One woman among almost 7 billion inhabitants of this planet. Deflections, reflections, impressions and expressions. An endless journey to nowhere.
Thursday, 18 August 2011
dicendo addio a magnolia
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
love my BED
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
I decided
These days I'm enjoying discovering new foods, like smoked tofu. Or buying different cereals (oats, flax, spelt) with fresh apples and bananas and then warm them up with some water: a great breakfast, a nice variation for porridge. And I am cooking myself nice soups, with cereals, potatoes and then giving them taste with home-made pesto. And I love using the mint and the basil which grow on our balcony.
Thursday, 8 October 2009
BED statistics
from http://eatingdisorders.about.com/od/bingeeatingdisorder/a/bedstatistics.htm
Binge-eating disorder statistics are becoming better understood as more research creates consensus within the eating disorder research community. Here are some of the major statistics for binge-eating disorder.
Prevalence of Binge-Eating Disorder
Binge-eating disorder is the most common pattern of disordered eating. Lifetime prevalence rate estimates of binge-eating disorder (BED) range from 1 to 5% of the general population. One source suggests that 3% of the overall population currently has BED. In Australia, the estimate is 4%.
A large-scale national survey in 2007 found that 3.5% of women and 2% of men reported histories of binge-eating disorder.
Gender Difference in Binge-Eating Disorder
Based on the above prevalence data, about 65% of those with BED are women; 35% are men. Also, a June 2008 study reports that 3% of adolescent boysbinge or purge at least once per week, compared to 10% of adolescent girls.
Increased Risk of Binge Eating from Dieting
Dieting raises the likelihood of binging: Among girls,frequent dieters are 12 times more likely to binge eat than those who don't diet. Also, it's estimated that 30% of those who pursue weight loss treatment have BED.
Cultural Influence
While white women and black women are equally likely to have binged in the last three months, more black women report multiple episodes of binge eating per week.
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
what if?
An aspect of eating disorder recovery involves giving respect to the body itself and learning not only its language but also how to heed what the body says.
What if the anorexic woman listened to her endocrine system that cried out for nourishment as hormonal function shut down?
What if the bulimic woman listened to her esophagus plead for a rest from the continuous flow of digestive acids?
What if the compulsive eater or binge eater listened to a stomach that cried out for mercy and relief from the continuous need to stretch to the point of pain?
What if, instead of war, we learned to make peace with our bodies?
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
no one to blame
I have been here many times before
Hurt myself again today
And, the worst part is there's no-one else to blame