tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340543115322978152009-11-22T04:34:45.849-04:00The stark reality and deadly consequences of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders, pro-ana mia, self harm/injury, suicide and depression; and the starvation diet, Kimkins, created by the morbidly obese fraudster, Heidi DiazMedusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comBlogger420125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-27266152219203033392009-11-21T12:23:00.003-04:002009-11-21T16:43:11.395-04:00

UPDATE: Problem fixed :^)If you're using Internet Explorer, you may have problems with my blog pages loading properly. There's a glitch with IE which I'm trying to resolve before tearing all my hair out.Firefox works like a charm, so please use that browser until I get this IE mess sorted out.Thanks.

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The story of Sonia and Julia is so compelling...truly, a must see:Part 1:Part 2:Part 3:Part 4:Part 5:

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A lone Belgian boy is waiting at the side of a road to salute Canadian troops as they pass by. The Canadians had just attended a memorial service Canadian troops, including both of my grandfathers, fought valiantly at the Battle of Ypres, in Belgium. I was given a beautifully embroidered handkerchief from Belgium by my Granny Dey. My grandfather had bought it for her during the war in Belgium. It

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Photos Heidi Diaz (aka Kimmer) showing she had never followed her own starvation diet, KimkinsIf you, personally, joined Kimkins, or know of anyone else who joined Kimkins, please direct them to this notice so that as many of the 40,000 people affected by the scam perpetrated by Heidi Diaz (also known as Kimmer) will know that they are part of the Class and can opt out, allowing Heidi Diaz to

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The controversial photo of Filippa Hamilton by Ralph LaurenI am late to this party, but just had to weigh in on this controversy.I've always been a huge fan of Ralph Lauren's beautiful, understated, classic designs. I've bought his clothing for years. So to say that I was appalled by his Art Department's aggressive Photoshopping (Photochopping?) of a picture of Filippa Hamilton, and then

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Karlene (November 25/08) UPDATE (October 16, 2009):"Oh, I just want peace!!!My nausea is worse than ever. It used to be really bad at night, but now it is ALL the time!! It's like being sea-sick, only 100 times worse!!Beware, the following is kind of gross: I have been having very watery diarrhea, and vomiting this greenish yellowish stuff that is absolutely disgusting!! Anything I put in my

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The film clip below from the 1988 Academy-Award-nominated film L'Ours (The Bear) was shot by French filmmaker, Jean-Jacques Annaud, over a six-year period in the wilds of beautiful British Columbia, where I lived for many years.Jean-Jacques AnnaudIn short, an orphaned bear cub is stalked by a cougar...and the hunt is on.The photography and sound effects are brilliant, and you'll be holding your

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Copyright Kitsune-insomnia Be sure to check out Brandee's blog post about her costume (link below): Click: Starch Protein with one condiment! shaoooo

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"Cameroon—At the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center, more than a dozen residents form a gallery of grief, looking on as Dorothy—a beloved female felled in her late 40s by heart failure—is borne to her burial."What an incredibly moving photo. Enough to break your heart...From National Geographic:"The November issue of National Geographic magazine features a moving photograph of chimpanzees

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(Click to enlarge)Just when I thought I'd seen it all..."Anna RexiaIn Stock - Immediate Delivery (Click to enlarge)"You can never be too rich or too thin.Knit dress with glitter screenprint. Includes headband, choker neckband, removable "Anna Rexia" badge and ribbon tie belt.Available in Adult Sizes: Small(2-6) **SOLD OUT**, Medium(6-10), Large(10-14), 1X/2X(16-18), 3X/4X(18-20)

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Karl Lagerfield, Creative Director of Chanel, in 2001Karl Lagerfield continued to spew more vitriol today on the call for a ban on "size zero" models..."No one wants to see curvy women. You've got fat mothers with their bags of chips sitting in front of the television and saying thin models are ugly. Fashion is about dreams and illusions."Lagerfeld on the runway, 2000How bizarre, especially

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Forearm of an anorexic womanIn venae veritas (In veins, there is truth)......the palpable evidence that starvation has robbed you of all body fat, leaving a roadmap of protruding, twisted, blue veins all over your body.Pretty, it's not. And if you continue starving yourself to attain what you perceive to be that "perfect body," this will be you. I promise. (This woman's breast implants are not

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Emily & Tiffany, identical twins Emily, pre-anorexia Emily nowTiffany nowFrom the Intervention series on A&E is this story of Emily, who has been suffering from anorexia for 8 years, and the desperate attempts of her family and identical twin, Tiffany, to help her. At the time of filming, Emily, who is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighed only 94 pounds, 56 pounds less than her twin, Tiffany.Emily Emily

