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Websites

  • http://www.JustTellHerToStop.com - Coming Soon
    My book will soon be available for purchase: Just Tell Her To Stop: Stories of Families Surviving Eating Disorders.

  • http://www.movingmountains4health.com
    Training health professionals, educators and administrators to talk effectively with patients, clients, students and their families about weight.

  • http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
    National Eating Disorders Association - NEDA is dedicated to providing education, resources and support to those affected by eating disorders.

  • http://www.adiosbarbie.com
    A body loving site for everybody!

  • http://www.anad.org
    A helpful, general information site for Anorexia and all the eating disorders. Includes a free hotline, and information on support groups and how to start one.

  • http://www.AndreasVoice.org
    Andrea’s Voice came into being following a parent’s (Tom and Doris Smeltzer) worst nightmare: the death in 1999 of 19-year-old daughter, Andrea, after 13 months of bulimic behaviors. Since then they have created various eating disorder prevention/educational presentations (which have now been given as Keynotes at hundreds of universities, conferences and organizations nationwide and internationally), and this web site to educate others on this so often misunderstood illness. It includes an ‘Advice for Parent’s’ Blog.

  • http://www.bodypositive.com
    This body image site is for women of all sizes and encourages a ‘Health At Every Size Approach’. Monthly articles, forums, body image exercises, fitness ideas for large women and activism ideas.

  • http://www.bulimia.com
    A useful general information site for Bulimia and other eating disorders. Includes an excellent list of books, articles, and treatment center information.

  • http://www.bulimia.com/index.cfm
    Gurze Books specializes in information about eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, plus related topics such as body image and obesity.

  • http://www.drjudithorloff.com
    A short article plus video by Dr. Judith Orloff, a psychiatrist and energy specialist, about an energetic perspective on eating disorders. View her bio here!

  • http://www.eating-disorder.org/
    Our eating disorder site will help you find online information on eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, compulsive eating, binge eating and eating disorder treatments.

  • www.EatingDisorderHope.com
    Eating Disorder HopeTM promotes ending eating disordered behavior, embracing life and pursuing recovery. Our mission is to foster appreciation of one's uniqueness and value in the world, unrelated to appearance, achievement or applause.

  • http://www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org/
    The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, and Action (EDC) is a member organization of individuals, programs, and families with the primary goal of advancing federal recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority.

  • http://www.empoweredparents.com/
    Empowered Parents is a resource to help families learn ways to understand and cope with an eating disorder.

  • http://www.familyfeedingdynamics.com/
    Offering workshops for parents and professionals on establishing a healthy feeding relationship and one on one solutions and support for parents of so-called problem eaters. From picky eating to weight concerns, we can move together to a place of joyful and healthy eating.

  • http://www.feast-ed.org/collins.html
    F.E.A.S.T.
    ...is an organization of and for parents and caregivers to help loved ones recover from eating disorders by providing information and mutual support, promoting evidence-based treatment, and advocating for research and education to reduce the suffering associated with eating disorders.

  • http://www.freedfoundation.org/
    The Gail R. Schoenbach F.R.E.E.D. Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating eating disorders. The funds contributed to the F.R.E.E.D. Foundation will provide individuals the financial support needed for the treatment of eating disorders.

  • http://www.geneenroth.com
    An anti-diet approach for compulsive eaters and bulimics. Geneen Roth, (Author of ‘When Food is Love’) encourages a body-mind-heart approach that is about getting people back in their bodies, developing mindfulness and experiencing pleasure.

  • Guide to Healthcare Schools
    Browse hundreds of healthcare and nursing schools.

  • Hospitals
    A medical publication whose focus is geared towards promoting awareness on hospitals, including information, news, and reviews on them.

  • http://www.overcomingovereating.com
    An anti-diet approach to dealing with “bad body thoughts” and compulsive eating by Jane R. Hirschman and Carol Munter; authors of ‘When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies’.

  • http://www.phcd.org
    Eating Disorders Outreach has created an informative video about teens and eating disorders called ‘It’s not about food.’ It can be viewed online at this site.

  • http://www.poppink.com
    Support, inspiration, education, (including recovery issue articles and online self-help) and treatment opportunities for people with eating disorders and those who love them.

  • Reaching Out Against Eating Disorders (ROAED) is a non-profit eating disorder support and awareness organization serving the New York metropolitan area and Long Island. ROAED offers one-on-one mentoring programs, regular support groups (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, men's group, friends and family, mothers of children with eating disorders), information and referrals, educational talks/speaker series, and more. All services are free of charge. For more information, visit www.roaed.org or email info@roaed.org Ph: 212-935-2015.

  • http://www.something-fishy.org/
    Dedicated to raising awareness and providing support to people with eating disorders and their loved-ones.

  • http://www.SpiralWomensHealth.com
    Ondina is a member of this network of female health and wellness practitioners in Marin. Spiral provides a skilled and compassionate team approach to help women achieve optimum health and well being through a combination of traditional and alternative treatments.

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Information from National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) website, except for EDNOS, which is from Wikipedia: (Binge Eating Disorder – BED – is not yet in the DSM IV and therefore currently falls under EDNOS).

  • Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) - This category is frequently used for people who meet some, but not all, of the diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.

  • Binge Eating Disorder (BED) - This is a type of eating disorder not otherwise specified and is characterized by recurrent binge eating without the regular use of compensatory measures to counter the binge eating.

  • Bulimia Nervosa (BN) - This is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by a cycle of bingeing and compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting designed to undo or compensate for the effects of binge eating.

  • Anorexia Nervosa (AN) - This is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss.

 

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Mission: NEDA supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders, and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care.  Vision:  NEDA envisions a world without eating disorders.

 

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One of the biggest challenges facing those with an eating disorder is health care coverage for treatment. Often insurance doesn’t fully cover treatment, and the patient or family is left with an unbearable decision: go without treatment, or pay for prohibitively expensive treatment out of pocket.

We urge you to write your political representative, urging voluntary mental health parity. Mental health parity requires insurance companies to cover treatment for eating disorders as it would cover treatment for a physical ailment. Although Minnesota has mental health parity, this is not a Federal law, and so even residents of Minnesota whose insurance companies are based outside of the state often do not receive adequate coverage.

For more information about mental health parity and eating disorders, please visit www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org.

To find out the names and contact information for your elected representatives, please visit www.visi.com/juan/congress. The web site has a feature that lets you automatically email your elected representatives with your concern.

To view a sample letter urging your representative to support mental health parity click here.

For more information about this issue, please visit the Anna Westin Foundation, at www.AnnaWestinFoundation.org.

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