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Orthorexia: When healthy living makes you sick

Orthorexia: When healthy living makes you sick

In today’s health rave a new eating disorder has been born. Orthorexia, when healthy living makes you sick. Is it possible to eat too healthy? Can regular exercise turn into a bad obsession? According to, Hanna Kihlander – from the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Health, Mental Health, News, Nutrition
Women who Started their First Diet at a Young Age More Likely to have Serious Health Issues Later in Life

Women who Started their First Diet at a Young Age More Likely to have Serious Health Issues Later in Life

The latest research about women, dieting and their overall health is disheartening, concluding that the younger a woman is when she goes on her first diet, the more apt she is to face a slew of detrimental health issues later… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, Health, Lifestyle, News, Weight Loss
New Jersey mom loses over 100 pounds, plus, a look at the emotional effects of weight loss

New Jersey mom loses over 100 pounds, plus, a look at the emotional effects of weight loss

After two pregnancies and pushing a size 24, 240-pound, 5-foot-4-inch Lori Miller Nasatka never thought she’d see the day when she be fit and healthy, let alone talking to others about her joy of running and participation in 5K events… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Teenage girls turn to Instagram to develop healthier relationships with food

Teenage girls turn to Instagram to develop healthier relationships with food

For many people, the desire to lose weight can go from a healthy lifestyle meant to shed much-needed pounds to one that is filled with obsessive calorie-counting and extreme weight loss techniques even once the weight is lost. In fact,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, News, Nutrition, Recipes
Eating Disorders on the Rise Among Surprising Populations

Eating Disorders on the Rise Among Surprising Populations

By Jennifer Bundrant When you hear the words “eating disorder”, what do you think of? Do you think of a teenage girl with a body image issue? A high fashion runway model in a magazine or on TV? Unfortunately, you… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition