I always thought it was interesting that you always seem to find the most unhealthy looking people in health food stores. Of course maybe that's why they're there. But there are patterns you can easily observe and this quote seems to catch that. Interesting.
On Oct 10, 2005, at 7:00 PM, akasha_108 wrote: > * Orthorexia nervosa > > o Not an official eating disorder diagnosis, but the concept > is useful. The name was coined by Steven Bratman, M.D. to describe "a > pathological fixation on eating "proper" or "pure" or "superior" food. > > o People with orthorexia nervosa feel superior to others who > eat "improper" food, which might include non-organic or junk foods and > items found in regular grocery stores, as opposed to health food > stores. > > o Orthorexics obsess over what to eat, how much to eat, how > to prepare food "properly," and where to obtain "pure" and "proper" > foods. > > o Eating the "right" food becomes an important ,or even the > primary, focus of life. One's worth or goodness is seen in terms of > what one does or does not eat. Personal values, relationships, career > goals, and friendships become less important than the quality and > timing of what is consumed. > > o Perhaps related to, or a type of, obsessive-compulsive > disorder ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