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Aimee Moore & her mother, Pat MooreAimee MooreAimee Moore's mother has watched her child battle eating disorders for 15 years, a pattern of behaviour that had her daughter purge as often as 150 times a day and become a skeleton with skinAimee Moore UPDATE #14 (September 17, 2009)Aimee is not doing well. See below for this most recent update. UPDATE #13 (January 2, 2009)Aimee returns to Canada

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A picture of LighterLife founder, Jackie Cox, in all her finery (and this is not a pre-weight-loss picture)It should really be called "The Loss-of-Life Diet."Deaths are mounting, and terrible side effects of this starvation diet are being felt by many who follow it. The Lighterlife diet is eerily reminiscent of the Kimkins starvation diet.Any diet program which recommends its followers eat no

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...OTHER THAN... I just received the following comment on one of my posts about Aimee Moore:"Anonymous said...Girls who "suffer" from anorexia are nothing more than spoiled brats who want attention. Anorexia is not a "disorder" - it is a choice young women make. Aimee Moore is an especially pitiful woman because she is bringing down her entire family with her. Shame on her!These women don't need

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Crystal Renn (2008), age 21, 11st 8lb (162 lbs.) Crystal Renn (2002), age 15, 95 to 105 lbs, at the height of her eating disorder (Photos from the author's personal collection)Introduction from Hungry..."This is a story about two pictures. Gisele Bundchen, 2000 (Vogue)"The first is a photograph of the supermodel Gisele. Taken by the photographer Steven Meisel, it appeared in Vogue in 2000.

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Shelly GuilloryThe startling HBO documentary, THIN, in its entirety. From HBO:ThinEating disorders affect five million people in the U.S., and more than 10% of those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa will die from the disease. Seeking to put a human face on these sobering statistics, acclaimed photographer Lauren Greenfield went inside a Florida treatment center to tell the stories of four women

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Polly Ann WilliamsHolly Huber's beautiful and moving tribute to Pollack "Polly" Ann Williams, who was featured in the HBO documentary Thin. Polly suffered from anorexia nervosa for many years, and was only 33 when she died in February 2008 from an overdose of sleeping pills, a suicide that her sister, Bebe Reed, said was "a direct result of her internal battle with the eating disorder. She said

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Twenty-year-old Lizzi Miller, a 180-pound model featured in Glamour magazine's September 2009 issue, has created Internet buzz and inspired a flood of positive comments...How bloody refreshing. You rock, Lizzi.Watch Lizzi's interview here (also see the hundreds of comments on Glamour's site below) Glamour:The Picture You Can't Stop Talking About: Meet "the Woman on p. 194"

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The Cheeky Girls, Monica (left) & Gabriela Irimia, in the throes of anorexia in 2003'Don't believe celebrities who say they are naturally skinny yet look so thin that their bones stick out,' she says firmly. 'They're lying.' (Monica Irimia)"By 2004, Monica weighed just 6st 9lb and Gabriela 7st 2lb. ""The twins also developed a fine down all over their bodies [lanugo] and their skin took on

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For Jeremy Gillitzer, his days as a male model must seem light years away. Jeremy's face and body have morphed from well-chiselled to skeletal. He weighs only 90 pounds (41kgs) and has been anorexic and bulimic for over 25 years. Jeremy will be turning 38 years old in a few days time, on August 24, 2009.Here is Jeremy's story...From CityPages.com:"Boy, InterruptedBy Kevin HoffmanPublished on

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The story of Rachel and Clare Wallmeyer is a modern-day Greek tragedy. Australian twin sisters, Rachel and Clare Wallmeyer, 39, have been anorexic for 25 years.This news of the Wallmeyer twins made headlines in July of 2004: Rachel & Clare Wallmeyer"Last Chance for TwinsTwin sisters starving themselves to death may be jailed in an attempt to force them to turn their lives around""Geelong twins

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SADLY, I WAS WRONG...If you decide to save these pictures as thinspo, please save this one too, as this is how your body will look in a few years as a result of starving yourself...

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Starvation experiment participant Sam LeggThere are striking parallels between victims of semi-starvation/starvation and those who suffer from bulimia and/or anorexia nervosa. Physiologist Ancel Keys led the starvation experiment Probably the most systematic study of the effects of starvation was conducted over 30years ago by Ancel Keys and his colleagues at the University of Minnesota (Keys,

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