recovery center letter

Hello
I am a currently a student athlete enrolled at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. I recently researched the topic of eating disorders and learned a lot about their physical and psychological effects. I found your organization to be very helpful for people in need of this kind of help. I have visited your website and I believe it can change many lives effected by the pressures of losing weight using extreme measures.

I am writing to you today to support your cause. I have researched many eating disorder cases, mainly concerning athletes, and have found information that stunned me. I have many friends that have had and overcame a type of eating disorder. Many young adults, including young athletes, feel the pressures of disordered eating because they feel they must adhere to the "Barbie Doll" image. I support your organization in helping these young adults and adults overcome their disordered eating. As well as overcoming the mental aspects of these disorders and helping people love themselves more than what other people think. These types of recovery centers, like yourself, is one of the best ways for eating disordered individuals to get help. So I thank you for all that you and your group does for the people in your community.

Thank you,
Megan Golovkin

breckenridge support group letter

Hello
I am a currently a student athlete enrolled at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. I recently researched the topic of eating disorders and learned a lot about their physical and psychological effects. I found your organization to be very helpful for people in need of this kind of help. I have visited your website and I believe it can change many lives effected by the pressures of losing weight using extreme measures.

I am writing to you today to support your cause. I have researched many eating disorder cases, mainly concerning athletes, and have found information that stunned me. I personally know many friends that have an eating disorder who sought help and found success with support groups. Many young adults, including young athletes, feel the pressures of disordered eating because they believe that they are suppose to be the ideal weight of a "Barbie Doll". I support your organization in helping these young adults and adults overcome their disordered eating. By support groups these people learn to love themselves more than what other people think.

Thank you,
Megan Golovkin

Live to eat!

orange county foundation letter

Hello
I am a currently a student athlete enrolled at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. I recently researched the topic of eating disorders and learned a lot about their physical and psychological effects. I found your organization to be very helpful for people in need of this kind of help. I have visited your website and I believe it can change many lives effected by the pressures of losing weight using extreme measures.

I am writing to you today to support your cause. I have researched many eating disorder cases, mainly concerning athletes, and have found information that stunned me. I am originally from Orange County and know that the area is very materialistic. Many young adults, including young athletes, feel the pressures of disordered eating because the stereotypical image associated with Orange County. I support your organization in helping these young adults and adults overcome their disordered eating. As well as overcoming the mental aspects of these disorders and helping people love themselves more than what other people think.

Thank you,
Megan Golovkin

3 sources and self AB

1) the eating disorder foundation of orange county
Jennifer Dickinson. "Love Me. " Listen 1 Feb. 2008: 20-21. Children's Module. ProQuest.

- A woman tells her story about her parents and other feeling towards her weight, as well as her eating disorder.


2) eating disorder support group: breckenridge
Giorgio A Tasca, Megan Bone. "Individual Versus Group Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders. " International Journal of Group Psychotherapy 57.3 (2007): 399-403. Research Library Core. ProQuest.

-Given that similar outcomes resulted from both treatment modalities, the authors suggested that a group approach, including CBT and IPT elements, offers an efficacious and cost-effective method for reducing eating-disordered behaviors and cognitions, as well as reducing associated interpersonal problems. The authors examined whether the two treatment contexts resulted in differential outcomes in disordered eating behaviors (i.e., binge eating, purging, and dietary restriction), attitudes (i.e., weight and shape concerns), and general psychological functioning.


3) eating disorder recovery center
Erin Negley. "Overcoming BULIMIA: It took years for Fleetwood High School student Liz Heckman to regain control of her life. Now she's determined to help others like her. " McClatchy - Tribune Business News 27 January 2008

-This paper was about a high school student with some major eating problems who went to a recovery center and got help. It took her years to overcome this disorder but she did it and her story is being shared with the country.

3 issues/areas

1) the eating disorder foundation of orange county
- eating disorders of people who live in a rich area
2) eating disorder support group: breckenridge
- the importance of help from other people in overcoming eating disorders. live to eat!!!
3) eating disorder recovery center
- the difficulty of overcoming the mental and physical hardships of eating disorders

