body image

  1. Dieting & Nutrition

    Feel better about your body this summer

    By Jessica Padykula on Jun 8, 2011
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    It’s summertime and the living is easy. Or is it? For many of us, the thought of hitting the beach in a bikini or wearing skimpy...
  2. School Age Kids

    Is the iconic Barbie bad news?

    By Sarah W. Caron on May 4, 2011
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    Barbie might be an icon, but she’s also a hot button topic for controversy. Some say the blond bombshell is all in good fun, while...
  3. Wellness

    Promoting an unhealthy ideal: Barbie and Hollywood vs. reality

    By Jessica Padykula on Apr 20, 2011
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    Have you ever wondered what Barbie would look like if she were real? Galia Slayen did and four years ago the then-university student...
  4. Wellness

    5 Exercises to a perfect posture

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Mar 10, 2011
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    You don’t have to accept that burning pain in your neck and shoulders, ache in your low back and throbbing headaches as a daily...
  5. Tough Love

    How do I prevent my low self-esteem from influencing my daughter?

    By Cecily Kellogg on Feb 21, 2011
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    In this installment of Tough Love, blogger Cecily Kellogg offers advice on preventing a mother's low self-esteem from influencing...
  6. Wellness

    Does your mother influence your body image?

    By Linda Melone, CSCS on Feb 18, 2011
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    If you look in the mirror and see unwanted pounds, does your mother's voice pop into your head, reprimanding you for eating too many...
  7. Celebrity Gossip

    Jessica Alba thinks she's ugly

    By Caroline Goddard on Oct 7, 2010
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    Actress Jessica Alba thinks she's fat and ugly and can't understand why men are attracted to her.
  8. Wellness

    30 Days to your best body ever

    By Kristen Moeller, MS on Aug 10, 2010
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    What if you had 30 days to transform your relationship to your body? What if your life was at stake? Would you step outside your...
  9. Self Improvement & Mental Health

    Look your best in that bathing suit

    By Karen Hawthorne on Jul 14, 2010
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    When summer heat blasts, you’ve got to be ready to strip down. While you don’t need to show off your birthday suit – except in...
  10. Teen Health & Wellness

    Does your teen have an eating disorder?

    By Jen Klein on Feb 24, 2010
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    Body image and weight issues for many of us - and teens are no different. Those issues can manifest themselves in numerous ways,...
  11. Dieting & Nutrition

    Orthorexia: Healthy eating may be hazardous to your health

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Apr 10, 2008
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    When healthy eating gets taken to an unhealthy extreme, even though the diet may be balanced and adequate, the attitude and...