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Eating Disorder

Eating Disorders

An eating disorder is usually more about emotions than about appetite. Trying to suppress feelings of stress, depression or anger can trigger a distorted attitude toward food or a significant change in eating habits.

But no matter the problem—whether it’s compulsive overeating or purposeful starvation, hoarding food in unusual ways or purging yourself after a meal—the final course is usually a hefty serving of guilt. Women under age 25 are particularly susceptible.

While doctors say that understanding and resolving feelings about yourself and your situation are the best ways to stop an eating disorder, here’s some immediate help. The natural remedy in this chapter—used in conjunction with medical care and with your doctor’s approval—may assist in overcoming this disorder, according to one health professional.

See Your Medical Doctor When...

You are eating to the point of, or even after, feeling uncomfortably full.
You go on eating binges at least twice a week in which you consume about 2,000 calories per sitting.
You have lost a lot of body weight yet continue to view yourself as “fat.”
You purposely avoid or skip meals, even when you’re hungry.
You force yourself to vomit after consuming food in an effort to lose weight.

Relaxation and Meditation

Meditation is one of the best ways a person can overcome a binge/purge eating disorder, according to Alice Christensen, founder and executive director of the American Yoga Association. Daily meditation, lasting 20 to 30 minutes, can help you find the inner strength you need to resist binges. Christensen says you can meditate for brief periods during the day—even for a few minutes, if that’s all of the time you have—to help stem the craving to overeat. For instructions on meditation, see page 117.

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