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posted: February 23rd, 1999
This week in the U.S. is National Eating Disorders
Awareness Week. Many educational events are taking
place across the country! Please check out our
EDAW page for more information.
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
posted: February 23rd, 1999
Health Diary is a new program that airs on public television stations
nationwide. It looks at health, wellness and medical issues from the
patient's point of view. In an upcoming edition, the program profiles
Marya Hornbacher, author of the best-selling book, Wasted, which
chronicles her 15-plus year ordeal living with Bulemia and Anorexia. We
also meet Eddie Luker, a Minneapolis man who lived with eating disorders
for 25 years before being diagnosed. They talk about what it's like to
live with, and live beyond, those disorders. We also hear from Marya's
parents, and an expert who talks about what parents can do.
The program, Health Diary #125, is being uplinked to PBS stations on
February 21. Since each station in the PBS system assigns its individual
broadcast time, interested viewers should contact their local public
station to find out when this episode airs in their community.
For more information visit:
If you cannot catch the show in your area you can request a copy
on video type by sending $14.95 to
posted: February 17th, 1999
The results of a study that were released on Sunday suggest that women deprived of tryptophan may ultimately be more predisposed to Bulimia. Tryptophan is an amino-acid that comes from food and assists the body in making serotonin, one of the chemicals within our brains that helps to regulate appetite and mood.
This was a small study, involving less than 50 women -- some who had recovered from bulimia, and some who had no history of an eating disorder. All the woman who had recovered from bulimia had also been previously diagnosed with major depression. The results showed that the women who had recovered from bulimia, when deprived of tryptophan, exhibited more bad moods, and anxiety about their bodies and losing control of their appetite (Depriving them of tryptophan caused serotonin levels to drop).
In conclusion, this study suggests that "A drop in serotonin levels in the brain may trigger the symptoms of the eating disorder bulimia nervosa in susceptible individuals..." (Reuters Health, ©1999)
posted: February 8th, 1999
Self-Injury Awareness Day is set for March 1st, 1999.
On this day, people across the United States whose lives have been changed in some way by the psychological phenomenon of self-injury (also known as deliberate self-harm or self-inflicted violence) will be providing educational information to doctors, hospital decision- makers, therapists, school counselors, and other medical and mental health professionals in an effort to raise awareness of self-injury and debunk some of the myths surrounding it. (note: There are a number of people living with Eating Disorders
who also struggle with self-injury)
For More Information:
posted: February 8th, 1999
In an effort to help myself and other women - particularly those with eating disorders - I would like to compile writings by women about the following:
Think back across your life. Think of the women you've known. Describe the woman or women who you consider to be the most beautiful. By "beautiful" I want you to describe her spirit, her character, her influence, her presence in the world. Do not consider the person's physical appearance in your answer. Tell me what made this woman beautiful to you.
When you have finished describing the woman's beauty, briefly describe what she looks like. Be frank. No one will be humiliated.
You may use aliases if you like. In compiling the writings I will probably change the names anyway.
Please pass this on to as many other women as you like.
All writings can be e-mailed to me at:
Thank you very much for your assistance. I hope this will result in healing
for many women in pain.
posted: February 4th, 1999
My name is Laurie Mulert and I'm a former bulimic. I'm interested in what is happening now in the lives of women 30 - 50, recovered or still struggling with bulimia. What effect ( positive or negative) has living with bulimia had on your family life, social life, work, etc. For myself, I found that although my bulimia is long in the past, there is still a barrier between me and the rest of the world. Ten years of lying and guilt are not so easily forgotten. Is this true for anyone else?
My ultimate goal is to compile all the information I receive into a book and I would very much like to hear your story.
If interested please write me at:
All sources will remain anonymous
posted: February 4th, 1999
Dreams were a powerful source of self awareness and understanding for me. Still are, I guess, though I see myself as recovered, not recovering... (thank God). I'm really interested in try to figure out the characteristics of "hungry dreans", dreams about body image and so on. I'm thinking of writing about the subject, probably as a research paper. If you remember your dreams and are willing to share them with me (and maybe other people), please send them to me -- if you can, please add general information about yourself (preferably using a psuedonym): sex, age, occupation, and other information about your feelings concerning the dream and/or your ED.
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