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Self Acceptance ~ Health ~ Well-being

1. Work with an eating disorder specialist treatment team.
   
   
2. Develop self acceptance through practicing compassion toward self.
   
   
3. Develop a positive and self nurturing internal dialogue.
   
   
4. Get treatment for co-occurring disorders such as anxiety and depression.
   
   
5. Practice mindfulness and living in the moment.
   
   
6. Listen to and honor your feelings.
   
   
7. Eat well and listen to your body's hunger and fullness signs.
   
   
8. Accept your genetic makeup and appreciate your body.
   
   
9. Have a relapse prevention or correction plan.
   
   
10. Develop faith and trust in God and let go of what you cannot control.

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Featured Blog: Have any happy food/eating memories?

Liverwurst and Melted Cheese

Vividly, I remember sitting on the stained, hardwood floor in front of the oven, ready, waiting, wanting to eat, watching bubbles begin to stretch through the cheese over pink liverwurst softening, oozing to the edge of the bread. Basking in the orange glow of the broiler, I watched my liverwurst and cheese sandwich melt together. Surrounded in warmth radiating through the oven door and from my mother beside me, I looked forward to eating. Every day, after jumping on my parents’ bed while watching “The Elephant Show” on Nickelodeon, and before going to afternoon kindergarten, this was my routine. Sometimes, I’d have bologna and cheese rolled up and pierced with toothpicks or a few different varieties of sandwiches with the crusts cut off with a side of fruit and chocolate milk. But for the most part, on most days, I wanted and had liverwurst and melted cheese.

Holding on to this memory seemed to help me during treatment. It made me want to feel that way again. To know when I was hungry, to ask for what I wanted, to automatically give myself what I needed, to think about nothing but how good what I was eating tasted and how warm I felt, to not give it a second thought after it was gone, and to feel satisfied being full. To find a definitive, positive, fond memory about food, I had to go all the way back to kindergarten...

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Harvard Business School Fashionably Fights Eating Disorders

Published by Victoria L. Venegas on April 27, 2010 at 7:16PM

April is the month for fashion shows with a cause, it seems, and on April 13, the Harvard Business School’s Retail and Apparel Club hosted its 7th annual HBS fashion show at Mantra , a restaurant in downtown Boston. Every year, the fashion show aims to raise awareness for a selected charity “through the lens of fashion,” according to a press kit for the fashion show.

This year, the students celebrated beautiful people, beautiful clothes, and beautiful bodies in an effort to raise awareness for this year’s charity, the Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Despite the irony of a fashion show benefitting the prevention of eating disorders, the show attracted a large crowd and sold out the venue, according to Harbus, the HBS weekly student-run newspaper.

The attendees had the pleasure of watching models saunter down the runway in designer duds from a broad range of labels including Marc Jacobs, Marchesa, Banana Republic, and DKNY. These couture brands weren’t worn by professional models, but instead by 35 HBS students and their partners—including former beauty pageant winner Miss Malaysia 2009.

Harbus reported the organizers treated their guests to goodie bags filled with fashion essentials, including make-up, coupons, sample sized fragrances, and the zero-calorie, zero-guilt beverage Skinny Water.

Watch a recording of their fashion show here. Article published in the Crimson, newsletter of Harvard Business School.

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Problem of Anorexia for Male Australians

Source: International Business Times, 25 April, 2010

An alarming percentage of teenagers and youngsters are taking up numerous dangerous methods just to lose weight.

Studies showed that about 68 percent of girls ages 15 years old and up are already on diet and, out of these girls, there would be some who will binge drink or cause self harm and others will resort to dieting that is dangerous.

According to a study of adolescents aged 11 to 15, Sixteen percent of the girls and seven percent for the boys had resorted to starving, smoking, vomiting and laxative abuse in order to shed some pounds.

The Butterfly Foundation states that Australia has the highest levels of men who are in the state of anorexia. An alarming ratio of one out of four children with anorexia in Australia are boys.

Nurse practitioner Elizabeth Burns at Mary Walker Health Center said, "The problem with anorexic people, who are restricting their food intake, is that it is hard for them to recognize that they have a problem.

Read more about Australia and eating disorder information, resources and treatment options.

