FREE ROAED Seminar

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  For you or anyone you know who might have an eating disorder...if you are in Manhattan, here is a FREE seminar that could help your or someone you know and love: Reaching Out Against Eating Disorders
fighting eating disorders together
Presents:
Healthy Body Image:
Nutrition
This workshop is second in a three-part series promoting healthy body image. The nutrition workshop will focus on achieving a healthy relationship with food, and the positive changes in how our bodies feel and function as a result.
Lisa R. Young, PhD, RD
Dr. Young is a nationally recognized nutritionist and an adjunct professor of nutrition at New York University (NYU). She is the author of The Portion Teller Plan and has been featured in several national publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Washington Post, Allure, and Fitness. She has also appeared on national television programs such as CNN, FOX News, ABC News, NBC News, and the TODAY Show, and was featured in the film Super Size Me.
Dr. Young received her doctorate and master's degrees in Nutrition from NYU, and her bachelor's degree in Economics and Health Care Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She currently maintains a private practice in New York City, where she has been counseling adults and children for over 20 years.


Marcia Cohen, LCSW, LRSW
Specialization in Eating Disorders
Marcia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been in practice for over 25 years. She previously served as Assistant Director of the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in East Hills, Long Island and Director of the Renfrew Center in Long Island. She now maintains a private practice in Manhattan, where she specializes in the treatment of eating disorders. Marcia has been a consultant with Reaching Out Against Eating Disorders (ROAED) since its inception.
This workshop is free of charge. While there is a suggested tax deductible donation of $25, to assist in covering the cost of the room rental, we welcome any amount you can give.
Pre-registration Required

Date:  Tuesday,  September 21, 2010
Time:  6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location:  19 West 34th Street  Room 1207  New York City
http://www.roaed.org/
(212) 935-2015
info@roaed.org

Eating Disorders Part 2 - Bulimia Nervosa

Now that you are aware of what Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is, read on and learn about Bulimia Nervosa (BN):

Reaching Out Against Eating Disorders (ROAED) defines Bulimia Nervosa as: "a disorder in which individuals eat excessive amounts of food in a short period of time and afterwards eliminate this food from their body through some type of purging behavior."

Here are some criteria for diagnosis of bulimia nervosa:
• Recurring episodes of binge eating, characterized as an uncontrollable consumption of food in a short period of time
• Episodes of purging behavior following binging episode in which the individual tries to prevent weight gain through self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, enemas, fasting, or excessive exercise
• Self-evaluation is influenced by weight and body shape.

Bulimia nervosa is specified into two types:
• Purging Type: In this type of bulimia, purging behavior is in the form of self-induced vomiting or through the use of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas.
• Nonpurging Type: In this type of bulimia, fasting or excessive exercise is the compensatory behavior that is used to prevent weight gain. There is no self-induced vomiting.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  BN affects men, women and children.  Did you know that constant self-induced vomiting can cause the stomach acids to erode the esophageal tract?  This can lead to ulcers and cancer and life long health problems.  If you or someone you know suffers from BN, get help!  Contact the nice people at ROAED today via the link below.


Courtesy:  http://www.roaed.org/index.php?nav=4&subnav=7

Eating Disorders Part 1 - Anorexia Nervosa

Reaching Out Against Eating Disorders (ROAED) is a wonderful orgainzation dedicated to helping individuals with eating disorders.  They have defined Anorexia Nervosa (AN) as:
Anorexia Nervosa


"...a disorder in which individuals exhibit significant weight loss and extreme restrictions in their food intake.
While it has been estimated that up to 90%1 of those suffering from this disorder are women and girls, the prevalence rate of eating disorders among men is on the rise."
"The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) lists the following criteria for diagnosis of anorexia nervosa:
• Refusal to maintain what is considered a normal body weight for that person’s age and height
• Intense fear of gaining weight
• Distorted view or denial of their actual body weight and/or shape
• Loss of menstrual cycle

Anorexia nervosa is specified into two types:
1. Restricted Type:
• This type of anorexia is categorized as a severe restriction of food intake with the absence of binge-eating or purging.

2. Binge-Eating/Purging Type:
• This type of anorexia is categorized as engaging in binge eating or purging behavior while exhibiting behaviors classified as anorexia. Purging is characterized as a way to eliminate food from your body either through self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, or through laxatives, diuretics, or enemas.

In addition to the diagnostic criteria, the following are considered warning signs, or possible precursors, of anorexia nervosa:
• Restricting certain types of food and the amount of food intake
• Preoccupation with weight, body shape, and calorie and fat content of food
• Dramatic weight loss
• Excessive exercise
• Distress over body weight and shape
• Withdrawal from previously enjoyed activities, and from family and friends"

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  If the above description sounds like you or someone you know, log onto the website listed below and read a bit more about AN.  Give the ROAED people a call and have a chat with them.  AN is the leading cause of death with respect to mental health conditions and it affects men, women and children.
courtesy:  http://www.roaed.org/index.php?nav=4&subnav=7