Have you ever used food to cope with stress?
The connection between stress and disordered eating habits is well established. According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), stress increases the likelihood of disordered eating behaviors, such as binge eating, purging, or severely restricting food intake. Stress can lead to an increase in cortisol, which can lead to cravings for high-calorie, high-fat foods, and may also increase the risk of emotional eating. Additionally, obese persons are more likely to suffer from mental and physical disorders which can in turn lead to chronic stress and/or higher cortisol levels. The link between stress and eating disorders is a vicious circle.
Have you ever felt ashamed of your own body?
According to NEDA the best-known environmental contributor to the development of eating disorders is the sociocultural idealization of thinness.
A survey conducted by NEDA with over 2,000 people in the US in 2013, found that 70% of the respondents reported feeling ashamed of their bodies, while 58% felt uncomfortable in their own skin. In addition, 64% of respondents said they had negative thoughts about their bodies on a daily basis, and 32% said they had negative thoughts about their bodies multiple times a day.
Would you say that food dominates your life?
According to ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders), eating disorders affect at least 9% of the population worldwide. Eating disorders are among the deadliest mental illnesses, someone dies in 52 mintues due to eaing disorders. The problem is huge, and the economic costs accounts for $64.7 billion every year. According to Psychiatric Times, roughly 80% of eating disorders go undetected or never receive treatment.
Body.that.speaks is the first mobile application that digitizes a complete lifestyle change methodology. Our goal is to help people lose excess weight, and change their mindset and habits around food.
Our core values:
Our goal is to create a supportive community that stands behind our core values and we help each other's journey.
A program that finally approaches someone's relationship with food from a holistic standpoint, focusing on mental, and physical health, sustainability and community support instead of dieting and feeding negative self-image.
Our approach is based on scientific data and hands-on experience, all mixed together in a great strategy that works. The core program is developed by Sofia Peter. Sofia had a severe eating disorder from the age of six. She was already 265 pounds (120kg) during her high school graduation. At the age of 20, she completely changed her lifestyle without any external help using her own methodology. She developed a healthier mindset and relationship with food and in 4.5 years she changed her life. Now, together with great professionals, she perfected her methodology and aims to help others to go through their journey to become a healthier version of themselves.
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