Dr. Kenneth Weiner, eating disorder treatment expert, presents free teleconference

For Immediate release

Contact: Shannon Cutts

Phone: 713-906-9888

Email: mc@mentorconnect-ed.org

MentorCONNECT: www.mentorconnect-ed.org

Attention: Feature and Event Desks

[April 23, 2010] – Nationally-known eating disorders treatment expert Dr. Kenneth Weiner, MD, CEDS, founding partner and CEO of the Eating Recovery Center, will present a FREE teleconference on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at 8pm central time. All are welcome to attend. RSVP’s are required.

Event Details

Event Date: May 5th, 2010

Event Time: 8-9:15pm central standard time

Event Type: Teleconference

To Register: Send an email with “RSVP for Dr. Ken” to mc@mentorconnect-ed.org

RSVP Deadline: May 5th at noon

For More Info: Contact MentorCONNECT at 713-906-9888 or mc@mentorconnect-ed.org

About this event

Each day we wake up , we set our minds and our hearts for the challenges ahead, and we choose for one more day to make recovery our number one priority. But the moment we step outside our door we are confronted with ever more messages and images that reinforce the perpetuation of the very disorder we are striving to recover from! Most challenging of all, we are forced to confront on a daily basis the assumptions and opinions of others who do not understand what we suffer from and believe that an eating disorder is a choice, not a disease. They do not understand that unlike others in recovery, we cannot just stay away from food…or “just eat”. It is not that simple. Dr. Kenneth Weiner has dedicated more than 25 years to developing effective and innovative approaches for overcoming these very challenges. In this inspiring and empowering teleconference, Dr. Weiner shares his recommendations for how to achieve sustainable recovery in spite of the environmental obstacles we often face along the way.

About the event sponsors

This event is sponsored by MentorCONNECT, the first global eating disorders mentoring organization. Based in Houston since its inception in September 2007, MentorCONNECT now has a presence in 32 USA states and 12 countries, and has sponsored free events featuring such notable authors and speakers as Jessica Setnick, Jenni Schaefer, Dr. Carolyn Becker, Doris Smeltzer, Thom Rutledge, Kirsten Haglund-Miss America 2008, Andrea Roe, Cheryl Kerrigan, and others. MentorCONNECT thanks its sponsors Remuda Ranch, Rogers Memorial Hospital, Tapestry Treatment Center, the You Are Not Alone Book, and Ilissa Banhazl, MFT.

More About Dr. Kenneth Weiner:

Kenneth Weiner, MD, CEDS, is the Founding Partner and CEO of the Eating Recovery Center and has been widely recognized as a national expert in the treatment of eating disorders throughout his career. He has been honored to have been voted eight times by his medical colleagues as Best Doctor in Denver for his dedicated work. His past work has included creating and directing the Columbine Psychiatric Center's eating disorders program, the Bethesda Eating Disorder Program, and the Eating Disorder Center of Denver. His focus continues to be developing innovative, sustainable recovery options in the field of eating disorder treatment.

More About MentorCONNECT:

MentorCONNECT is the first global online eating disorders mentoring community. Membership and all services are always free to members, and certain events are also opened up to the larger community. In addition to offering one-on-one mentoring matches, membership includes access to a password-protected, moderated, PRO-recovery community forum with two live weekly e-support groups and one Houston-based book study support group, periodic retreats and special events, a wide variety of online themed support groups, recovery blogs, personalized profile pages, the ability to upload photos / video / songs / artwork, and moderated chat / email services. To volunteer your services as a caring mentor, be matched with a mentor, or find general support, visit us at www.mentorconnect-ed.org

Prevalence and Outcome of Eating Disorders

Prevalence of Eating Disorders

Each year, millions of people in the United States succumb to potentially life-threatening eating disorders. Estimates of people afflicted with Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa in the United States range from 2% to 6%. This implies that between 5 and 16 million people suffer from these disorders. Approximately 90% of those afflicted with these disorders are women.

The potentially fatal disease, Anorexia Nervosa, occurs within the population at approximately .5% to 2%. Estimates for the occurrence of Bulimia Nervosa range between 1% to 4% of the population. Although eating disorders can affect people of all ages, 86% of individuals afflicted with these disorders report the onset before the age of 20.

