Eating disorders – food
From the book – Chapter 13: Sleep, Food and Movement
Eating disorders
Eating disorders are serious illnesses, not lifestyle choices. In anorexia, a person eats far too little and fears gaining weight; it can be life-threatening. In bulimia, a person binge-eats and then vomits, uses laxatives or over-exercises. In binge-eating disorder, a person eats very large amounts and feels out of control. All need specialist medical, nutrition and psychological care.
Read the full chapter – Chapter 13: Sleep, Food and Movement
Stories from real life
- The Three O’Clock Waker – Meera, 52, runs a small provision shop in Nashik. For two months she has woken at three every morning, heart heavy, mind replaying old worries. She…
- Maggi at Midnight – Kabir, 17, has board exams in three weeks. He skips breakfast to save time, grabs a samosa at lunch, and by evening is starving. At midnight…
- Counting Every Step – Grace, 29, a marketing executive in Manchester, started jogging to feel better after a breakup. Soon she was running twice a day, even with a sore…
- Kavita, Age 34 – Thirty-four-year-old Kavita felt as though she were constantly running on empty. She was exhausted all the time, her mood was perpetually low, and she had secretly…
Shloks
- Bhagavad Gita 6.17 – For one who is moderate in food and recreation, moderate in work, and moderate in sleep and waking, yoga becomes the destroyer of sorrow.
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