Eating Disorders

Anorexia Versus Bulimia In this article we cover you will learn the difference between Anorexia and Bulimia, what their main symptoms are and possible treatments. Let’s get started. What is Anorexia Anorexia Nervosa or better known as “anorexia” is a debilitating disorder that causes someone to obsess and worry about their weight to the point…

Bulimia Today we are going to discuss another serious eating disorder: Bulimia Nervosa. Eating disorder terms get thrown around a lot, whether socially or in the media and the gravity of how dangerous they are can get lost. I’m here to talk about what bulimia is and what it isn’t.   The first part of…

Anorexia Nervosa or “Anorexia” is a life-threatening disease that causes a person to go to extreme measures to remain at a low weight or slim figure. Someone who suffers from this will often use techniques such as excessive exercise, dieting, vomiting, diet aids, laxatives or other diuretics in order to achieve their optimal weight. People…

My name is Ashley Lytwyn and I’m the director of nutrition at breathe life healing centers in West Hollywood California. At Breathe we help people recover from eating disorders and anorexia is an eating disorder that we treat. Anorexia is a disorder that is characterized by very low body weight. The fear of gaining weight…

Body Dysmorphic Disorder or known as “BDD” is where a person obsesses constantly about a particular aspect of their body or flaws that they possess that most people wouldn’t notice. There are times when this flaw causes the person a lot of embarrassment to the point that they no longer want to engage in social…

Body Dysmorphic Disorder Causes Body Dysmorphic Disorder or known as “BDD” occurs when a person obsesses about a certain body part, body flaw or issue with their appearance to the point where they may avoid social situations with friends or family because of it. The person who is suffering from BDD will continuously check their…

Body Dysmorphic Disorder Treatment Body Dysmorphic Disorder or BDD is a where a person constantly thinks and obsesses about their body appearance or flaws and focuses on things that people would not normally notice. Sometimes Body Dysmorphic Disorder causes the person too much embarrassment or stress that they will not participate in social situations or…

What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder? Body Dysmorphic Disorder or BDD is a condition where someone obsesses about flaws in their body or appearance that most people would not notice. Sometimes the person is so embarrassed to the point that they will not engage in social situations to avoid being around other people. When you suffer…

Body Dysmorphia Disorder We live in a world that is obsessed with the way we look but what happens when the way we think we look takes over our life? Let’s talk about BDD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder. What is it? How do we know we have it, and what do we do about it? Body…