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Forget the stereotypical teenage girl starving herself. There are several different eating disorders that can affect people of any age, gender or ethnicity. What Causes Eating Disorders? Often, it’s a combination of genetic, psychological, environmental, social and biological factors. Risk factors are: • Bereavement or abuse. • Being criticised about weight, body shape or eating habits. • Intense stress. • Family history of addiction, depression or eating disorders. • Pressure to be slim from themselves, society or a career/hobby, e.g. dancing, sports. • Underlying issues such as anxiety, low selfesteem, perfectionism or obsessive personality. • Relationship issues. Types of Eating Disorder Anorexia Nervosa Around 1 in 250 women and 1 in 2,000 men will experience anorexia, becoming preoccupied with weighing as little as possible via excessive exercise and/or starving themselves. It usually develops at age 16 or 17 but sometimes, as young as 7. 6
Bulimia Bulimia sufferers alternate between binge eating and purging by inducing vomiting or using laxatives, and 90% are female. It’s more common than anorexia and usually develops at around 18 or 19. Binge eating disorder (BED) BED affects around 5% of adults, compelling them to eat large amounts of food very rapidly. It affects both sexes equally, usually developing between 30 and 40 years old. Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) Some people may have some but not all of the symptoms of a specific eating disorder, so they receive an EDNOS diagnosis. Diagnosis and Treatment Doctors and healthcare professionals use internationally agreed criteria to diagnose eating disorders, normally using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or International Classification of Diseases (ICD). They ask patients about their weight, self-image and relationship with food. è
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Physical health is monitored while the disorder’s underlying causes are treated. This may involve: • Self-help books. • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), aiming to change thinking and in turn, behaviour. • Interpersonal psychotherapy: a talking therapy focusing on relationship issues. • Dietary counselling. • Psychodynamic therapy or cognitive analytic therapy (CAT), focusing on how personality and life experiences influence thoughts and behaviour. • Family therapy, considering the eating disorder’s effects on them and their family. • Medication: often SSRI antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors).
If you suspect you or someone else has an eating disorder, get professional help immediately. Rapid treatment makes full recovery more likely and minimises the impact on the patient’s body and life. However, recovery can be lengthy and, like the disorders themselves, complex.
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to involve our young people in the community, giving them an opportunity to contribute to a high profile public project. We place great importance on protecting and promoting our heritage, and it’s great to see businesses and students coming together to help us create an attractive environment for visitors and residents.” Hammerson, developers of Westquay Southampton’s new leisure and dining destination, is part funding this project. Andy Collyer, Westquay’s General Manager, commented: “We are pleased to be supporting the local community and students on the regeneration of a Southampton landmark and look forward to seeing the ship returned to its former glory.” The College’s marine learning manager, Darren Patten, will oversee the project and ensure the highest possible number of students will have the chance to work on the project. He said: “We are excited to be involved in this partnership between Hammerson and Southampton City Council and to be part of the Southampton re-generation project. Southampton’s maritime history is integral to the history and development of this city and at our Marine Skills Centre we strive to keep alive traditional skills as displayed in the construction of this ship and also to accommodate the demands of today’s modern and technological marine industry. “The training of young people in the marine industry is essential to the future prosperity of the region. As such this is an opportunity for us to showcase the skills of our students and contribute to the experience of people visiting the City.”
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GIPSY MOTH IV RETURNS TO BUCKLER’S HARD Fifty years ago, Sir Francis Chichester set sail on the Beaulieu River to become the first person to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe. Gipsy Moth IV is now on show again at the bottom of the High Street, where Sir Francis originally kept her before setting sail on his epic voyage. Gipsy Moth IV will be open to Buckler’s Hard visitors between 10am and 4.30pm on 14 - 17 April 2017. It’s a rare opportunity to climb on board the famous yacht for a tour and learn more about her record-breaking history and amazing story. More tales and artefacts from the voyage are on show in the attraction’s Maritime Museum, including a map, personal items from the adventure and records of the floodings and even a capsizing which put the journey at risk. Plans to celebrate the anniversary of the homecoming to Buckler’s Hard in September 2017 are already underway. “It is a beautiful spot and keeps her much more visible to the public as she is moored at the bottom of the ‘street’ between the old shipwright’s cottages. We all feel that this is a wonderful place for her to be, especially as this is where Sir Francis originally kept her before heading off on his circumnavigation.”
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Moles do eventually decide to go elsewhere, and although this does not imply that your garden will then remain free of moles, if the problem has been very bad one year it may not be quite so severe the next.
If all else fails, and attempting to look at this problem in a positive light, it is worth bearing in mind that incredibly finely turned soil can be useful and many gardeners I know, including the wonderful ‘grandfather of gardening’ Geoff rey Smith, used the soil as a medium in which to grow an By Pippa Greenwood excellent crop of seedlings!
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ARE YOU A KEEN WALKER? INTERESTED IN LOCAL FOOTPATHS? Hampshire County Council Access Teams are running sessions near you. They need to recruit eyes and ears on the ground to help manage your local path network. Local residents are invited to a workshop to learn more about managing Rights of Way and who is responsible for different aspects of the network. There are further opportunities to become a Path Warden where you will receive resources and training on path inspections, waymarking and vegetation clearance. If you are interested, apply to Natalie Hands on 023 8060 5109 or email her on natalie.hands@hants.gov.uk.
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