Orthorexia Nervosa ?!

" WHAT ???!!! "

~Yes, it's Orthorexia

...definitely a NEW word for me too...

Let's find out a little bit more, shall we...

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anorexia nervosa : under eating

bulimia nervosa : overeating

orthorexia nervosa : healthy eating???
...so what's wrong with that?!
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.....Taken from the Greek “ortho” (meaning correct/true), this term was first coined by a Californian doctor, Steven Bratman, to describe a “fixation on righteous eating”. Orthorexia, often begins with someone’s simple and genuine desire to live a healthy lifestyle. The person may choose to stop eating red meat, but eventually cuts out all meat; then all processed foods, and will eventually eat only specific foods that are prepared in very specific ways... ~Well-well-well, certainly learn NEW things everyday!

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People suffering from this obsession may display these signs :
-Spending more than three hours a day thinking about healthy food

-Planning tomorrow’s menu today

-Feeling virtuous about what they eat, but not enjoying it much

-Continually limiting the number of foods they eat.

-Experiencing a reduced quality of life or social isolation (because their diet makes it difficult for them to eat anywhere but at home)

-Feeling critical of others who do not eat as well they do Skipping foods they once enjoyed in order to eat the “right” foods.

-Feeling guilt or self-loathing when they stray from their diet.

-Feeling in “total” control when they eat the correct diet.

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" What are your thoughts on this guysss? "

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~eventhough this is a 'serious+sad' topic......

LENORENEVERMORE would still like to end with something cute!

errr...perhaps this might ease certain issues/obsessionsss ???
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~XOXO*

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-Sources: Guardian, Wikipedia, NextNature.net, Orthorexia.com.