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Guest article written by Rob Stone

The entire media these days seems to be obsessed with our weight. Sometimes it is justified though. Eating disorders have sometimes been considered to be an alternative method of keeping yourself or perhaps making yourself thin. People will do anything to try for the stick like or hour glass figures that top models have. Sadly this cannot always happen and this is a fact that most people cannot comprehend.

The dangerous Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa have both been linked to depression and even schizophrenia in terms of mental illness. The former is defined as a fear to the point of obsession of gaining weight resulting in a dangerous and extremely low body weight together with a much distorted figure. The latter, Bulimia, is simply defined as a sudden change of eating patterns that in turn affect the digestive system itself. The word as we all know is called fasting.

Eating disorders usually start with a persons desire to lose weight which gets taken to an unbelievable extreme. With non existent patience the person will want immediate results and a crash diet may form the first step they take on what will become a downward path. Sadly all of this may occur if the person has had or is going through a difficult time in their life. They might divert all their attention to the changing of their eating patterns. The persons conscious may tell them of the reasons behind the negative side but the sub-conscious will react otherwise.

Anoexia and Bulimia are different in terms of the process of food intake reduction and nutrient absorption. The former involves a limit on the amount of food eaten. Anorexics most usually will use laxatives in order to serve the purpose of a crash diet to prevent themselves from eating on a regular basis. Over exercising that expends additional calories can also be a course taken by anorexics.

The latter, Bulimia, involves the over eating of food to such an extreme that purging is done after each meal. Bulimia involves a sense of pride as a person will feel guilty of eating fatty food and to compensate for thinking this the bulimics may even consider their eating habits to be the norm as they can in fact taste the food although they will not altogether digest it.

Anorexia and Bulimia both bring with them mental side effects but we cannot set aside the obvious health concerns that may follow from such eating disorders. There are serious issues concerning the difficulties in maintaining an acceptable body temperature and as it regulates it a sporadic activity of blood pressure may occur that would possible result in a a cardiac arrest. Digestive organs may also be damaged.

Severe stomach pains may also be experienced by anorexics and this is due to the natural tendency of the stomach lining to actually start consuming itself in the absence of actual food. In the worst possible scenario due to nutrient insufficiency the bone strength can be compromised. Fatality could occur or at the least a seizure.

Asking for medical help before going on a crash diet will assist anyone who wants to lose weight. There are also any number of natural and organic medicines that can help you in losing weight without the need for compromising your health. Condition your mind and select a free course of reducing weight. After all is said and done this is your life. Look after it.

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