Food Plan Of Compulsive Overeaters

Wellness Briefs – Week of June 30, 2011

Ovarian Cancer Foundation monthly meeting

The monthly meeting of the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation will be held 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30 at the Longport Life Guard Hall, 33rd Street and Atlantic Avenue in Longport. For information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Widow and widowers support group

H.O.P.E. widow and widowers support group is accepting registration for its spring sessions at the following locations: 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 11 at Central United Methodist Church, 5 W. Marvin Ave. in Linwood, and 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 6 at Emmaus United Methodist Church, 706 Moss Mill Road in Smithville. For information call (856) 234-2200 or (888) 920-2201.

Joint replacement seminar

A joint replacement informative seminar will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9 at Royal Suites, 214 W. Jimmie Leeds Road in Galloway Township. The seminar will be presented by Dr. Joseph Harhay. RSVP by calling (609) 748-9900.

Sleep seminar

Dr. Kevin Hunter, a neurologist with Coastal Physicians and Surgeons, will offer a free sleep seminar 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 at Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation in the Pomona section of Galloway. Hunter will talk about excessive snoring, gasping and choking at night, and feeling groggy, rather than rested, during the day. He will address several common types of sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, as well as the risks if sleep apnea is untreated.  He will also describe the sleep study process, and what the physician can learn from interpreting data on brain wave activity, oxygen levels, respiration, heart rate and airflow through the nose and mouth. All testing is non-medicated and non-invasive. The seminar is free. Reservations must be made by calling (609) 748-5250.

Free vaccinations

Four preventative vaccinations, Gardasil, meningococcal, Tdap and pneumococcal, are offered free to Atlantic County residents regardless of income or insurance status through the state’s Vaccine Preventable Disease Program funded by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. To schedule an appointment Monday through Friday call the Atlantic County Division of Public Health at (609) 645-5933. Vaccinations will be provided in Northfield and Hammonton.

Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa & Compulsive Overeating | Eating ...

Eating disorders have become quite a well known problem, with millions of people affected. Eating disorders are a disease that’s progressive and incurable and the same type of disease as any other addiction. The sufferer is trapped in a helpless cycle of obsessive and compulsive behavior and unable to break free of the need to escape feelings and control.

Eating disorders are more common than most people think – not everyone with an eating disorder appears to be skeletal, although this does happen in severe cases. Many people with eating disorders aren’t at death’s door and their lives are still relatively manageable, but because eating disorders are a disease that’s progressive, the condition will worsen over time to a point where they’ll need help and their lives begin to fall apart.

One additional fascinating subject around this content. Many sufferers are able to hide their problem and appear fine to their friends, family and associates. Yet on the inside they’re trapped. Eating disorders are also a common problem for people with other addictive habits. Many people seeking treatment for drug addiction, alcoholism or any other addictive behaviors come to realize that they’ve an eating disorder accompanying their drug problem.

There are 3 main types of eating disorders that are well known and experienced. Aside from these three, many other types of disordered eating are documented including selective eating and body dysmorphic disorder.

The 3 most common types are Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and compulsive over-eating. Of course, most eating disorder patients display traits of all 3 types as the root problem and this is generally the same in all sufferers, yet the action of dealing with these compulsions may be different.

Anorexia Nervosa

When an eating disorder manifests as Anorexia nervosa, the sufferer will starve themselves until death. Anorexics have an incredibly low self esteem and generally suffer from massive self hatred.

They’ve a need for control and dominate this need by restricting their food intake to virtually nothing, which is of course an irony as an anorexia nervosa sufferer is incredibly out of control in terms of being able to stop. A person can be diagnosed as an anorexic when they’ve reached a body weight of less than 85% of what their minimum weight should be according to their height and bone structure.

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