Orthodexia Nervosa

strawberry25shortcake

:noway: Apparently, there is such disorder. I found this article/info while doing research for my marketing class. So, since the trend is to eat healthy, apparently people have come up with a name for it- and surprise, surprise- it is a disorder. Sorry if I sound sarcastic, but it just seems like we cannot do anything right as there is always something 'negative' in it. I understand it is not good to push the limits too far and that some people are extremely concerned/careful should I say with what they put in their mouth. So be it!!! But do we have to have a clinical name of everything? Oh, and do we have to believe in something just because it is coming from a doctor?:grumble:

Here is the info:

The first book to identify the eating disorder orthorexia nervosa–an obsession with eating healthfully–and offer expert advice on how to treat it.

As Americans become better informed about health, more and more people have turned to diet as a way to lose weight and keep themselves in peak condition. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa–disorders in which the sufferer focuses on the quantity of food eaten–have been highly documented over the past decade. But as Dr. Steven Bratman asserts in this breakthrough book, for many people, eating “correctly” has become an equally harmful obsession, one that causes them to adopt progressively more rigid diets that not only eliminate crucial nutrients and food groups, but ultimately cost them their overall health, personal relationships, and emotional well-being.

Health Food Junkies is the first book to identify this new eating disorder, orthorexia nervosa, and to offer detailed, practical advice on how to cope with and overcome it. Orthorexia nervosa occurs when the victim becomes obsessed, not with the quantity of food eaten, but the quality of the food. What starts as a devotion to healthy eating can evolve into a pattern of incredibly strict diets; victims become so focused on eating a “pure” diet (usually raw vegetables and grains) that the planning and preparation of food come to play the dominant role in their lives.

Health Food Junkies provides an expert analysis of some of today’s most popular diets–from The Zone to macrobiotics, raw-foodism to food allergy elimination–and shows not only how they can lead to orthorexia, but how they are often built on faulty logic rather than sound medical advice. Offering expert insight gleaned from his work with orthorexia patients, Dr. Bratman outlines the symptoms of orthorexia, describes its progression, and shows readers how to diagnose the condition. Finally, Dr. Bratman offers practical suggestions for intervention and treatment, giving readers the tools they need to conquer this painful disorder, rediscover the joys of eating, and reclaim their lives.


From the Hardcover edition.

ABOUT THIS AUTHOR

Dr. Steven Bratman suffered from orthorexia nervosa himself, and, in the process of overcoming it, became the first physician to diagnose the problem. He is currently the medical director for Prima Health, a book publisher, and is the author of The Alternative Medicine Sourcebook. He lives in Colorado.

David Knight is a writer. He lives in Colorado.


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Visit the website: www.orthodexia.com

strawberry25shortcake

:noway: Apparently, there is such disorder. I found this article/info while doing research for my marketing class. So, since the trend is to eat healthy, apparently people have come up with a name for it- and surprise, surprise- it is a disorder. Sorry if I sound sarcastic, but it just seems like we cannot do anything right as there is always something 'negative' in it. I understand it is not good to push the limits too far and that some people are extremely concerned/careful should I say with what they put in their mouth. So be it!!! But do we have to have a clinical name of everything? Oh, and do we have to believe in something just because it is coming from a doctor?:grumble:

Here is the info:

The first book to identify the eating disorder orthorexia nervosa–an obsession with eating healthfully–and offer expert advice on how to treat it.

As Americans become better informed about health, more and more people have turned to diet as a way to lose weight and keep themselves in peak condition. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa–disorders in which the sufferer focuses on the quantity of food eaten–have been highly documented over the past decade. But as Dr. Steven Bratman asserts in this breakthrough book, for many people, eating “correctly” has become an equally harmful obsession, one that causes them to adopt progressively more rigid diets that not only eliminate crucial nutrients and food groups, but ultimately cost them their overall health, personal relationships, and emotional well-being.

Health Food Junkies is the first book to identify this new eating disorder, orthorexia nervosa, and to offer detailed, practical advice on how to cope with and overcome it. Orthorexia nervosa occurs when the victim becomes obsessed, not with the quantity of food eaten, but the quality of the food. What starts as a devotion to healthy eating can evolve into a pattern of incredibly strict diets; victims become so focused on eating a “pure” diet (usually raw vegetables and grains) that the planning and preparation of food come to play the dominant role in their lives.

Health Food Junkies provides an expert analysis of some of today’s most popular diets–from The Zone to macrobiotics, raw-foodism to food allergy elimination–and shows not only how they can lead to orthorexia, but how they are often built on faulty logic rather than sound medical advice. Offering expert insight gleaned from his work with orthorexia patients, Dr. Bratman outlines the symptoms of orthorexia, describes its progression, and shows readers how to diagnose the condition. Finally, Dr. Bratman offers practical suggestions for intervention and treatment, giving readers the tools they need to conquer this painful disorder, rediscover the joys of eating, and reclaim their lives.


From the Hardcover edition.

ABOUT THIS AUTHOR

Dr. Steven Bratman suffered from orthorexia nervosa himself, and, in the process of overcoming it, became the first physician to diagnose the problem. He is currently the medical director for Prima Health, a book publisher, and is the author of The Alternative Medicine Sourcebook. He lives in Colorado.

David Knight is a writer. He lives in Colorado.


OR
Visit the website: www.orthodexia.com

MissesOfficer

There is also a thing called Athletica Nervosa... excessive exercise so that one doesn't gain weight.

chellebelle315

so...all things in moderation. If you do anything to the exclusion of other aspects of your life, it probably isn't a good thing.

chellebelle315

double post

omid990

just about everything you can possibly imagine has a name now and is considered a disorder

dclarsh

It's important to note that what makes this a disorder is that people who have it are so obsessed with eating natural, healthy, wholesome food that they would rather not eat at all then risk eating something that could potentially not fit into their idea of "good food". The obsession becomes more important than the bodies need for food, it takes over and disrupts their lives. As with other eating disorders, it is an issue of control. And yes, it is real, and real people suffer from it, and it should not be mocked.

iLose2Gain

It's important to note that what makes this a disorder is that people who have it are so obsessed with eating natural, healthy, wholesome food that they would rather not eat at all then risk eating something that could potentially not fit into their idea of "good food". The obsession becomes more important than the bodies need for food, it takes over and disrupts their lives. As with other eating disorders, it is an issue of control. And yes, it is real, and real people suffer from it, and it should not be mocked.

I don't think anyone is trying to mock the disorder. I think everyone is just shocked that more and more illnesses and disorders of the mind are all of a sudden coming out. Every single thing that you can think of has a name for it or a disorder. You can even have a disorder for thinking you have a disorder. It's crazy. No one is saying it isn't real but it is definitely very sad.