I recently made a visit to the doctor's office. While in the waiting room I notice a stack of up right magazines entitled Guide to Binge Eating Disorder. I found it ironic because I had never planned to go to the doctor's office, but God had the actual plans. I learned a great deal more about this condition and what can be done. I realized it is possible my binge eating is due to anxiety. B. E. D is a often a coping mechanism. This disorder is not so uncommon. I learned that talking about this disorder will help.
The first article reads What is binge eating disorder? : Learn about the most common eating disorder in the Unites States. The article starts out giving in site into how binge eating is triggered. In the article it was holding feelings in, instead of talking about a bad break up in high school. "Its not just the frequent binges that characterizes B. E. D, but how a person feels in the throes of the episode". Next the article addressed the emotional aspect, the embarrassment or shame associated with this disorder. This is going to be one of those moments where I am going to be open and vulnerable or transparent. I have felt a deep since of shame when it comes to this disorder. Like the article states, immense embarrassment and shame ". . compels suffers to binge in private". The article talks more about: What's behind B.E.D, The toll it takes, and how to get help. The last section is aptly titled : Finding your way to take back control!. This section is a bit more in dept about each of the options for help: Psychotherapy, Nutritional counseling and Medication.
When I first started this blog I looked into documentaries about Overeating and Binge Eating Disorders. Many of the initial videos were documentaries being conducted in the UK or other countries. This video was the latest I have found and this was done here in the States.
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Help Wanted RESEARCH SHOWS THAT VOLUNTEERING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH
If you’ve ever served Thanksgiving dinner at a homeless shelter, rung the bell for the Salvation Army, or written a check to a favorite charity, you probably recall the calm glow of satisfaction social scientists call the “helper’s high.” But do such acts of generosity have lasting physical benefits? Yes, says Stephen G. Post, PhD, a professor of preventive medicine at Stony Brook University and author of The Hidden Gifts of Helping: How the Power of Giving, Compassion, and Hope Can Get Us Through Hard Times. Recent studies show people who volunteer regularly have healthier hearts, less chronic pain, and bolstered immune systems. They battle addiction better and are less likely to suffer dementia with age. They also live longer. “The science is exploding,” Post says. “We have begun to discover that there is something going on, physiologically, in this process of helping others that makes people not only feel happier but also report greater health.” As far back as 1988, an informal analysis of 1,700 female volunteers found that 68% reported a sense of calm after volunteering, akin to what they got from exercise. Decades later, studies used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to track brain activity to explain why. One NIH study of 19 people found that merely cutting a check to charity lights up the mesolimbic reward system (the same brain region that fires when we eat, have sex, or receive money), igniting a flood of dopamine and other feel-good chemicals. When that generosity is practiced face-toface, levels of oxytocin (the calming hormone released when a mother nurses her infant) and pain-killing endorphins also rise, Post says. Meanwhile, as we shift our minds away from our own troubles to focus on others’ needs, levels of stress hormones like cortisol—long known to be hard on the cardiovascular system—fall. One 2013 study of 1,654 older adults found that those who volunteered at least 200 hours per year were 40% less likely to develop high blood pressure than non-volunteers. An evolutionary reason may explain why our reward centers light up when we help someone else. Working in a team, Post and others say, could very well have helped us survive as a species. Some even suggest women’s innate tendency to “tend and befriend” rather than fight or fly in times of crisis could, by buffering stress hormones, partially account for why women live longer than men.
FEELING GOOD HERE ARE THE BEST WAYS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF VOLUNTEERING, SAYS STEPHEN POST, PHD: Help others get through something you’ve gone through. Studies show recovering alcoholics are twice as likely to stay sober when they help other recovering alcoholics, and chronic pain sufferers see their pain decrease when they help someone with a similar condition. Do what you’re good at. When volunteers feel like they’re just in the way, the experience can backfire and boost their stress. Choose a volunteer opportunity where you can make a real contribution. Mean it. Those who contribute to organizations they’re passionate about see stronger physiological responses. “Motivation matters,” Post says. “When people are genuinely altruistic in their actions, they have a better response.”
Marshall, Lisa; Help Wanted RESEARCH SHOWS THAT VOLUNTEERING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH, WebMD, November/December 2015: 15. Print
Nature’s Call:
A walk through the woods may be a boon for your mental health. A new study suggests that spending time in a natural setting can keep negative thoughts at bay and ward off mental illness. In the study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, people who took a 90-minute walk through a natural setting reported fewer negative thoughts than those who strolled in an urban environment. You can benefit from connecting with nature in many ways, says Ellen Albertson, PhD, a psychologist and certified Wellcoach. Walk through a park, forest, or botanical garden. Plant a small tree. Go birding. Lay out a blanket and gaze up at the stars. The trick is to be mindful. “Leave your cellphone at home or in your car, find a place you are drawn to, relax, and observe your surroundings,” Albertson says. Smell the trees. Observe the changing leaves. And don’t let a dip in temperature hold you back. Dress in layers. Proper footwear, a hat, and gloves will keep you warm and dry.—Kara Mayer Robinson
My normal radio station has switched to all Christmas music at the end of last week. I wanted to call and let them know I wasn't ready, lol. I was going to be ready after Thanksgiving. Even if we would have eased into Christmas songs; you know maybe work in some regular praise and worship songs. However we just went from:
Straight to all Christmas music. Which don't get me wrong I like. Just now, there is hardly a chance to give praise. I hear a praise song worked in every now and then, which I will need to focus on and be grateful. With my praise and worship music gone until the new year, I'm going to have to work hard at not becoming a grumpy Scrooge. :)
Going to be on the look out for a new 25lbs. Kettle ball this Black Friday to do these workouts.
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