The occurrence of eating disorders among college age women can almost be considered epidemic. Between 19% and 30% of this age group display bulimic behavior. The current trend is that eating disorders are affecting younger and younger individuals. It is estimated that currently 11% of high school students may have a diagnosable eating disorder.

Athletes and dancers may face a greater risk for developing an eating disorder. In ballet, for example, success may depend on the attainment of a wiry and extremely thin body type. For athletes, particularly women in “appearance sports” which include gymnastics and figure skating, appearance also seems to play a key role in success. Of females who participate in these types of athletic activities, as well as track and cross-country, 62% have been reported to have eating disorders.

Course and Outcome of Eating Disorders

The onset for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa is usually during late adolescence or early adulthood. The illnesses usually begin following a stressful life event. Many eating disordered individuals feel out of control with their life and through the practice of the eating disorder get a false sense of control. They often went through a period of being overweight and being teased or felt left out because of their weight. Their first attempts at weight loss were often met with success and positive comments from their family and peers.

Of individuals with eating disorders, 77% usually practice their eating disorders between 1 and 15 years. Eating disorders are among the deadliest mental disorders with up to 10% succumbing to death as a result of starvation, cardiac arrest, or suicide.

Eating disorders are most successfully treated with early diagnosis. For anorexics that receive treatment, 40% recover completely, 40% make only partial recovery, and 20% have chronic problems. For bulimics, 50% recover completely, 35% have some bulimic episodes, and 15% still have chronic problems with their bulimia.

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Remuda Ranch Co-Sponsors Advanced Treatment for Eating Disorders National Conference 2010 in Las Vegas

Ben Franklin Institute and Remuda Ranch Present Clinical Recipes for Success ~ Advanced Treatments for Eating Disorders, May 13 -­ 16, 2010 in Las Vegas

Phoenix (April 20, 2010) ­ Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders is co-sponsoring the Clinical Recipes for Success ­ Advanced Treatment for Eating Disorders national conference at the Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, NV, May 13 -16, 2010.

The conference is geared for professionals who treat clients with eating disorders in a clinical setting, as well as other professionals, including: dietitians, counselors and social workers who come in contact with peoplewho may be suffering from eating disorders. Attendees will be offered continuing education credits of 22.5.

Renowned speaker Dr. Ralph Carson, a partner with Remuda Ranch, will discuss Food & Mood: When Food and Eating is a Problem in Life. Dr. Carson's presentation will cover emotional eating and how it plagues dietary adherence, triggers binges and may lead to an addiction. It will feature a brain model of how mood and cravings are linked and provide solutions to alter this behavior.

Other speakers at the conference will include: Walter Kaye, MD; Margo Maine, PhD; Anita Johnston, PhD; Emmett Bishop, MD; Ken Weiner, MD; Ann-Kearney-Cooke, PhD; Carolyn Coker Ross, MD and Marcia Herrin, EdD, RD.

Pertinent issues covered at the conference will include: evidence-based nutrition approaches; body image and self esteem; mindfulness; food and the brain; obesity; Maudsley techniques; etiology and treatment of eating disorders; anorexia nervosa; males and eating disorders; bulimia and much more.

For more information on the conference, please visit: www.bfisummit.com.

About Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders: Remuda Ranch offers inpatient and residential programs for individuals suffering from eating or anxiety disorders. Each patient is treated by a multi-disciplinary team including a Psychiatric and a Primary Care Provider, Registered Dietitian, Masters Level therapist, Psychologist and Registered
Nurse. The professional staff equips each patient with the right tools to live a healthy, productive life. For more information, call 1-800-445-1900 or visit www.remudaranch.com.

Book Announcement: Telling ED NO! and Other Practical Tools to Conquer Your Eating Disorder and Find Freedom

by Cheryl Kerrigan

With more than 100 practical tools to help you conquer your eating disorder and find freedom, Telling ED NO! is a unique, accessible survivor’s guide.

