Zach Schermele lived the typical life you would expect of a boy growing up in Montana. As he describes it, Zach “grew up in a household with no short supply of hunter’s orange, Sunday night football, and diesel trucks. He was also harboring a secret. Zach Schermele was living with anorexia nervosa. “I am a…
ReadMajor-league baseball players don’t typically walk away from the game willingly. Usually, it is a combination of injury, age, or scandal that lead to early retirement. This week, though, Mariner’s catcher Mike Marjama abruptly retired from baseball for a very different reason. The 28-year-old is quitting the sport to become an Ambassador for the National…
ReadA star of the Archie Comics-inspired TV show Riverdale is partnering with Project HEAL to raise money and awareness for an issue that has affected her throughout her life. Camila Mendes, who plays the mysterious Veronica Lodge, revealed that eating disorders have been an issue in her family since she was young. Her sister suffered…
ReadEating disorders are a dangerous problem, but you might often hear people brush off the illness as “young women trying to get thin.” That couldn’t be farther from the truth. Eating disorders affect people of all ages, genders, body types, and social classes. However, because of the stigma related to eating disorders, those who live…
ReadEating disorders are a serious condition, but it is plagued by misunderstandings. Many people think of disorders like anorexia and bulimia as “girl problems” or “a young person’s disorder”, but neither of those is true. Eating disorders do not discriminate by gender, age, race, or even body size. Because of these myths and misunderstandings, countless…
ReadThis Saturday, The Oklahoma Eating Disorder Association is sponsoring a walk in Oklahoma City in an effort to increase awareness and decrease stigma surrounding eating disorders. Over 30 million people in the U.S. experience some form of clinically significant eating disorder at some point in their lives, which can lead to severe physical illness and death.…
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