Top 10 Reasons Why Women Lose Hair
January 10, 2013 by mamaV
Filed under Body Image, Self Esteem, Self-Care
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Sarika Periwal. Summary – Women can find hair loss traumatic, which makes it imperative to find out the root cause of the problem. Are hereditary factors behind the hair loss? Is it a medical condition or eating disorder that is causing the hair to fall out? Did you know certain […]
What are We Sacrificing for External Beauty?
July 1, 2012 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Fat Acceptance, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Loving Your Body, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Spirituality
In GINA KOLATA‘s June 28 New York Times article “Flavor is the Price of Scarlet Hue of Tomatoes, Study Finds,” she reveals that scientists have found the reason why modern tomatoes have lost their robust sweetness. The reason? They had genetically altered a gene in order that tomatoes could bear a uniform luscious scarlet color […]
MSU study finds eating disorder link in genetics
July 11, 2010 by MamaV
Filed under Body Image
The way people with eating disorders are treated could change after a recent study by MSU researchers. Led by Kelly Klump, an associate professor in the MSU Department of Psychology, the study is the first of its kind and has found genetics can influence the development of eating disorders, especially in prepubescent girls with higher […]
