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Blog: Why Do I Get So Hungry Before My Period?

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Submitted by s.kolod@wawhite.org on Tue, 02/23/2016 - 00:00

In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week I’d like to bring awareness to a lesser known aspect of appetite and disordered eating—the impact of sex hormones and the menstrual cycle on appetite and body image.

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Blog: The Hidden Truth About Eating Disorders

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/19/2016 - 00:00
The Hidden Truth About Eating Disorders
 
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week Is February 21-27, 2016
 
 
Eating disorder patients often use their bodies to express what their minds cannot.  One challenge of treatment is to decode this hidden communication, as in this example:
 
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