Overeating

Today is National Depression Screening Day, a day to bring awareness to an illness that affects nearly 15 million adults here in the U.S and more than 350 million people worldwide. In fact, the World Health Organization says it’s is the second most common cause of disability after back pain. Like many physical ailments, getting help as soon as you think something is wrong offers the best opportunity for recovery. No one is immune to depression. Experts say women are often more likely than men…

- Psychological Barriers The Psychological Barrier is where a client has fear from the dentist, doctors or hospitals. Another example is if the client’s mother has fear if the client has been to the hospital three times, the mother will be censored and stressed about this. The way Carters Green Medical Centre will overcome this barrier for the client is by having a double appointment for the client; this allows you to take someone with you. If the situation is bad, the doctors might have to…

Jonathan Cavan’s and Frances Connan’s article, ‘Eating disorders’ (2010), states that eating disorders are commonly found in women and can have a big impact on their physical, social and psychological health and wellbeing. The purpose of the research was to be able to identify a patient with an eating disorder using clinical features, to successfully treat the patient and produce a better outcome. Eating disorders are classified into anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). The former is…

Life Struggles That Come With Obesity Obesity is a huge issue in the United States; and understanding obesity, the effects it has, and the issues an individual can develop is an important factor in finding a cure for obesity. Many young and older people struggle with this life-threatening disease. Genetics and food addiction play a large part in becoming obese. There are many risk factors that come along with obesity. These include diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, high blood pressure and…

age, and disability (Kirkland 401). This is because "protected traits are recognized as history of oppression and are understood to be outside the realm of personal choice" (Kirkland 401). Fatness, in contrast, is seen through discourses such as: overeating, laziness, and people who have a choice to change their diet to become thin (Kirkland 401). Discourses are "socially constructions of knowledge…

Eating late at night and before bed the truth Should you eat late at night? This question has generated a lot of controversy in the nutrition and health and fitness circles. Some experts claim that there is nothing wrong with eating late at night. According to the US Department of Agriculture, eating at night is not the reason why you gain weight, rather it is what you eat, and the amount of food you eat that leads to more weight. Some even argue that eating late at night improves the quality of…

Getting Leverage - NLP therapists are skilled at getting leverage. This basically means helping the client to recognise and experience the impact of the problem behaviour, such as overeating, on themselves and those around them. It will help you find your motivation and will identify those who are not…

By linking the Theory of Planned Behaviour to stress and stressors, it is possible to understand the aetiology of health risk behaviours that lead to illnesses and disease. To reduce the impact of stress on health it is necessary to show using the Theory of Planned Behaviour how stress influences certain risk behaviours. Stress itself is subjective and unique to everyone which is something that the Theory of Planned Behaviour can cater for. This is possible as the Theory of Planned Behaviour…

If a person is overeating, even though they are eating healthy food, they will still prone to obesity after a period of time. My experience would be the best example. Under the 12-hour study per day and such great pressure, I chose to eat a lot of food to release my stress. My choice of overeating to release stress instead of doing exercises caused my weight increased a lot. Although I was eating those healthy…

question that everyone for sure is wondering is exactly why have Americans become more obese? For one thing, as a culture, we no longer discuss healthy eating without discussing unhealthy weights and eating. It’s informed by, Pollan himself that “overeating constitutes the greatest threat to our survival.” Though the main issue is that our understanding of health is as based in culture as it is a fact. The argument then goes…