Health & Wellness

Body Image

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The Cutting Edge – Self-Injury and Mutilation: Pleasure Through Pain

By: Karen Koch

Why Eat Real Food: Our Culture’s Fear of Fat is Unhealthy

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Junk Food Ban for Children: Kids Watching TV Won’t See As Much Sugar

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Anabolic Steroids for Women: Regardless of Side Effects, Women are Taking These to Lose Weight

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Buff Men and their Muscles: Steroid Use to Attain the Perfect Body

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Body Dysmorphic Disorder Research: Perceived Flaws and Imperfections Lead to a Distorted Sense of Self

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

A Bodacious Shopping Experience: Sizes 10-24, Clothing to Celebrate Your Curves

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Body Image in the GLBT Community: Eating Disorders on the Rise for Gay and Lesbian Individuals

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Jay Manuel Talks Body Image: Host of Canada’s Next Top Model Tackles Anorexia

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Lily Allen and Body Image: English Singer Bites Back After Cheryl Tweedy Comment

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Calculate BMI to Work in Industry: Ban on Skinny Models Spreads

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Fulfilling Exercise: Exercising without a workout

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Creative Exercises: Get those creative juices flowing

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Media, Eating Disorders and Girls: Focusing on Appearance Alone is Not Healthy for Girls

By: Sandra Williams

Skinny Mannequins Get Healthier: Images in store windows are getting a makeover

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Dove Campaign Model: The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Over Exercise: Over exercising is becoming common

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Tyra Banks Fat? Tyra speaks out about her fat photos

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Girl Power Project: Join the rebellion

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Vogue and Eating Disorders: Vogues magazine tackles body image on its cover with Jennifer Hudson

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Tyra Banks, Fat Photos: Unflattering pictures of Tyra appear on the internet

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Perfect Body: Our society’s quest for the perfect body is the new Holy Grail

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

I Hate my Body: Body Worlds 3: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies, by Gunther von Hagens

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

What is Beauty: How do you define beauty?

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Growing Up a Girl: Growing up a teenage girl is different than it has ever been

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Teens in L.A. Teenagers growing up in Los Angeles, California

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Black Women, Body Image: African-American Women Talk About Their Bodies

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Body Image in the Locker Room: The gym spawns erratic behaviour

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Early Women’s Fashion: And Body Image

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

A Psychologist’s Opinion Contd: Ellen Domm, Registered Psychologist, answers a few more questions.

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Girls Rock! Just The Way We Are: Wise Teens Offer Tweens & Moms Advise on Healthy Body Image, Self-Esteem & Personal Empowerment

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Patricia Arquette Says No: Actor Defies Thin Ideal by Not Losing Weight

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Chronic Dieting Can Be Dangerous: When Dieting Leads to Disordered Eating

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Dieting: Controlling our Lives While on a Diet

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

The Breast Implant Myth: What they don’t tell you about plastic surgery

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Loving Yourself Girls Project: Teen girls encouraged to foster self-esteem

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Appalling Ad: An advertisement that doesn't attract me

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Loving Yourself Girls Project: Teen girls need to feel self-confident

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

A Psychologist’s Opinion Contd: Dealing with college life

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

All Made Up: A book about the media and body image

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

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