In: Body Image|Dieting|Eating Disorders|General|Pop Culture|Rachel
16 Dec 2008Much has been written in the Blogosphere about Oprah’s recent ‘fessing up to her obvious weight (re)gain. But Huffington Post contributor Deborah King’s take on it is perhaps the best I’ve read yet. After struggling with an eating disorder and other addictions in the past, King now works as a health and wellness educator. I [...]
A recent New York Times health headline asks, “Is the economy making you ill? An economic crisis can exact a toll on health, especially those people who already occupy the lowest rungs of the socioeconomic ladder. Eating disorder treatment can be costly and difficult to wrangle with insurance companies even during boom times. As insurance [...]
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