Eating Disorders
Too Many Gay Men Still Hate Their Bodies
Why body dysmorphia and unhealthy body image issues continue to run rampant in the gay community.
How Tripping on Ayahuasca Could Help People with Eating Disorders
Could a powerfully hallucinogenic tea hold the key to treating eating disorders? A new study interviews ED sufferers who have experimented with the herbal drug from the Amazon.
How My Dad's Toxic Masculinity Gave Me an Eating Disorder
"Handsome Man," he'd call himself. That's what being a man meant to him—looking good.
Recovering From an Eating Disorder Can be More Complicated Than Going Sober
“It’s easy to say, ‘I’m not going to drink or take Xanax.’ But you still have to eat.”
Does Gay Porn Make You Hate Your Body?
In a new study, researchers establish a pretty direct link between gay porn consumption and body dysmorphia.
I Stopped Bingeing and Purging When I Became a Vegan
"Arresting my bulimia took making a radical and mindful change in what I did and didn't eat."
How to Make Good TV About Eating Disorders, According to Survivors
In the wake of Netflix's "To the Bone" and the new BBC3 series "Overshadowed," women with EDs tell us how they want pop culture to portray their illness.
Vegans Shouldn't Ignore the Existence of Eating Disorders
In the fight to dissociate from "clean eating" and spread an ethical message, vegans like myself risk forgetting that disordered eating can exist alongside veganism.
Ayahuasca Is Being Studied as a Treatment for Eating Disorders
"It was like my brain was reprogrammed."
You May Not Ever Fully Recover From an Eating Disorder
I don't meet the clinical definition anymore, but my relationship with food is still fraught.
Netflix Just Released the Eating Disorder Movie We Don’t Need
It's time for pop culture to grasp the realities of this life-threatening mental illness.
The Women Sleeping Their Lives Away to Lose Weight
The "Sleeping Beauty Diet" involves the use of sleep to avoid hunger, with some advocates going as far as sedating themselves. It’s been around for decades, but the fad is still going strong on pro-anorexia blogs.