3 organizations

1) the eating disorder foundation of orange county
2) eating disorder support group: breckenridge
3) eating disorders recovery center

eating disorders contacts

1) the eating disorder foundation
www.eatingdisorderfoundation.org
2) eating disorder support group: breckenridge
www.mpipes1@hotmail.com
3) eating disorder foundation of orange county
nicole@edfoc.org
carissa@edfoc.org
24551 raymond way suite 290
lake forest, ca 9230
4) eating disorders clinic
la jolla professional building
8950 villa la jolla drive, c-207
la jolla, ca 92037
(858) 228-7023
5) eating disorder recovery center
deborah j. kuehnel, lcsw
1034 s. brentwood blvd., suite 694
richmond heights, mo. 63117
dk@addictions.net

eating disorders in sports research paper

Eating disorders in athletics is a major problem with young athletes of today. Pressures to maintain ideal body image as well as perform at maximum levels of play cause athletes to turn to serious and unhealthy alternatives. Eating disorders in sports were not recognized for its prevalence until the passing of Title IX, allowing women to compete in sports. Many women were faced with the pressures of unhealthy eating habits, developing mental and physical problems, and eventually showing a negative effect on the playing field. Although women were not the only athletes to develop these problems, they show a higher percentage of these characteristics than men. Athletes must be aware of the dangerous risks involved with unhealthy diets and find ways to prevent possible recent and future problems.
History of eating disorders in sports became more aware once the passing of Title IX, allowing equal sports and opportunity for women. The dramatic and rapid increase in the number of female athletes began with the passage of Title IX (the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act), a federal antidiscrimination law that mandates non-discrimination in access, admissions, and treatment in all federally funded educational programs (Holly J. Benjamin).
After the passing of title IX, women in sports greatly improved in numbers as well as improved competition. The number of female athletes participating in competitive youth sports has increased greatly over the past four decades. In 1972, only 1 in 27 girls played varsity sports. This translated to approximately 294,000 girls compared with 4 million boys. Twenty-five years later, 1 in 3 girls played varsity sports in high school as compared with 1 in 2 boys, translating to 3.86 million boys and 2.68 million girls (Benjamin).
Over the years, women have become more competitive in sports and trying to find new ways to increase physical performance. “Today, girls are encouraged to be stronger, more competitive, and look more fit" (Benjamin). With these pressures to look physically fit and be more competitive, causes women to use extreme measures in obtaining these goals.
Athletes of today participate in intense workouts without eating to gain strength and lose weight hoping that this plan would give a competitive edge against opponents. “The combination of excessive exercise and inadequate nutrition results in an overall energy-deprived host with a lowered metabolic rate and thermal response to food” (Lo). Unfortunately, exerting a high amount of energy without the calorie intake needed can lead to health risks.
Despite the benefits of exercise, these women are susceptible to amenorrhea, disordered eating behaviors, and osteoporosis. This constellation of disordered eating was defined by the American College of Sports Medicine as the ‘Female Athlete Triad’ (Lo, Betty P).
The triad is a medial term for women athletes that have problems with being physically fit to the point of being unhealthy. According to Lo, “This triad can result in both short- and long-term side effects including stress fractures, irreversible bone loss, infertility, and osteoporosis.” Women athletes are unaware of these risks because mentally all is seen is a better look and the appearance of being physically fit. “Several women have battled disordered eating, eating disorders, distorted body images, amenorrhea, osteoporosis, and other physical and mental problems related to the female triad.” Distorted images of perfectly thin athletes have haunted women for years, thinking that the perfect body image is the right image for every athlete. Women in a sport with more revealing clothing have a higher risk of developing an eating disorder.
The thought of being perfect, the best athlete, with the perfect figure is a distorted image of a healthy human. Women athletes have to understand that this perfect image is not necessarily the healthiest for every athlete. Some student athletes focus too much on becoming thinner or leaner in the belief that low body weight or more toned physiques will enhance performance in their sport. Within certain sports, such as diving and gymnastics, there is perceived and unfortunately sometimes real pressure to be thin or reach a certain weight class. In other sports, revealing uniforms may motivate athletes to trim down in order to feel more comfortable in their attire. For many student athletes, being part of a team or sport becomes their identity and sanctuary, but unfortunately sometimes unhealthily so (Jeremiejczyk). Women in athletics have come a long way since the time before Title IX, higher competition, more aggressive, and a higher level of play as every year that passes by. The more female athletes, the greater the number of possible eating disorders may prevail. Unhealthy eating habits can ultimately lead to a lower level of play due to a lack of energy and major health problems in the near and distant future. It is important for female and male athletes to realize that unhealthy eating habits can lead to dangerous side effects and a poor outcome on the playing field.

ethos, pathos, and logos

for my research paper, i decided that i wanted to let people know the importance of eating disorders being harmful for the body and mind. i wanted people to know the risks, harmfulness, and the negative effects it has on the playing field/court. my ethos would be that i am a college athlete and it is prevalent around me. logos is the actual listed harmful effects it has on the body. and finally the pathos is the stupid mental thinking behind it all and stressing the importance for young athletes to eat!
on a side note: who the heck made up this ethos, pathos, and logos crap?! oh wait....thanks to that so called "genus" Aristotle. he thinks he's so smart.

welcome!

geez, I've had this blog thingy since i don't know how long and its taken me this long to write something on it. but anyway, welcome to my wondrous blog full of boredom!