Did You Shoot Someone - Is Cheating On Your Diet Really That Bad?
The next time I hear someone say “I was bad” in reference to their diet, I may have to shoot them! I meet fantastic people all the time. People who are successful in business, sports, academics — you name it. I could live handsomely off the taxes some of these people pay!! But do they consider themselves successful? Are they happy with their lives? Generally speaking, yes-but there is one area in which they consider themselves to be failures — and they would trade their success any day to attain this one goal: to lose weight.
Revolutionary Self-help Programs To Beat Eating Disorders
As a doctor I have worked with many women struggling with eating disorders. I am also a former suffer of anorexia and bulimia myself (this was the main reason I decided to learn everything I could about these conditions and help myself and other people to recover from it).
I believe that most eating disorders are learned behavior. It can therefore be unlearned. By behavior I mean not only actions but thought processes and attitudes as well. As with many behavioral problems, early detection often speeds up recovery.
Eating Disorders And The Most Common Antidepressant
Prozac is the most common prescribed medication for eating disorders. There are many opinions about the treatment of eating disorders with Prozac. Some people say that Prozac was useful for them to fight their eating disorders. But many people report it didn’t make any difference in how they felt and even created more health problems than they had before taking it.
Why is it that some people get benefits from this medication and some do not? And should Prozac really be a first line medication for eating disorders?