Eating Disorder Hope Blog Update

To our dear Visitors and Friends:

We wish to thank you for your continued support and loyalty to Eating Disorder Hope.  Recently, we have made several changes to our websites and blogs, and as a result, we will no longer be posting to this particular blog.  We would like to re-direct you to our new blog, found here.  You can also follow Eating Disorder Hope on Facebook for up-to-date articles, resources, and support for eating disorders and access our website at www.eatingdisorderhope.com.  We thank you for your patience during this time and hope you will continue to choose Eating Disorder Hope for your one stop resource for eating disorder treatment information and recovery tools.  We look forward to continually serving you!  Thank you for being a friend of Eating Disorder Hope.

Blessings,

Eating Disorder Hope

Eating Disorders Do Not Discriminate

Eating disorders, as with any mental illness, does not discriminate-- old or young, male or female, child or adult, rich or poor. Stereotypically an eating disorder is associated with a white female in her teenage years; however, it is important to realize that anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and EDNOS can happen to anyone at any given time from any background. With advancements in technology it is becoming clear that the ‘Western ideal body type’ is spreading like wildfire across various countries along with the media featuring celebrities who have been photoshopped, touched-up and manipulated to an extreme. Julia Bluhmn, a 14 year old ballet dancer from Maine, recognized these altered images having a profound effect and was determined to fight for the promotion of health rather than a misconstrued image. With more than 84,000 signatures, Julia convinced Seventeen magazine to run at least one “unaltered” photo spread a month. This is a revolutionary movement for the history of Eating Disorders and recovery! Just as the unhealthy western archetype became a contagious thought among the populations of the world, I am hoping the actions of Seventeen will be a widespread practice. 

Hannah, Intern for Eating Disorder Hope