accident when I was 19 years old. Everything changed 32 years later. Once I tried adaptive yoga and began customizing poses for my body, I found home. Developing a passion for adaptive yoga and becoming a certified Adaptive and Accessible Yoga Teacher transformed my life in unexpected…
I am coming to the end of my seventh month of pregnancy. And to be honest, I’m currently living a life I never thought possible for me. Becoming pregnant, given the years of anorexic destruction I put my body through in high school, was something that I had, in my heart of hearts, written off as a possibility for my body. I didn’t have my first period until I was 29, and even then, they were inconsistent at best. During my battle with anorexia, at 78 pounds, being so severely depleted for so long, the toll it took on my…
At times, that was sitting with the food because that’s all I could do. At other times, I knew I had the strength to complete the meal in front of me. There were also days when I didn’t feel like I was able to do my next right thing. Even in those moments, I knew that if I held on to this phrase, it would realign me with what I needed to do to get back on track.Most of the time, it did not feel like my actions were adding up to much. I continued to struggle, not only for…