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Have you ever heard of orthorexia? I know I hadn’t before I started researching for this series and I know even a lot of health professionals aren’t familiar with this ever growing, oh so common type of disordered eating. My guest today had no idea she was struggling with a disorder until she she was encouraged by a friend to seek professional help. It is a sneaky disorder that flies under the radar because it is very culturally accepted and even applauded. The more I learned about orthorexia the more I became certain of one thing. We need to talk about orthorexia more!
When does one cross the line from living a thriving life with a healthy connection to food over to struggling with orthorexia?!
What is orthorexia? Simply put, it is the obsession with eating foods one considers to be healthy and someone who suffers from orthorexia goes to extremes to avoid specific foods they deem as harmful and bad. You do not have to check every box to be “sick” enough to seek help and when you seek professional help look for people who understand this disorder.
Here is a link for one such online organization called Nourishing Minds Nutrition.
10 signs you might be struggling:
How orthorexia affected Emma:
What helped Emma in her journey to overcome orthorexia:
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