Battling Addiction

By Michael Russell

The German translation for bulimia is “Fresssucht”, literally meaning “addiction to eating”. Like all addictions, it has a devastating effect on the mind and body and needs to be managed through proper treatment.

Though experts disagree on the statistics, it estimated that between 8% and 10% of the US population suffers from bulimia. 90% to 95% of these are women of all ages. 10% of the affected will die.

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By Michael Russell

The human body functions using a set of inter-connected activities and processes all of which combine together to create the natural rhythms of our day-to-day existence. When this innate balance is disturbed, we experience conditions that are medically described as ‘disorders’. When the physiological equations are disturbed, the common manifestations of the imbalance are in the areas of sleep and food intake. The most widely accepted signs of physical wellness are normal appetite and sound sleep; conversely, when a person has an irregular appetite or sleeps badly, he is generally diagnosed as ‘unwell’.

Eating disorders affect millions of people in today’s world and are a by-product of the stress and strain of modern life. The condition called an eating disorder, or EDR, as it is referred to, occurs in various forms. It is commonly thought that an eating disorder is over eating, but this is not true; neither do the disorders relate to the appetite or digestive system of the individual. The underlying reasons are very often psychological, sociological or related to peer perceptions.

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By Michael Russell

Binge eating, also called compulsive overeating, is considered the most common eating disorder. Most of the affected people are obese or mildly obese. Unlike anorexia and bulimia, it affects men and women at almost the same rate, with women being slightly more vulnerable.

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