Anorexia nervosa is a kind of reverse addiction: an addiction to not eating. And like many addicts anorexics deny a problem. They see themselves as healthy, but others see the terrible damage to body and mind that anorexia causes. How addiction, but may face anorexia and vice versa. Most anorexics if helped in time to [...] Read more »
Spotting the Signs of Anorexia
Eating disorders are dangerous illnesses that affect both physical and mental health. More and more people become the victims of eating disorders nowadays. A disturbing fact is that eating disorders such as anorexia (Anorexia Nervosa) and bulimia (Bulimia Nervosa) have high mortality rates. Around ten percent of people with anorexia die from starvation and malnourishment. [...] Read more »
Warning signs of Anorexia
According to the National Institution of Mental Health, it is believed that over 272,000 people in the United States alone are battling Anorexia Nervosa. This is a potentially deadly disorder if it is not treated right away. You need to understand the different warning signs that might give you hint that there is a problem. [...] Read more »
Detecting the Signs of Anorexia
Anorexia Nervosa is a serious condition that affects quite a number of people and if it is not discovered and treated in time its consequences may be fatal to those suffering from it. It is important to understand that this so-called disease is not a normal physical disease, that can be diagnosed by a doctor, [...] Read more »
Eating Disorders Warning Signs
Eating disorders are serious behavior problems. Eating disorders can cause heart and kidney problems and even death. Eating disorders are not a sign that a person has a problem with food, rather eating disorders are actually only the symptoms of underlying problems in that person’s life. Eating disorders involve serious disturbances in eating behavior, such [...] Read more »
Signs of Anorexia
Anorexia Nervosa is a life threatening condition that can put a serious strain on many of the body’s organs and physiological resources. Weight loss is usually 15% below the person’s normal body weight. People suffering from anorexia are very skinny but are convinced that they are overweight. Weight loss is obtained by many ways. Some [...] Read more »
Anorexia
Anorexia is an extremely dangerous and destructive disease. And unfortunately, it is on the rise in women, adolescents and children. As shocking as it may seem, anorexia is now being diagnosed in children as young as six years old. That’s right – little girls who are years away from puberty are starving themselves nearly to [...] Read more »
How Does a Child Present with Anorexia?
It is important to know that anorexia knows no parameters regarding age. Women in their 60′s can experience anorexia onset as easily as girls in their teens. In fact, today children as young as six are being diagnosed with this disease. The following are symptoms: • self starvation • extreme anxiety • depression • inordinate [...] Read more »