Held captive by her eating disorder (ED) for more than two decades, Cheryl experienced an entire childhood, adolescence, and much of her adulthood from the perspective of a tortured prisoner until she found the strength and support to break free. Based on the author's own incredible story, Telling ED NO! brings the recovery process to life. Using inspiring real-life stories and candid straight-talk, Cheryl presents over 100 practical recovery tools as well as exercises and questions designed to encourage journaling and discussion that will help you navigate your path to recovery. You will learn:

~ why having a treatment team is essential, and how to assemble one
~how to end self-destructive behaviors such as cutting and over-exercising
~how to transform ED's controlling rules into powerful new recovery rules
~how to enjoy family holidays and nights out with friends without anxiety

Full of raw emotion, tough decisions, fears, and triumphs, this unique workbook will help you learn to incorporate food, laughter, and love back into your daily life one step at a time.

Purchase through Amazon or Read more about Telling ED NO!

Need Help Finding the Right Eating Disorder Treatment?

The new Eating Disorder Specialist Library features detailed overviews and pictures of eating disorder treatment centers and providers. Simplify your search for specialized treatment today!

Many eating disorder sufferers and families find that reviewing the online ‘virtual brochures’ offered in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library greatly simplifies their search and puts them in touch with some of the best treatment centers and providers for their loved one suffering from anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder.

This new and rapidly expanding eating disorder specialist library is an excellent tool for eating disorder sufferers, families, friends and treatment providers who feel overwhelmed with where to begin in the search for appropriate care for the eating disorder sufferer.

Finding highly skilled professionals specialized in the field is key to successful recovery. Begin your search here...

Eating Disorder Hope Newsletter - April 15, 2010

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News, Events, Free Book Drawings, Articles, Treatment Center Information, Editorial Column, Research, Blogs & Announcements.

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Rader Programs The treatment staff at Rader Programs has been providing high-quality clinical programs for over 20 years. We specialize in the treatment of eating and related disorders. It is our mission to help save the lives of those suffering from eating disorders. The primary purpose of Rader Programs is to treat the dysfunctional behavior in a supportive environment. A staff of caring and experienced professionals, many who are recovering themselves, assist the affected individual and their family in developing a life long program for recovery. We recognize the complexity of the disorder and understand the medical, psychological, physical, and nutritional aspects of eating disorders. Our treatment approach is centered around the special needs of each individual and we are completely committed to help individuals achieve recovery. View Rader Programs in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library at: www.eatingdisorderhope.com/eating-disorder-specialist-rader-programs ***Generous Partnering Platinum Sponsor of Eating Disorder Hope ~ Making our Work Possible! Rader Programs

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Timberline Knolls Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center provides eating disorder treatment for women on 43 beautiful acres just outside of Chicago. We offer a nurturing environment of recovery for women ages 12 and older struggling to overcome eating disorders, with or without other co-occurring disorders such as substance abuse/drug addiction, mood disorders or anxiety disorders. A leader in eating disorder treatment, Timberline Knolls provides real and lasting help for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders. Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center has helped hundreds of women and their families achieve long-term recovery, including many who have suffered repeated relapses because of previously unidentified or under-addressed co-occurring disorders. Timberline Knolls recognizes that each woman has a unique story, and we are committed to helping her harness her own distinctive strengths. Our expert treatment staff forms a collaborative partnership with the resident, her loved ones and outpatient treatment providers. Together, we craft an individualized eating disorder treatment plan for each woman so she may develop the skills she will need to experience the joys of lifelong recovery. ***Generous Platinum Sponsor of Eating Disorder Hope ~ Making our Work Possible! Timberline Knolls

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Advanced Treatments for Eating Disorders National Conference 2010 May 13 – 16, 2010 22.5 CEs offered Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa Las Vegas, NV. This conference is geared for professionals who treat clients with eating disorders in a clinical setting, as well as other professionals, including dietitians, counselors and social workers who come in contact with people who may be suffering from eating disorders during the course of their daily work. Pertinent Issues include Evidence Based Nutrition Approaches, Body Image & Self Esteem, Mindfulness, Food & the Brain, Obesity, Maudsley Techniques, Etiology & Treatment of ED, Anorexia Nervosa, Males & Eating Disorders, Bulimia, etc. Renowned Speakers include Walter Kaye, MD; Margo Maine, PhD; Anita Johnston, PhD; Emmett Bishop, MD; Ken Weiner, MD; Ann Kearney-Cooke, PhD; Carolyn Coker Ross, MD; Marcia Herrin, EdD, RD; and more. Go to www.BFIsummit.com or call 800-643-0797 to register or for more information. Register and Learn More Here

