Orthorexia: Can You Get TOO MUCH Of A Healthy Thing?

Friday, August 26, 2011 Orthorexia: Can You Get TOO MUCH Of A Healthy Thing? "Eat healthy!" is a trope we're all used to hearing -- and with good reason. Obesity has reached epidemic levels in the United States, we are consistently inundated with ads for overly-processed junk foods and busy schedules push people towards stopping off at McDonalds instead of cooking a meal at home. But what about the other side of the spectrum? Can you have too much of a good (eating) thing? In some cases, the answer seems to be yes. Orthorexia -- or an obsession with healthy eating -- is a term that was coined by Steven Bratman, M.D. (a specialist in alternative medicine) in 1997 and has received an increasing amount of media (and scientific) attention over the last few years. Half Of Americans To Be Obese By 2030: Report Vaccines Generally Safe And Side Effects Are Rare, Institute Of Medicine Says Girl, 15, Gets Bionic Fingers (VIDEO) Why Is It So Hard To Exercise? BLOG POSTS Rita Schiano: Attitude Is Everything When it comes to resilience, attitude really is everything. Having an optimistic view of yourself and confidence in your strengths and abilities creates conditions for success and healthier living. EatingWell: What To Drink, When So what type of beverage is best? Find out when you should use energy or sports drinks, coconut or electrolyte waters, juice, milk or just plain water. Mark Changizi, Ph.D.: Music's Ability To Change The Brain We are aliens ... to our original Homo sapiens genetically-identical selves. And the harnesser is no extra-terrestrial creature. Jane G. Goldberg, Ph.D.: Psychoanalysis: A Treatment of the Soul Before the 1800s, the vast majority of people couldn't read. Folk tales and ballads were a primary means of addressing the fears, frustrations and horrors of life. Perhaps we could even say that the minstrels were the first "psychotherapists."

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