Eating DIsorder Hope Blog Update

To our dear Visitors and Friends:

We wish to thank you for your continued support and loyalty to Eating Disorder Hope.  Recently, we have made several changes to our websites and blogs, and as a result, we will no longer be posting to this particular blog.  We would like to re-direct you to our new blog, found here.  You can also follow Eating Disorder Hope on Facebook for up-to-date articles, resources, and support for eating disorders and access our website at www.eatingdisorderhope.com.  We thank you for your patience during this time and hope you will continue to choose Eating Disorder Hope for your one stop resource for eating disorder treatment information and recovery tools.  We look forward to continually serving you!  Thank you for being a friend of Eating Disorder Hope.

Blessings,

Eating Disorder Hope

Eating Disorders: Not just for the young

Eating Disorders, such as binge eating, anorexia, and bulimia, are typically considered ailments of teenage girls or women in their 20s.  However, eating disorder symptoms are increasing in older women, and this could put them at higher risk for a multitude of health problems.  Engaging in eating disorder symptoms, such as binging, exhausts the body physically and results in devastating health consequences-no matter the age; these behaviors though, may be even more pain-staking on older women as they are at higher risk for osteoporosis, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal problems.  Older women may also not be as likely to seek out treatment on their own, particularly as there may not necessarily be a "parent-figure" encouraging or supporting one to get help.  Many women who struggle with an eating disorder during middle-older age may also be unaware of the treatment resources that exist or fear that they may be 'too old' to begin treatment during a specific point in their lives.

The good news though is that age is not a deciding factor on when recovery can or should begin.  If you or someone you love is struggling with an eating disorder, take heart in the hope that a life-free from the burden of an eating disorder-can begin at any age and at any point in one's life. 

To learn more about this topic, please continue reading here.