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News from Eating Disorder Coalition Your advocacy efforts are needed on Capitol Hill Please support the Eating Disorder Coalition's advocacy efforts on April 26th & 27th! Your voice is needed to help eating disorder sufferers obtain the treatment they need to recover and live productive and fulfilling lives! Check out: EDC Advocates Wish List @ www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org/advocateWishlist.htm The EDC warmly welcomes all of you who care about eating disorders from across the United States to attend our April Lobby Day to advocate for the Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act (the FREED Act). Advocates from the states below are in particular high demand as you may be able to convince your Representative to support this bill. We need your voice! If you are from any of the states listed below, or know someone who is, we need YOU to come to the April Lobby Day. Click your State to find your representative and please join us on April 26th and April 27th for our first Lobby Day of 2010 in support of the FREED Act...read more @ http://www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org/advocateWishlist.htm Learn More About the EDC's Lobby Day

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Attention: Treatment Providers: Advanced Treatments for Eating Disorders National Conference 2010

May 13 – 16, 2010 / 22.5 CEs offered

Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa Las Vegas, NV. This conference is geared for professionals who treat clients with eating disorders in a clinical setting, as well as other professionals, including dietitians, counselors and social workers who come in contact with people who may be suffering from eating disorders during the course of their daily work.

Pertinent Issues include Evidence Based Nutrition Approaches, Body Image & Self Esteem, Mindfulness, Food & the Brain, Obesity, Maudsley Techniques, Etiology & Treatment of ED, Anorexia Nervosa, Males & Eating Disorders, Bulimia, etc.

Renowned Speakers include Walter Kaye, MD; Margo Maine, PhD; Anita Johnston, PhD; Emmett Bishop, MD; Ken Weiner, MD; Ann Kearney-Cooke, PhD; Carolyn Coker Ross, MD; Marcia Herrin, EdD, RD; and more. Go to www.BFIsummit.com or call 800-643-0797 to register or for more information.

Attend the 1st national Christian Conference for ED’s and Body Image Issues

June 4-6, 2010, Colorado Springs, CO

Steal away to beautiful Glen Eyrie in Colorado Springs to be refreshed and renewed while learning from great speakers including author John Townsend, PhD (Boundaries, Safe People), Travis Stewart, LPC (Remuda Ranch), Misty Rees, CEDS (Selah House), author John Lynch (TrueFaced) and musical guest JJ Heller.

The Event...

Hungry for Hope was founded in 2007 through a partnership between The Navigators and Remuda Ranch, and has quickly become the premiere Christian conference for eating disorders and body image issues. Now hosted by FINDINGbalance, the conference continues to evolve as a key equipping event for professionals and lay leaders alike.

New for 2010 is an expanded team of professionals and presenters as well as a brand new "community track" featuring workshops uniquely directed to those who have been impacted by eating disorders in a personal way (see schedule).

The Setting

Nestled in the beautiful Garden of the Gods, Glen Eyrie is a key destination for those seeking physical, emotional and spiritual renewal. Conference General Sessions are hosted in a turn-of-the-century castle surrounded by beautiful grounds and wildlife. Guestrooms are available in the castle as well as in other buildings throughout the property.

In our fast-paced culture, a respite from the chaos is often just what’s needed to recharge and refresh. At the Glen, you’ll be immersed in nature, your cell phone probably won’t work, and there won’t be a TV in your room. Can’t be without your computer? Don’t worry. There are internet hookups in the rooms as well as a business center to keep you connected with the outside world.

Your host and theme…

Hosted by FINDINGbalance founder and CEO Constance Rhodes, author of Life Inside the Thin Cage and Finding Balance with Food and host of the national "Fb Gathering" support group video-cast, this year’s conference focuses on the importance of relationship, with a particular emphasis on how authenticity in our relationships with God, self, others, our bodies, and yes, even food, can pave the way to freedom from eating disorders and body image issues.

The schedule...

Click here to see what we’re planning for the 2010 event.

