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A young girl decides to skip dinner, she ignores her grumbling stomach and her mother gently encouraging her to eat. I just want to be thin she tells herself as she chokes back the tears. A college student consumes an entire bag of fast food hamburgers stressing about upcoming exams, he runs to the bathroom and turns on the fan so his roommate can’t hear him forcing herself to vomit. A young mother locks herself in her room with a large pile of cookies and cake as she binges and shuts out the…

eating behaviour in which one does to change or maintain their body weight (Filaire et al., 2007; Holm-Denoma et al., 2009). In which it involves behaviors such as making themselves vomit, restricting their calorie intake, as well as the use of laxatives to cause weight loss. (Torstveit et al., 2008; Fortes & Ferreira, 2011). It is suggested that within sport, female athletes are more likely to be affected by eating disorders than that of men due to extrinsic factors such as coaches and media.…

FACTS ABOUT EATING DISORDERS • 90% female, but male population with eating disorders increasing • Highest mortality rate of any mental illness • 10 million females, 1 million males currently affected • Four out of ten people have either experienced an eating disorder or know someone who has • While many people believe that eating disorders are found more among wealthy white women, this is false: there is virtually no connection to race or money • Eating disorders were extremely rare, with very…

regularly (or in some cases, binge eats), then later exhibits an extreme behavior that “purges” the food from the body (Ogden, 2010). The most common purging method is vomiting directly after the meal, but other methods include excessive exercise and laxatives. Like anorexia, bulimia is often linked to an obsession with body weight. Historically, purging has been associated with medical treatments as far back as ancient Egypt, but the obsessive disorder in which a patient feels they must purge…

Case Study Two: Ms. A Ms. A is a 26 years old female that has been experiencing a increase of inability to breathe otherwise known as short of breath, having low levels of energy and decreased enthusiasm to play gulf in the middle of season. While playing golf in a high mountainous area Ms. A became light headed and had to cut the game short and so they took her to be evaluated in the emergency clinic. When her labs resulted they showed: hemoglobin 8g/dl, hematocrit 32% (which are…

Psychologist are thought to be those who treat people who have depression, anxiety and schizophrenia, but what many individuals do not take into consideration is that there is a large population of people who suffer from eating disorders and who work with psychologist day by day to get better. People with high body dissatisfaction are more prone to eating disorders. When someone thinks of an eating disorder they automatically think of anorexia and bulimia. What people do not realize is that…

AFTER THE PROCEDURE • Return to your normal activities and diet as directed by your health care provider. • Your stool (feces) may be white or gray for 2–3 days until all the barium has passed out of your body in your stool. You may be given a laxative to take in order to help remove the barium from your body. • Your health care provider may recommend other things to help prevent constipation after this procedure,…

Many people suffer from hemorrhoids at some point in their life. Pregnant women are prone to them in late pregnancy and after giving birth. All adults can develop hemorrhoids from frequent straining because of constipation. This article contains shrewd hints that can help you to avoid this all too common condition. Making sure your bathroom practices are as hygienic as possible can also make it less likely that you’ll develop external hemorrhoids. Use toilet papers that are softer than before…

The Benefits of Tamarind Keywords: tamarind medicinal benefits health The tamarind tree is a large tree that is found in abundance in the continents of Asia, Africa, and South America. The fruit of this tree which has a distinctive sweet and sour taste is used in cuisines all over the world. The tamarind tree has a number of uses and health benefits. Tamarind is also used as an emulsifying agent in syrups, decoctions, and pharmaceuticals. Do you know that the common tamarind tree that…

Chapter 10 in the book is talking about the motivation of a behavior and the relationship with the emotions. Living things have motivations to keep living or behave the way they. For example, a bacteria lives, eats, and reproduces in order to have a better chance of surviving in the environment. Yet, humans are more complicated living things. Humans tend to be motivated for many things and the purposes for keep going everyday may change over time. Also, that motivation can be related to emotions…