This disease, though not yet an official diagnosis, is rampant in some parts of the global training and fitness community, and we as personal trainers need to tell our clients when they start out that there is no need to fear common foods, or sticking to extremely strict diet regimes. More importantly, we also need to suggest professional psychological counceling when people go off the rails like this. This is a complicated disorder, so we should know our limits. Just telling a sick person that his behavior has turned irrational will likely not help. Up until now I always saw the condition as something that affects life and relationships negatively, but left your physical health intact. It turns out it can get a lot worse than that, so colleagues, please make sure you have a basic grasp of the psychological state of the client you are helping before you get into nutrition advice. When in doubt refer out. Take responsibilty, so that you avoid feeding these peoples demons. mercurynews/bay-area-living/ci_26411514/orthorexia-when-healthy-diets-go-too-far
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 08:40:05 +0000
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