http://www.healthzine.org/feed/ http://www.healthzine.org/ Every day new articles and updated info on all your health, beauty and fitness concerns. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:49:51 +0100 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:49:51 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/overeating http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/overeating Everybody needs to eat. It is essential for living and growth. How about overeating? A different story. Let’s just say, once upon a time there’s this teen age girl who makes eating her favorite past time. A heavy meal three times a day is just the minimum. You might associate her with Po, the best-loved panda from the movie Kung Fu Panda. She is not that humongous or something like Po just chubby and large for her age but they definitely have something in common—they eat when they are upset. Frustration is just one of the many root cause of overeating. Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:17:40 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/conscious-eating http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/conscious-eating You’ve heard the question time and again: “Do you eat to live, or live to eat”? For many of us, our initial response would be to say “I eat to live”. Precisely we do- we eat food to fuel our bodies so that it is functional, and we “live”. But that is “living” in a mechanical sense. “Living” is actually more than moving around robotically. “Living” is feeling and reflecting, having the will to choose. How is it to eat to “live” in this sense? People eat food, but food has become the enemy for many of these people. They regard it as something which will make them look displeasing by gaining weight. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:24:37 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/eating-right http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/eating-right Many people want to lose weight, and this is something worthwhile to strive for. Often, the primary reason for losing weight is for its cosmetic benefits. It’s basically about looking good being fit and trim and all. But for all they know, there is a more worthy reason for shedding off pounds and inches. And that is for achieving a state of optimum health. Nevertheless, it goes to say that being fit, trim and healthy brings countless rewards. In the aim of getting rid of fat and flab, however, a person must see to it that they are doing it the right way- the healthy way. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 05:23:22 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/eating-breakfast http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/eating-breakfast There was a time when I had a bothersome weight issue. I talked to my doctor about it and asked him for ways on how to lose weight. Healthy ways to lose weight coming from a doctor and not some fad or celebrity weight loss scheme. My doctor pointed out to me proper ways of eating wherein I felt I had my blunder. I had the tendency to skip breakfast, eat a little lunch and then have a large meal for dinner. Apparently, I was not doing it right. In fact, my eating pattern was a surefire way to store fat and gain weight. Mon, 2 Jun 2008 06:05:19 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/healthy-eating-tips http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/healthy-eating-tips So why is healthy eating important and why should you keep to it? For one thing, it has to do with your overall health and well-being. If you eat healthily, you are more likely to nourish your body with the right foods. And if you eat the right foods, you put in your body the right nutrition. So you will become well-nourished and your body will be boosted. Your immune system would be fortified and the functioning of your bodily system would be efficient. That's talking about a good state of physical health for you. As you are in a state of physical health, you have more energy and vitality. Wed, 14 May 2008 14:32:05 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/emotional-eating1 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/emotional-eating1 Have you ever stopped for a while and wondered why you are eating? Sure, you might say because “I am hungry”. But did you know that there can be something more to it? Perhaps emotional issues- they can trigger you to eat, and unhealthily at that. There is such thing as emotional eating, and some people resort to it for a number of reasons. When somebody consciously or unconsciously turns to food to deal with feelings and emotions, then that’s emotional eating. You may be unaware, but these feelings might have been with you all throughout the day. It is only when the pace begins to slow down that you begin to notice them. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:20:28 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/binge-eating1 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/binge-eating1 It is normal to indulge in food on occasions, like during the holidays. People often connote food with good times, or celebration. But there is such condition when one overindulges in food. To what extent is this overindulgence? Well, in one sitting, a person may eat thousands of calories. Or for the entire day, they may eat non-stop. This is the case with binge eating. A binge eater due to their eating habit tends to be overweight. In fact, they could just eat and eat until they feel sick. As they have the tendency to be overweight, they are often unhappy. Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:00:41 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/eating-healthy2 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/eating-healthy2 Obesity rates are rising to an alarming degree. Indeed, many people may have troubling weight issues. This could not so much be disturbing only in a cosmetic sense, but health-wise as well. Primarily, many people are concerned about the cosmetic disadvantages of being overweight or obese. With the “slim and trim are in” criteria for attractiveness, overweight and obese people may be disregarded. And so many are in for the battle against flab and pounds. And it’s because they want to look good, and their self-esteem and confidence may be largely dependent on it. But health experts have been advocating that weight loss schemes have to be done primarily for the purpose of attaining total health. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:37:17 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/symptoms-of-bulimia http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/symptoms-of-bulimia When it comes to eating disorders, one may well be aware of bulimia. Statistics have been shown pertaining to bulimia, but they might not really present an accurate picture. There might be actually more cases than presented, and this could be due to certain factors. One is that some bulimics may not be seeking treatment because they don’t think they have a problem, or it may be because they are too ashamed to seek treatment. Them having an eating disorder and for others to know, this may not be a good idea for some. But nevertheless, bulimia is among the most common of eating disorders. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:02:44 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/eating-disorders3 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/eating-disorders3 Foremost among eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. There are also more commonly known ideas about eating disorders. Most are under the notion that eating disorders beset white female girls in their pubescent years. Eating disorders are more prevalent in the United States, they say. And when it comes to socioeconomic status, such disorders are predominant among the middle and upper class. But these are actually misconceptions about eating disorders. Most misconstrue that such disorders are exclusive to a certain age bracket, gender, country, ethnic background and socioeconomic status. But really, nothing can be farther from the truth. Mon, 4 Feb 2008 09:08:42 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/eating-disorders2 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/eating-disorders2 The total being is an intertwined relationship between the mind, the emotions and the body. When the mind is in distress, so will the emotions and the body. And if the emotions are bothered, most likely the mind and the body will be, too. The same is the case when the body is ill- the mind and the emotions can be affected. Many people suffer from emotional issues. They may be due to past traumas or present setbacks. Or maybe even their genetic make-up. Eating disorders are the possible physical consequences of emotional issues. Eating disorders are often the result of bad eating patterns. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:50:38 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/overcoming-binge-eating http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/overcoming-binge-eating We all have bad habits that we want to overcome. Others do get lazy of course and just think of indulging despite the consequences. But if you are aware that you have to change a bad habit, then you are on the right path. You have the initiative. That is the first step, and that can go a long way. It’s also up to you if you let it go where you want to be. Or make you become what you want to be. Overcoming binge eating is a struggle that many people may be caught in. So many people out there have deep seated emotional issues. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:50:08 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/healthy-food1 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/healthy-food1 People generally aim for health and fitness. In other words, they want to be energetic and free from illness, and they want to look good. Aiming for health and fitness is certainly a worthwhile endeavor. The rewards are basically worth it. But some people just want to lose weight. And at any cost at that- even at the expense of compromising their health. So they go on a crash diet. They starve, and then they binge. Such a tendency is really uncalled for. If they only keep to a healthy food diet, then they actually don’t have to go through all the trouble. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:18:14 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/bulimia-nervosa http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/bulimia-nervosa Eating is certainly a pleasant sensual experience. Other than being a need, eating also satiates a person’s desire. Eating is in so many ways associated with emotions. There are people who eat when they are happy, which is common. After all, food is said to be a benefaction, so it is connoted with good times, or celebrating. And then there is emotional eating. A person is emotional eating to fill the void brought about by negative emotions. It also has psychological origins. Take the case of bulimia nervosa. Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder. And it can be a severe one at that. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:16:39 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/girls-with-anorexia http://www.healthzine.org/Eating-disorders/girls-with-anorexia What society imposes can be compelling. Standards set by the society can strip one of their individuality. One’s sense of self can be diminished with all the social rules and expectations. They can even drive one to the point of losing their wits. Take the case of girls with anorexia. Girls with anorexia can be extremely thin. They often hide themselves in baggy clothes. Girls with anorexia are unreasonably obsessed about losing weight. All they may be talking about are about dieting and shedding off pounds. There is actually more to that with girls with anorexia. Girls with anorexia have a distorted perception of reality.