Body Disorders

Why do we hate our bodies so much? Why do we constantly criticize and pressure ourselves about our bodies? Why do we strive to attain (and punish ourselves when we don't have) thin, ultra-toned bodies? We all have an inner Body Bully, and it's making us ill and unhappy. Australia's bestselling anxiety and mental health author Bev Aisbett, writing together with Rebecca Reynolds, returns with a new book on the inner Body Bully we all have in our heads. If we can improve the way we think about our bodies, that will in turn improve our lives.

Why do we hate our bodies so much? Why do we constantly criticize and pressure ourselves about our bodies? Why do we strive to attain (and punish ourselves when we don't have) thin, ultra-toned bodies? We all have an inner Body Bully, and it's making us ill and unhappy. Australia's bestselling anxiety and mental health author Bev Aisbett, writing together with Rebecca Reynolds, returns with a new book on the inner Body Bully we all have in our heads. If we can improve the way we think about our bodies, that will in turn improve our lives.

Have you struggled to keep food down for several months now? Do you remember the last time you ate without feeling weighed down and guilty? When was the last time you looked in the mirror without grimacing? I can help you.

El estigma de la gordura pesa mucho más que el propio cuerpo. Parecería que si no somos delgadas, valemos menos. La influencer del body positive Agustina Cabaleiro tiene mucho para decir al respecto.

Would you love to be able to learn the wonderful benefits of having healthy adrenal glands? Have you ever wondered why after a while coffee just doesn't seem to work for you anymore? Why you feel so wired and tired all the time? Every morning, no matter how much sleep you've had, it feels like you haven't slept at all. You've noticed that you become excessively tired after only an hour of activity.

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For too long, parents have been given an impossible task: keep your kid from getting too fat, while making sure they love their body. In this practical and essential book, body-confidence parenting coach Emma Wright uses current research to put an end to fights at the dinner table, and shows how you can teach your child or teen to step away from expectations that leave them anxious about food.

We live in a world designed to make us hate our bodies. By the time children start school, most have learned that 'fat' is bad. As they get older, many pursue thinness to survive in a society that ties their value to their size. Meanwhile, multibillion-dollar industries thrive on our insecurities, and the medical system pushes weight loss at almost any cost. Talking to researchers, doctors, and activists, as well as parents and young people, Virginia Sole-Smith lays bare how diet culture has perpetuated a crisis of disordered eating and body hatred.

As much as we would like to think we live in a world of honest and well-meaning people, bad experiences often demonstrate that the opposite is true. Individuals who have dark triad personality characteristics, such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, often seek vulnerable people to manipulate. Have you ever been a victim of such an individual? If you’re not well informed on dark psychology, it can be difficult to spot these characteristics.

World-renowned researcher Sara C. Mednick PhD has the solution. She developed the concept of the Downstate while studying how our internal systems sleep, cardiovascular, circadian, muscular and metabolic work together. The results were astounding: our systems need restorative states, and these states don't just happen during sleep. In fact, you can harness Downstate moments in everything you do, from deepening your breath, to timing your exercise and meals, to holding hands, or walking your dog.

Sixteen-year-old Mackenzie, on a mission to be skinny, starts a journal to track her eating and chronicle her whirlwind life. It’s a temporary fix, and she soon finds herself sucked back into a familiar pattern of self-destruction.

Many people find themselves in relationships with narcissists. You may wake up one day and find that you have been in a relationship with a narcissist for a long time. Reorienting toward a healthy relationship and standing up for yourself is totally possible and doable by applying the concepts you can learn in this book. Narcissists in relationships often try to isolate you, separate you from other relationships, and create a dynamic where they are the only person who is important.

The Accident captures the sweet, playful, and giggly personality of Gayle as a near three-year-old. She's off with her mom to a grown-up tea party. Her life is suddenly changed by the physical and emotional scars left after a terrible accident.

Todo mundo precisa de oito horas diárias de sono? Por que comer após o pôr do sol pode afetar nosso peso? As pesquisas do neurocientista Russell Foster sobre o relógio biológico nos orientam para os horários ideais de dormir, comer, praticar exercícios, estudar e trabalhar. Saiba como viver em harmonia com o seu.

Zoe and Hank (short for Hannah) have been inseparable since they met in elementary school. The leader of the pack, Zoe is effortlessly popular while Hank hides comfortably in her shadow. But when Zoe's parents unexpectedly divorce, Zoe's perfect facade starts cracking little by little. Sinking under the weight of her broken family, Zoe develops an eating disorder. Now she must rely on Hank for help.

In Better Sleep, Happier Life, Dr. Buddharaju teaches seven simple, practical, and natural methods to help you get better sleep in order to refresh your mind and body. Filled with wisdom from his years of experience as well as simple lifestyle changes, Better Sleep, Happier Life can help you find rest and refreshment in the midst of your busy life...and reap the benefits.

We girls know what it's like to feel inadequate. Despite our best efforts, we constantly compare ourselves to the models in magazines, the selfies we see on Instagram, and even our closest friends.

Ballet is Aisha’s life. So when she’s denied yet another lead at her elite academy because she doesn’t “look” the part, she knows something has to change—the constant discrimination is harming her mental health. Switching to her best friend Neil’s art school seems like the perfect plan at first. But she soon discovers racism and bullying are entrenched in the ballet program here, too, and there’s a troubling new distance between her and Neil. And as past traumas surface, pressure from friends and family, a new romance, and questions about her dance career threaten to overwhelm her.

When gorgeous new student Carter struts into Year 10, Harley knows it’s time to reinvent herself. Before long, she’s shedding not only weight but her friends, her family, and the person she used to be. Spiraling deeper into a world where nothing is as it seems, Harley is desperate to find her way back. But first, she must figure out why her dead grandmother is messaging her. Why her father is never home. Why the voice keeps making her do things she doesn’t want to do. Why everyone she loves is out of reach.