Do You Have An Eating Disorder?

It is normal to want to look good. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be comforted when youre anxious or depressed. But if youre nervous when its meal time because youre afraid youll gain weight, or youre terrified of getting fat; and you throw up food after eating; if these attitudes describes you, youre not alone. The fact is, millions of youth-most of them girls have an Eating Disorder.

Each of these Eating Disorders, anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge eating has distinct symptoms but all of them involve an abnormal attitude toward food.

anorexia EATING DISORDER:

This Eating Disorder describes a girl no matter how slim she may be, sees an obese person whenever she looks in the mirror. To lose weight, she will resort to extreme measures. Weight loss is a common symptom, hair loss; dry skin, fatigue and loss of bone density are other symptoms. Menstrual periods can become irregular or even cease for several consecutive months. These symptoms may sound harmless but make no mistakes anorexia eating disorder is life threatening. One study shows that up to 10 percent of sufferers of this Eating Disorder die. Usually as a result of organ failure or other problems related to improper nutrition.

BULIMIA EATING DISORDER:

The sufferer of bulimia eating disorder does not avoid food rather binges, consuming as many as 15,000 calories in just two hours, then purges what has been eaten, usually by inducing vomit or by taking laxatives or diuretics. Bingeing is usually carried out in secret. After the binge, however, guilt sets in.

Despite any seeming benefit, purging is dangerous. Laxative misuse weakens the intestinal lining and can lead to inflammation or infection. Frequent vomiting can result in dehydration, tooth decay, damage to the esophagus, and even heart failure. BINGE EATING DISORDER:

Like the bulimic, a sufferer of the eating disorder will consume large amount of food .The difference is that there is no purging. As a result, the binge Eating Disorder sufferer may be overweight. Some will however, starve themselves after a binge or engage in rigorous exercise. Sometimes when weight is maintained in this way, family and friends remain oblivious to the bingers plight.

Even without purging, bingeing Eating Disorder is dangerous. It can lead to diabetics, high blood pressure, heart disease and a number of other maladies. It can also take a heavy emotional toll.

Note that most people who want to lose weight or get into shape do not have an eating Disorder. Still after considering the above, you might wonder if you are heading in that direction; ask yourself;

Am I ashamed or embarrassed about my habits or rituals related to food?

Do I hide my eating habits from others?

Has food become the biggest part of my life?

Do I weigh myself more than once a day?

Am I willing to take risk to lose weight?

Have I experimented with self induced vomiting, laxatives or diuretics

Have my eating habits affected my social life for example, do I prefer to be alone rather than with others so I can binge or purge in secret?

If your answers to these questions indicate that you have an eating disorder, ask yourself:

Am I really happy living this way?

What can I do about the situation?

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Creating a Solar Heated Swimming Pool - Part 1

Solar Pool Part 1: Making your swimming pool more efficient

Swimming pools offer a great way to exercise and beat the summer heat. However, installing and maintaining a pool can get expensive. Fortunately, The sun can provide the heat needed to keep your pool warm enough for a nice swim.

Before investing in a solar water heating system for your pools, however make sure that your pool is effeiciently filtering and circulating the water it has. Inefficiency costs money! In fact, installing a smaller higher efficiency pump and running less each day can save up to 75 percent in energy costs.

Which pump you choose depends on the size of your swimming pool, how much it is used and local weather conditions. One study shows that a three-quarter-horsepower or smaller pump is generally sufficient for most residential pools. At the same time, install a larger filter and make sure that pipes are as short and straight as possible. A large cartridge type filter is more efficient that the cheaper diatomaceous earth types. In addition, cartridges require about half as much power to push the water through.

What about circulation? You can save some bucks by simply cutting back on the amount of time the circulation pumps run. Many are set to run 6 to 12 hours a day. However, about one to three hours a day is typically all thats needed to keep water fresh. Cutting back may mean that the pool filter doesnt collect as much debris, but you can skim it off as needed or keep the pool covered.

Whats next? Most of a pools heat loss occurs at the surface where the heated water evaporates or radiates away. A pool cover offers an effective way of keeping heat and water in a pool by reducing surface evaporation. A pool cover can reduce water loss by one third to one half. And each gallon of 80 degree water that evaporates removes about 8,000 BTU from the pool. In addition, reducing water loss also reduces the amount of chemical water treatment required.

The best way to reduce evaporation and even take advantage of the suns radiation is to add a solar cover to your swimming pool. Dark covers hold more heat in than clear or light-colored solar covers. A solar cover can pay for itself in energy savings within the first year, yet they have a lifespan of 3 to 5 years.

One more energy consumption tip for your solar heated pool: Install a windbreak. A fence or plants around a pool can reduce evaporation by 300 percent or more. An effective windbreak must be high and close enough to the pool to block wind from moving across the waters surface, but it cant block sunlight.

Chad Hartman is a solar power supporter and a staff writer for Go-Solar.org. To learn more about solar energy and how you can benifit from it, please visit our site at: http://Go-Solar.org

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Workout Tips from Hollywood Fitness Babes

People who I consider Hollywood fitness babes are Hollywood actors and actresses who get in great shape during movie roles. Here are some great examples of "fitness babes"...in no particular order.

1) Jessica Biel in "Blade Trinity"

2) Daniel Craig in "James Bond"

3) Megan Fox in "Transformers"

4) Jessica Alba in "Into the Blue"

5) Brad Pitt in "Fight Club"

6) Jamie Foxx in "Miami Vice"

7) Demi Moore in "Charlie's Angels"

8) Halle Berry in "Cat woman"

9) Angelina Jolie in "Tomb Raider"

10) Mathew McConaughey in "Sahara"

What are some of the commonalities between these Hollywood fitness babes?

for the most part they do not pack on muscle for their upcoming movie roles. They typically focus on losing body fat and gaining muscle tone. I would argue that none of these actors and actresses packed on muscle for any of these roles.

The nice thing about losing body fat is that it makes men's faces handsome by giving them a square-jawed look...for women it emphasizes their cheekbones. People rarely talk about how getting fit affects the definition in the face. It is one of the reasons Hollywood's actors and actresses look so attractive.

Also...drinking plenty of water and eating clean for a few months before a movie, gives actors and actresses glowing skin. You would be surprised at how much better your skin looks once you lose toxins in your body. A combination of water and sweating through cardio really cleans out your system.

These are just a few fitness tips you can learn from Hollywood fitness babes...there are many, many more.

about the Author: Rusty Moore is a trainer who gives advice to men and women who want a body that attracts the opposite sex. Don't train to be bulky! Learn the rapid weight loss secrets of Hollywood's finest and get lean and sexy instead. Visit his site today...www.FitnessBlackBook.com

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