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When my son died from an overdose, my husband and I grieved differently. But we were determined to keep our marriage intact.
Her son struggled with addiction for years and eventually died from an overdose. She and her husban…
Patricia A. Roos
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She tried everything to overcome an eating disorder. Then, she found 'magic' mushrooms.
Danielle Meinert had ARFID, an eating disorder defined by "safe" and "unsafe" foods. She says a psi…
Julia Pugachevsky
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I was diagnosed with anorexia, major depressive disorder, and borderline personality disorder. Here's how I recovered.
I struggled after getting comorbid diagnoses of borderline personality disorder, anorexia, and majo…
Andrea Rosenhaft
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I've lived with anorexia nervosa for over a decade. It destroyed my sex life.
The author says that she and her husband have been together since she was 19 and that he's seen her…
Chloe Faulkner
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For intermittent fasters, 4 protein-rich meals can help you stay full and energized on the go
Dean Ho is a precision medicine expert who follows intermittent fasting. He shared his favorite qui…
Hilary Brueck
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I struggled with anorexia for years — but people actually encouraged my weight loss because of my bigger size
When I was a teen, I dealt with anorexia, but many people in my life actually encouraged my weight …
Jenna Clark
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Glennon Doyle revealed she has anorexia after believing she was bulimic. An eating disorder expert said a shift in diagnosis is actually common.
Symptoms for eating disorders overlap, and many eating disorder patients do not neatly fit the defi…
Allana Akhtar
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A new brain imaging study shows what anorexia does to a person's brain, and how weight gain appears to reverse the changes
Young women with anorexia had reduced cortical thickness, which has been linked to lower general in…
Rachel Hosie
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A woman suffering from severe anorexia may soon be allowed to die under Canadian law
Lisa Pauli, who suffers from severe anorexia, told Reuters she goes days without eating solid food …
Beatrice Nolan
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My daughter has struggled with an eating disorder since she was 14. At her lowest, she weighed 80 pounds.
This mom noticed her daughter was spending more time in her room and skipping meals as early as 14.…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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I'm recovering from anorexia and trauma. Walking dogs at my local shelter has given me a reason to keep going.
The author shared how being around dogs waiting to be adopted, and the love they had for her, gave …
Brooke Metz
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I'm 79 and work out 6 days a week. I do it to have strong bones, and it makes me happy.
The fitness journey of Donna Sasse — a 79-year-old woman who maintains a strict exercise rout…
Jane Ridley
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Lab-grown weed designed to give you the munchies without feeling high could be a life-saving cancer treatment
Scientists created a molecule that could help cancer patients experiencing unwanted weight loss by …
Julia Naftulin
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Teens are being hospitalized with eating disorders at double the rate since the pandemic began, report says
According to new research, eating disorders among adolescents are increasingly common, and one trea…
Kelsie Sandoval
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Your 'hot girl stomach issues' might be caused by damaging diet culture, experts say
Restrictive diets and disordered eating could explain why "hot girls have stomach issues," experts…
Serafina Kenny
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I always hated my breasts, but I can't get top surgery because the surgeon said I'm too fat. I'm enraged.
Some surgeons have BMI requirements for top surgery, making it difficult for someone who is "too fa…
Robin Zabiegalsk
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Do I have anorexia? How to recognize the signs and get proper treatment
Signs you may have anorexia include restricting the types and amount of food you eat, obsessive cal…
Sarah Fielding
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Bella Hadid says she ate 3 raspberries and a celery stick for lunch while struggling with anorexia in high school
"I was on this calorie-counting app, which was like the devil to me," the supermodel told Vogue. "I…
Callie Ahlgrim
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Medicare is prohibited from paying for weight-loss drugs. These are the 3 potential ways to change that.
A big push is underway to get Medicare to pay for weight-loss medications, but the potential high c…
Shelby Livingston
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My daughter is so terrified of vomiting, she stopped eating. She had to get a feeding tube because she lost so much weight.
Doctors say that Carolyn Rickert's young daughter has emetophobia — the phobia of vomiting. She's s…