Childhood Eating Disorders

Our society has become obsessed with being thinBoth of these diseases cause severe trauma to
and our children are no exception. They'rethe body. Besides the obvious skeletal
tempted everywhere they go with unhealthyappearance, they can cause the hair and nails to
food choices and an even unhealthier lifestyle.become thin and brittle, the skin to become dry,
Eating food that is filled with fat and emptymenstruation to stop, fatigue to set in, the organs
calories and days spent sitting in front of acan be effected, tooth decay can occur, and
computer playing video games. They hardly standblood pressure can become low. If left untreated,
a chance. We feed them everything that makesboth conditions could eventually lead to death.
them fat, then tell them they should be thin.There's no known cause for these diseases. Low
Instead, we should be giving them healthyself-esteem and the desire to be accepted by
balanced foods and daily exercise. In addition, atheir peers may be a contributing factor. A child
natural herbal formula of moringa seed extractwith an obsessive-compulsive personality could be
which provides vitamins, minerals, B-complex,willing to go for days or weeks eating next to
protein, and essential fatty acids should be a dailynothing to reach the unrealistic weight goal
routine.they've set for themselves and still not be
The two major eating disorders that affect oursatisfied they're thin enough. Our society has
children today are anorexia and bulimia. A childmade it impossible for young girls to be able to
with anorexia will become so obsessed withaccept themselves. How can they, when every
becoming thin that they'll starve themselves ormagazine they open yields images of skinny
binge and purge and exercise to excess. Evenmodels and actresses for them to envy.
after getting below a weight that is normal forWe need to provide our children with healthy
their height, they still see themselves as too big.choices in both food and lifestyle. Teach them
Anorexia most commonly begins affectinghow to exercise on a regular basis so it becomes
teenage girls, although boys can also suffer froma way of life. Build there self esteem. Don't
the disease.constantly refer to their weight, talk more about
Young people with bulimia, as with anorexia, aretheir health. Explain to them that the models they
totally pre-occupied with their weight. They neversee in the magazines and on TV aren't necessarily
see themselves as thin enough. People who sufferhealthy. Get them on a regime of natural vitamins
from bulimia will eat large quantities of food andand mineral which will build their immune system
then purge, or vomit, so they don't consume theand help restore healthy hair, teeth and bones.
calories from the food. Except when they'reThe 100% natural blend of herbs such as rose hip
binging and purging, bulimics tend to eat very little.seed, hibiscus flower, elderberry, grapeseed,
They, too, have a tendency to exerciseorange peel, lemon peel, and goji berry will help
excessively and never see themselves thinbuild red blood cells, too.
enough.