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“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change” - Carl Rogers
 
Welcome to our 2^nd Issue of MTC Newsletter. We will bring to you the latest tips for speeding up Your/Your loved one’s Recovery.
Our newsletter will bring you news, learning and updates on any new relevant researches and observations on successful recovery methods from ED.
 

The Benefits of Carework when Suffering from Eating Distress

Often people ask us what exactly is Carework?Careworkers are people who are fully recovered from ED and have undergone specialized training by MTC. Carework sessions allow the client to bring their learning from one-to-one sessions with their Practioners to everyday life. Carework first began in MTC in 1997 and has proven to be an essential factor in our multi-disciplinary model.The links below will give you further insight on the various benefits one receives from Carework sessions.
http://www.eatingdisorderselfhelp.com/forum/re-value-carework
 
http://www.eatingdisorderselfhelp.com/forum/let’s-talk-about-carework
 

Latest Research on Eating Disorders

 
We are often lead to believe that Eating Disorder are developed in a sufferer’s teenage years, this latest research proves that sufferers are in fact getting younger and younger.
 

Childhood Anorexia on the Rise

By Sarah Dingle

Doctors at the Westmead Children's Hospital in NSW have told the ABC that child admissions for eating disorders, particularly anorexia, have tripled in the past decade.Children as young as eight are being admitted, some of whose lives are at risk. Dr Sloane Madden says children's ideas about what constitutes a good body shape are cemented at a young age."By the age of 12 most children have their ideas about what's a desirable weight and shape," he said."So children at that age see being thin as being equated with successful, hardworking, and when you couple that with the message that overweight and obesity is bad and a focus on losing weight, that really is a potentially dangerous combination."
The head of the hospital's adolescent medicine department, Susan Towns, suspects the media is to blame.
Read More:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-08/child-eating-disorders-on-the-rise/3653052
 
 
Another myth we often hear about Eating Disorders is that sufferers are mainly female, this research proves this isn’t always the case.
 

Binge Eating a Hidden Problem Among Men

By Linda Carroll
 
People tend to notice when women binge on food — men, not so much. And that may explain why many people think that binge eating is just an women's eating disorder.
But men are almost as likely as women to lose control in the presence of food and to suffer ill health because of their bingeing, a new study shows. 
After surveying 46,351 men and women about their relationships with food, researchers found that almost 8 percent of the men and 11 percent of the women had a tendency to binge, according to the study which was published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
 
Read more:
 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45049836/ns/health-mens_health/t/binge-eating-hidden-problem-among-men/?fb_ref=.TrF8kKKbP7p.like&fb_source=profile_oneline#.Tr6qbWBRwy6
 

Dates For Your Diary:

Groups Meetings in Marino Therapy Centre:
Tuesdays: 8.00pm-9.30pm – Sufferers only
Saturdays: 10.30am to 12.00pm – Carers and Sufferers
Price: 10 Euros                           
 
Group Meetings in Limerick:
Monday 21^st November 8pm
For more information visit: http://www.eatingdisorderslimerick.com
 

One-to-One Chat Rooms

From our 20 years of experience we can see that intensity is often vital for Full Recovery. Another Recovery Tool available is One-to-One Chat Rooms, which is a service provided by the Iceberg Moderators.
 
Opening Dates and Times are available from the Home Page at www.eatingdisorderselfhelp.com
 

Come Dine with Me not ED – Christmas Special

 
From our previous cookery classes we learned that to taste Freedom around cooking by creating a new and creative attitude has a positive affect on a person’s Recovery.
 
Come Dine with Me not ED – Christmas Special will be held on 18^th December 2011.
Application Form  available here:
http://marinotherapycentre.com/sites/default/pdfs/Christmas2011.pdf
 

Re-discover Freedom Programme in Lanzarote

 
We are in the process of finalising details of this very popular adventure, dates and more details will be announced in our next MTC Newsletter
http://www.marinotherapycentre.com/content/rediscover-freedom-program