I was reading an article today in the May issue of Harpers Bazaar about an eating disorder that is becoming a serious health issue in the United Kingdom and United States. It does not involve starvation or purging, but involves only eating ‘healthy’ foods to the point where one’s health is at risk… it even can cause death.
The term for this specific eating disorder is called Orthorexia, a term coined by Steven Bratman, MD in 1997. It is a disease in which people become fixated and obsessed with eating healthy foods that their caloric intake becomes so low their health is at serious risk. It is important to understand that orthorexics do not eat this way in order to lose weight. They try to prevent themselves from eating foods that they consider to be dangerous and harmful to their bodies. Examples of the foods they may cut out include but are not limited to: carbs, sugars, fats, and proteins. Orthorexics tend to cut out basics foods that our bodies need for a balanced daily diet. This disorder ultimately leads down a path of starvation and has caused many deaths.
The article mentions that Dr. Bratman wrote about a friend of his named Kate Finn who suffered from Orthorexia on his website. He wrote: “Kate recently died of heart failure brought on by orthorexia-induced startvation. Kate wasn’t afraid of being fat. She didn’t want to be thin. she just wanted to eat heathy food. Nonetheless, she brought her weight down so low, she ultimately died from it.”
Truth be told, there is not a lot of information about Orthorexia and it is still being researched and investigated. Unfortunately, more and more people, both men and women, are suffering from this disorder whether they know it or not.
For more information, there is an article on WebMDthat interviews Dr Bratman on this subject which is definitely worth your while to take a look at.
Need to clear something up! (Mostly for my Mom, but for those of you who may have the same question)
This is how our conversation over the phone actually went last night.
Mom: Sweetie, why do you only have 5 readers…I thought you were doing so well?
Me: Huh? No no no…that box tells me how many people have subscribed to the website. Like, they get emails and notifications when I update posts.
Mom: Oh, well that’s nice sweetie.
Makes me laugh…(She was refering to that small blue box in the banner at the top. So no mother, I do not just have 5 readers in total I actually have thousands, but only 5 of them have subscribed.)
So please subscribe! Especially if you like the website and especially now that I know it would mean a lot to my Mom. :)
A few days ago, my mother sent me an email about a fashion show that was held in China that featured dresses made out of balloons. Just take a look for yourself, it’s amazing what you can do with balloons isn’t it? My only question is…what happens when the balloons start to pop? Ouch….
So, your husband cheats on you and you file for divorce, but what should you do with that gorgeous engagement ring and wedding band? Easy! Sell them and buy a divorce ring.
A 45 year old woman and mother of two found out her husband was having an affair and caught him red handed. Once she filed for divorce she pawned her wedding band and engagement ring and decided to use that money to purchase a new ‘divorce ring’. “The ring is different in design, beautiful, makes me feel good and shows my independence,” the 45 year old confessed to the columnist ‘Dear Abby’ of the Chicago Tribune.
Now I have never heard of a divorce ring before and heck I am still waiting for my engagement ring, but apparently the ‘divorce ring’ is becoming increasingly popular with the newly divorced… could this be the new trend on our hands?
Britt here… Just wanted to let you know that we are working on changing the layout of the website. Trying to create something less high-maintenance so I can post more often. A lot has happened recently and I can’t wait to share my stories and photos with you!
Now you can even dress like the Sex and the City stars thanks to SATC stylist Patricia Field. She is the woman behind all of those glamorous clothes worn on the show. She has her a website Patricia Field Online where you can buy her own brand of clothing or brands that she recommends. She even has a ‘As Seen On’ section to her site that you can buy the exact clothing and accessories that were shown on Sex and the City and other shows/movies she has styled.
On the website you can: see her favorite picks of the season, browse items by price, and check out her very own blog!
This weekend I read an article in The Sunday Times Style Magazine about the latest way to increase your cup size without having to go under the knife. It is called Macrolane and it was created by a Swedish company called Q-Med. It was first launched in Japan and the article reports that over 30,000 Japanese women have used this Botox-like procedure. “It takes about 45 minutes and involves a tiny incision being made in the crease under each breast, so that a gel filler made of hyaluronic acid can be pumped in though a flexible knitting needle sized canula”.
This procedure may be one to look into for those women who are surgery shy since there is no general anaesthetic and no recovery time.
Macrolane will not give you the results of breast implants, but will give a slight yet noticeable enhancement, but acts mostly as a breast shaper. The downside to this is that a year after the injection is given the gel wears down and your breast will go back to their normal size. You can always get re-injected but it will cost you. Macrolane costs 2,800 pounds a session and 1,400 pounds for top-ups here in the UK which makes it a very expensive shot to have yearly!
