My dad is around 70 years old and has subsisted on a steady diet of shortbread cookies (those ones in the yellow box from the convenience store) and vanilla Ensure drinks for the past 2-3 years. How can we help him to help himself and eat real, nourishing food?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 8, 2013 -
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What can I *add* to my life to help with my binge eating and/or desire to lose weight? Additionally, what texts or exercises helped you work past bingeing?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 15, 2012 -
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Coworker definitely has a social disorder (undiagnosed) and the suggestions given by my boss to handle the situation have not worked and I've become very anxious and have difficulty keeping myself from acting out towards this person when they continue with the unsettling behavior.
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posted by RoadMapper
on Sep 6, 2011 -
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Can anyone offer insight - academic or experiential - into the link between hyperthyroidism and eating disorders?
posted by LivinginYes
on Jul 27, 2011 -
4 answers
Sometimes my 3 year-old daughter strikes me as "not all there." I've been so careful to not be a paranoid helicopter mom that I now wonder if I've missed something. What signs should I look out for when considering ADHD and/or learning disabilities and delays?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 7, 2011 -
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I'm a 27 years old female, I could stand to lose a few pounds, but I am not extremely overweight, and for the past few years have had complaints about my snoring.
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posted by Quincy
on Mar 23, 2011 -
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Has there been any research done on how programs like The Biggest Loser contribute to eating disorders (in the contestants or viewers)?
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posted by prairiecatherine
on Oct 12, 2010 -
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I know that survivors of abuse often develop mental disorders. But what disorders/illnesses are associated with
being abusive?
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posted by acidic
on Dec 24, 2008 -
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Help me learn everything I need to know about visual processing (and improving it).
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posted by mintchip
on Sep 6, 2008 -
7 answers
Are there any statistics that suggest mental disorders (from depression to schizophrenia and anywhere in-between) have been growing (in terms of people being diagnosed) over the years?
posted by JaySunSee
on Nov 20, 2007 -
12 answers
I'm composing a list of major political and/or spiritual leaders, past and present, who had a positive and lasting influence on society... but who had disruptive idiosyncrasies and/or disorders that drove people close to them absolutely bonkers.
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posted by rinkjustice
on Aug 26, 2006 -
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