A personal journey through the wasteland of anorexia. Great info here, although there's a lot. Need to bookmark it and go back to read it in bits and pieces ;)

Antidepressant prescribing has risen nearly 400% since 1988, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than 1 in 10 Americans over age 12 now take an antidepressant, the study finds, and yet two-thirds of those with severe symptoms of depression do not take antidepressants at all. The new research, led by CDC epidemiologist Laura Pratt, was based on responses from about 12,000 people who took part in a national annual health survey in 2005-08 and was released Wednesday as a National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief.

Severe depression symptoms are sometimes hard to see, because people who are suffering with severe depression symptoms often withdraw themselves from friends and family.

Poor sleeping, lack of concentration, feeling sad constantly and maybe for no particular reason, gaining or losing weight are all signs of severe depression symptoms.

Normal heart rate in anorexia and other eating disorders isn’t often attainable due to malnutrition. Because anorexia and other eating disorders can affect a healthy heart rate, it's important to establish a baseline and know what "normal" means. That way you're able to detect any changes if they occur. A normal heart beat is key to cardiovascular health.

Types of eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, pica, orthorexia, binge eating, EDNOS and even some that are lesser known. We'll look at the signs and symptoms -- and possible causes -- of the different kinds of eating disorders that are known in today's society. Perhaps there will be one or two eating disorder types that you may not have heard of.

Ideal body image refers to your view of the ideal body shape and how you see yourself. These perceptions can be skewed due to cognitive distortions or media influences on eating disorders.

Gouty Nephrotis is a kind of kidney disease caused by Gout. Gout is caused by the masses of uric acid's generation due to metabolic disorder of purine or the less discharge of uric acid which forms sodium salt and deposits on joint, cartilage and kidney, causing inflammation reaction. Gout usually attacks joint of thumb, ankle and knee, etc.

The continuous development of Lithemin for years or longer can cause damage to renal tubules or glomerulus.In clinic there are 20 percent of patients have symptoms of kidney disease or a few of them develop into Uremia.