REGISTRATION

To register visit Glen Eyrie’s website and/or call their registration desk at 1-800-944-4536.

Free Book Drawing ~ Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat @ Michelle May, MD

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Please complete the contact form, enter book title in message, and you will automatically be entered into our May 15th, 2010 drawing!

Eat What You Love,

Love What You Eat

@ Michelle May, M.D.

Do you regularly deprive yourself, succumb to temptation, feel guilty, and then start the process all over again? If so, you need this book.

Dr. Michelle May will guide you out of the food-focused, diet-driven downward spiral that leads you to eat, repent, and repeat. She offers a powerful alternative: end your love-hate relationship with food and start eating mindfully and joyfully.

After twenty years of yo-yo dieting, physician Michelle May discovered a peaceful, joyful relationship with food. With down-to-earth language and uncommon sense, she offers a rare prescription for optimal health of the body, mind, heart, and spirit. Dr. May will help you:

· Stop obsessing about food and start loving it

· Resolve mindless and emotional eating

· Rediscover when, what, and how much to eat without restrictive rules

· Learn the truth about nutrition in clear, practical terms

· Stop using exercise as punishment for eating

· Experience the pleasure of eating the foods you love—without guilt or bingeing

· Develop powerful patterns of thinking to live the balanced, vibrant life you desire

Stop Obsessing About Food and Start Loving It!

Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat is the antidote to ineffective dieting. No more rigid rules, strict exercise regimens, questionable drugs, or food substitutes. This book will soon have you eating the foods you love without fear, without guilt, and without bingeing. With your new, powerful patterns of thinking, you’ll create the vibrant, healthy life you deserve.

Available: Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon, and independent book sellers everywhere. Read more or order: http://www.amihungry.com/eat-what-you-love-book.shtml

April 27th Eating Disorders Awareness Conference @ Southlake, Texas

Students and Parents Against Risks to our Kids

Come hear from local eating disorder professionals who are committed to raising awareness of the dangers surrounding eating disorders and the need for early intervention and treatment.

April 27, 2010 7:00-8:30 pm

Location: Carroll Ave. - New DPS Bldg.
Park to the right of the bldg. as you enter off Carroll

Enter through the main entrance above the bronze statues.

Questions: Contact Council Member Laura Hill @ 817-980-5011 or place1@ci.southlake.tx.us

Curvy Women in International Fashion

Source: The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION

From editorial to runway, women with curves are making waves in fashion

By: Lauren La Rose, THE CANADIAN PRESS

6/04/2010 6:24 PM

TORONTO - Slender models still dominate the fashion world, but a growing movement within the industry appears to be embracing women with curvier figures.

Vogue Italia launched "Vogue Curvy," a special section on its website devoted to celebrating fuller-figured beauty. V Magazine's "Size Issue" had a "Curves Ahead" photo shoot showcasing plus-sized models. The April edition of French Elle has full-figured model Tara Lynn on the cover and a multi-page editorial spread on plus-sized models.

In a significant shift, popular German women's magazine Brigitte announced last fall it would highlight "real women" rather than professional models, a move editor-in-chief Andreas Lebert said was a response to readers increasingly saying they were tired of seeing the "protruding bones" of models who weigh far less than the average woman.

Curvier women are also making waves on the catwalk. For a second straight season, Canadian designer Mark Fast presented several plus-sized models on the runway at London Fashion Week in February. And at the recent LG Fashion Week in Toronto, renowned American model Crystal Renn came north of the border to don looks from the affordable Canadian apparel line Joe Fresh Style.

The 23-year-old Renn has spoken candidly on the subject of body image in the fashion industry, and openly shared her own struggles with weight, health and self-esteem in her memoir "Hungry."

Renn, a shapely size 12, said she once suffered from "full-blown anorexia," dropping to 95 pounds. But the model's curvier figure hasn't been a barrier to attaining high-fashion success, walking the runway for Fast and Jean Paul Gaultier, being in ads for Dolce and Gabbana and appearing in Vogue and Glamour.

"When I accepted who I am, I think that's when people started to appreciate me for being unique," Renn said backstage following the Joe Fresh Style show.

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Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders Often Go Hand-In-Hand

Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders often go hand-in-hand. Rader Programs can help!
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