The Effects of Media on the Skinny Side of Eating Disorders

What is the most deadly psychological disorder today, and how does the Media influence the spread of this disorder? Will people actually fall victim to the schemes of the media, as well as to the horrible effects of this psychological disorder?

Compulsive Overeating and the Dangers It May Bring

Compulsive overeating is one of the least noticed eating disorders at present but it can also bring about serious health complications. To know more about this malady, please read on.

A Natural Heartburn Treatment

Heartburn and acid reflux happen when you weaken the function of your LEV valve, the muscle that is between your esophagus and stomach. Learn how you can avoid heartburn or acid reflux by changing your eating habits.

My Best Friend, My Enemy, My Life - This is my Journey through Anorexia

My Journey through anorexia, I like to think, has ended. Each day I struggle with clinging onto a normal lifestyle, not letting the grip of bulimia catch hold of me and drag me down as anorexia did just 6 years ago. This is my story, written to help others.

Are You An Emotional Eater?

Learn how to tell if you are an emotional eater and what steps you can take to stop.

GERD and Acid Reflux Complications – Ulcers Strictures and More

Take a subject most people do not want to discuss like heartburn and vomiting, then throw in pain which only the person going through it can understand and you will describe Gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Eating Disorders - Serious Business

The number of people diagnosed with an eating disorder has been on the increase since the 1970’s. Thin is not always healthy, especially when unorthodox methods are used to become thin. Everyone should learn and know about eating disorders and their dangers for there own safety as well as their families and friends.

Why Some People Overeat With Gerd

Gerd is a nuisance for people who overeat

Stop Heartburn

Heartburn May Signal Other Problems Due to our busy lifestyle, increased pressures to be places and generally in a rush, these all are potentially to blame for the various causes of heartburn plus attribute to the various degrees of severity of heartburn we might suffer from.No matter the actual cause, it can be simplified all down to stomach acid traveling from its natural home in the stomach and then getting into the esophagus.

Eating Disorders and the Internet

Teenagers and young people are avid and consistent users of the Internet. Young girls in particular use the Internet to connect with friends using email, chat and message services such as MSN, as well as writing homepages and blogs. However, an unexpected community group has formed in this demographic, which is loosely referred to as 'Pro-Ana.' This article investigates the use of online communities by eating disorder sufferers such as Anorexics and Bulimics and examines the issues surrounding the role of Pro-Ana (pro-anorexic) websites.

Movie On Eating Disorders Highlights Current Health Concerns

Eating disorder issues are fast becomming a major health concern. Many young women want to look stick thin and will go to extremes to make sure that they lose their desired weight. A new movie is just released to examine these issues.

Acid Reflux vs LPRD

GERD and LPRD. They sound like top-secret government programs, or maybe the names of computer programs. But they're actually very common medical conditions, and chances are you've suffered one or both of them. What are they? And what's the difference between them?

Eating Disorders Like Anorexia Is A Mental Illness

The motivation for anorexia is the mirror, how do I look. So the best you can say to a person with anorexia is ”You don?t look healthy”.

Acid Reflux and the Risk of Ulcers

You probably spend more time thinking about your stomach -- what to feed it, when to feed it, how to keep it from sticking out so much -- than any other organ. A minor problem with another part of your body might go unnoticed, but when there's something wrong with your stomach, you know it immediately.