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10 signs you may have a bleeding disorder
(BPT) – Harley Noffsinger was a typical kid who liked to play outside and stay active. When she was 7, everything changed. She got a nose bleed, but unlike most people’s experiences, her bleeding wouldn’t stop. It lasted 90 minutes. Noffsinger’s parents brought her to the emergency room at the nearest hospital, where she was diagnosed […]
Common Signs Your Client May Have an Eating Disorder
Eating disorders are complex, clinically diagnosed conditions that can have serious physical and emotional complications. In the U.S. alone, there are nearly 30 million men and women affected by one of the three major disorders. As a health and fitness professional, you can play an important role in recognizing early warning signs, which may increase […]
Common Signs Your Client May Have an Eating Disorder
Eating disorders are complex, clinically diagnosed conditions that can have serious physical and emotional complications. In the U.S. alone, there are nearly 30 million men and women affected by one of the three major disorders. As a health and fitness professional, you can play an important role in recognizing early warning signs, which may increase […]
Mouse version of an autism spectrum disorder improves when diet includes a synthetic oil
When young mice with the rodent equivalent of a rare autism spectrum disorder (ASD), called Rett syndrome, were fed a diet supplemented with the synthetic oil triheptanoin, they lived longer than mice on regular diets. Importantly, their physical and behavioral symptoms were also less severe after being on the diet, according to results of new […]
Instagram Thinspo Ban Wont Combat Pro-eating Disorder Web Content
Now Instagram is under fire for failing to adequately ban images that promote unsafe (and sometimes deadly[1]) dietary practices. According to the Telegraph[2], Beat, a UK organization that works to aid those grappling with eating disorders, believes the popular photo-sharing site could be doing more to remove photos that may be classified as thinspo. “It’s […]