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Tinseltown/Shutterstock On the surface, “Man v. Food” seems like a food lover’s dream come true. Starting with Adam Richman at the helm, the show gained popularity by pitting its host against some wild food challenges like a sequence of spicy wings that gradually increase in heat or burgers the size of which you have to see to believe. Richman was not shy in sharing protocol behind the scenes during his time on the show, like how he prepared by not eating for a full day before a challenge and the need…
What is Diet Culture? Diet culture is a set of beliefs that worships thinness and equates it with health and moral virtue, according to anti-diet dietitian, Christy Harrison, M.P.H., R.D., C.D.N. It is in such a big part of our lives that we might not even recognize it all of the time. Diet culture can affect how we feel about ourselves and how we treat ourselves. Diet culture is all about assuming that eating a certain way can help us achieve the “right” body size. But in reality, there is no “right” body size and doing the “right” weight loss…
Guilt, shame, and calorie counting all can harm your relationship with food. Working to get rid of these habits can help you improve your eating routine and perfect mindful eating habits. What else doesn’t belong on your plate? Guilt Food guilt is very common when someone is struggling on their journey to developing a balanced relationship with food. Research has found that nearly a third of all food that Americans eat makes them feel guilty. The guilt will intensify over time causing you to resort to more rigid eating habits. However, this will cause you to feel out of control…
A row of light bulbs with only one lit up Source: Colin Behrens/Pixabay The neurodiversity movement that began in the 1990s aims to seek equality, respect, and societal inclusion for those who are neurodivergent or whose minds differ from the societal standard. This movement has gained more traction in the last decade through the increased connectivity offered by social media platforms. Now, mental health counselors and their clients are getting curious about the overlap between certain mental health conditions and neurodivergence. article continues after advertisement Researchers are exploring the correlation between neurodivergent individuals and eating disorders. Neurodivergent individuals may experience…
A row of light bulbs with only one lit up Source: Colin Behrens/Pixabay The neurodiversity movement that began in the 1990s aims to seek equality, respect, and societal inclusion for those who are neurodivergent or whose minds differ from the societal standard. This movement has gained more traction in the last decade through the increased connectivity offered by social media platforms. Now, mental health counselors and their clients are getting curious about the overlap between certain mental health conditions and neurodivergence. Researchers are exploring the correlation between neurodivergent individuals and eating disorders. Neurodivergent individuals may experience symptoms that increase their…
A row of light bulbs with only one lit up Source: Colin Behrens/Pixabay The neurodiversity movement that began in the 1990s aims to seek equality, respect, and societal inclusion for those who are neurodivergent or whose minds differ from the societal standard. This movement has gained more traction in the last decade through the increased connectivity offered by social media platforms. Now, mental health counselors and their clients are getting curious about the overlap between certain mental health conditions and neurodivergence. Researchers are exploring the correlation between neurodivergent individuals and eating disorders. Neurodivergent individuals may experience symptoms that increase their…
“Hitting a Plateau in Recovery: Quasi-Recovery” (By: Ashton Maguire) What is Quasi-Recovery in Eating Disorders? “Quasi-“carries two potential definitions: “apparently but not really” or “being partly or almost.” These two definitions make sense when referring to eating disorder recovery. The recovery process from an eating disorder takes consistent effort to maintain, including following a meal plan, eating snacks, pushing yourself to eat fear foods, escaping the restrictive safe food cycle day in and day out. There can be a point in recovery where an individual feels like they have hit a plateau. They may have made leaps and bounds from…
Let me introduce myself: I’m Sandra. I am 27 years old, and I am currently in recovery from anorexia nervosa. This blog post won’t be about my struggles with anorexia, because I don’t believe that sharing the details of my illness helps anyone, but I’ll give a brief recap to provide some background. I was 16 years old when I was diagnosed with anorexia and after my anorexia diagnosis I spent 10 weeks in an inpatient eating disorder treatment facility. That experience was over a decade ago now, but eating disorder recovery didn’t truly start for me until several years…
taylor-swift-anti-hero-eating-disorder-edit.jpg taylor-swift-anti-hero-eating-disorder-edit – Credit: Taylor Swift/YoutubeTaylor Swift had to water down her artistic expression and how she chose to portray her lived experience with disordered eating because people found the use of the word “FAT” in her “Anti-Hero” video offensive.During one scene of her “Anti-Hero” visual, Swift originally looked down at a scale, and instead of her weight appearing, the word “fat” showed up in all caps. Some people found the imagery problematic and called the scene fatphobic because it “reinforces the idea of being ‘fat’ as bad,” according to an op-ed from The Cut. Now, the close-up of the…
Taylor Swift had to water down her artistic expression and how she chose to portray her lived experience with disordered eating because people found the use of the word “FAT” in her “Anti-Hero” video offensive. During one scene of her “Anti-Hero” visual, Swift originally looked down at a scale, and instead of her weight appearing, the word “fat” showed up in all caps. Some people found the imagery problematic and called the scene fatphobic because it “reinforces the idea of being ‘fat’ as bad,” according to an op-ed from The Cut. Now, the close-up of the scale has been cut…