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When researchers followed a group of 496 adolescent girls for 8 years, until they were 20, they found: 5.2% of the girls met criteria for DSM5 anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder. When the researchers included nonspecific eating disorder symptoms, a total of 13.2% of the girls had suffered from a DSM-5 eating disorder by … Continue reading You are a body first, and your body is not yours alone →

Photo: From the Saturday Evening Post issue of March 1, 1941 (the Jack Alexander article that allowed AA to grow exponentially) HAPPY BIRTHDAY AA! AA shines Most of the studies that measured abstinence found AA was significantly better than other interventions or no intervention. In one study, it was found to be 60% more effective. … Continue reading Happy Birthday AA! You saved my life and millions of others! →