I was doing some Christmas shopping online at Amazon this morning (free shipping AND free gift wrapping? I’m sold.) and I ran across this book: “Puppy Chow is Better Than Prozac”
I’ve read plenty of books on the healing power of pets (and I completely believe in pet therapy) but never a book on pets and Bipolar disorder. Now I haven’t purchased this yet (I assure you that it IS in my shopping cart, though), so I can’t review the book… but it did get me thinking about pets …

While it may have just been a “thought experiment,” it was great to read this post from Laura Collins. As I mentioned in my Dr. Drew entry, I think that eating disorder recovery and long-term maintenance needs to be taken as seriously as other addictions. Using even once isn’t okay… so why is losing a pound?
I think that cutting corners signifies a change in mindset. It doesn’t matter if you’re still technically eating a normal amount of calories… if you’re not following your meal plan, you’re restricting. …

I should have taken the headline as a disclaimer (Healthy Eating 101), but coming from a great eating disorder blog, I have pretty high expectations.
The Eating Disordered Times republished the National Eating Disorders Association’s 10 Tips on promoting healthy relationship with food. These are the guidelines:
1. Eat when you are hungry. Stop eating when you are full.
2. There are no “good” or “bad” foods, so eat lots of different foods, including fruits, vegetables and even sweets sometimes.
3. Eat different types …