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Select a Story below- 07 March 2010 Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Goes Bad
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07 March 2010
Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Goes Bad
The term “orthoexia” was coined by Dr. Steven Bratman to describe people who are obsessed with healthy food. In his book “Health Food Junkies,” Bratman explains that the term “ortho” means “straight correct and true” in Greek, and describes orthorexics as fixated on “righteous eating.”
Kristie Ruzel, a college student whose orthorexia left her weighing only 68.3 pounds (she’s 5 foot 4 inches tall), was eating only raw broccoli and cauliflower by the time she sought help. - 01 March 2010 Sex addiction divides mental health experts
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01 March 2010
Sex addiction divides mental health experts
The American Psychiatric Assn. has proposed that out-of-control sexual appetites be included as a diagnosis in the next edition of the psychiatrists’ bible, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, to be published in 2013.
- 01 March 2010 Laughter Proves the Best Medicine for Joe
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01 March 2010
Laughter Proves the Best Medicine for Joe
Joe, 21, suffered with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) as a child - a condition which made him depressed and isolated. But after receiving cognitive behavioural therapy, a psychological therapy designed to change people’s thoughts and actions, he regained control. Finding new confidence through therapy, Joe turned to stand-up comedy.