Guest guest Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Hahahaha So true, so true. I guess it's "normal" to go to McDonalds, eat sugar and candy and soda pop and eat yourself sick. Kristina In a message dated 1/16/05 9:27:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, writes: Message: 7 Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:11:34 -0000 "Sarah Jane Buhr" <drmrgrl247Re: OrthorexiaWhat's the medical term for people who don't think twice about the crap they shovel in their mouth? What's it called when people refuse to see the direct correlation between eating healthy food and living a long and disease-free life? Interesting how they have a medical term to marginalize those that are working to prevent disease and a serious visit to the doctor. , lv2breathe@a... wrote:> > I have had this. I have had excessive fears about some foods and excessive > concern over the proper diet.> > Now...I don't think not eating animals is one of them...that is a real > values based choice...and important one.> > I think it becomes excessive when so much of ones life is taken in thinking > about food, nutrition what one is going to eat, guilt over having eating the > wrong foods...instead of living.> > Kristina> > In a message dated 1/12/05 11:45:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > writes:> > Message: 9 > Thu, 13 Jan 2005 04:54:50 -0000> "Anouk Sickler" <zurumato@e...>> orthorexia nervosa> > > > I went to the supermarket, to shop with my cousin, > of course I rejected many foods, as this was not a health food store.> She said that I suffer from a disease called orthorexia. > "I'm telling you, you have it"> > I thought that she was joking at first, she's a nurse, but I've never > heard of this term.> but I looked it up and sure enough, Orthorexia is a person who > suffers from an obsession with healthy foods. > > there is a website, www.orthorexia.com.> she is a school nurse in the bronx.> her job is to administer ritalin to kids in school every morning.> anyway, I don't think I have this, I am just trying to analyze her > comment, as my thought is that she probably just has a problem with > veganism. > > -anouk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 .... and they don't have a name for their disease - other than 'laziness' I guess. Jo Hahahaha So true, so true. I guess it's "normal" to go to McDonalds, eat sugar and candy and soda pop and eat yourself sick. Kristina In a message dated 1/16/05 9:27:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, writes: Message: 7 Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:11:34 -0000 "Sarah Jane Buhr" <drmrgrl247Re: OrthorexiaWhat's the medical term for people who don't think twice about the crap they shovel in their mouth? What's it called when people refuse to see the direct correlation between eating healthy food and living a long and disease-free life? Interesting how they have a medical term to marginalize those that are working to prevent disease and a serious visit to the doctor. , lv2breathe@a... wrote:> > I have had this. I have had excessive fears about some foods and excessive > concern over the proper diet.> > Now...I don't think not eating animals is one of them...that is a real > values based choice...and important one.> > I think it becomes excessive when so much of ones life is taken in thinking > about food, nutrition what one is going to eat, guilt over having eating the > wrong foods...instead of living.> > Kristina> > In a message dated 1/12/05 11:45:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > writes:> > Message: 9 > Thu, 13 Jan 2005 04:54:50 -0000> "Anouk Sickler" <zurumato@e...>> orthorexia nervosa> > > > I went to the supermarket, to shop with my cousin, > of course I rejected many foods, as this was not a health food store.> She said that I suffer from a disease called orthorexia. > "I'm telling you, you have it"> > I thought that she was joking at first, she's a nurse, but I've never > heard of this term.> but I looked it up and sure enough, Orthorexia is a person who > suffers from an obsession with healthy foods. > > there is a website, www.orthorexia.com.> she is a school nurse in the bronx.> her job is to administer ritalin to kids in school every morning.> anyway, I don't think I have this, I am just trying to analyze her > comment, as my thought is that she probably just has a problem with > veganism. > > -anouk To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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