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Orthorexia nervosa<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Besides anorexia and bulimia, a third eating disorder has been officially recognized, I recently read. You may well be familiar with it already. Orthorexia is about the obsession with healthy food, a relatively common disorder nowadays, though often unrecognized. Most of us would like to lead a healthy lifestyle. There is nothing wrong with that, although opinions differ widely on what that might entail. Some people cannot do without meat, fish and dairy, while others eat few or no animal products at all. I don’t need to explain to you what vegan means. In the past, people were obsessed with food because they did not have enough to eat; today we suffer from oversupply, often produced under questionable circumstances. For me, healthy food is locally grown, does not come from factory farming and is as natural as possible. I refuse to eat animals that were born just to die \u2013 for me! Though I have a sweet tooth, I try to avoid sugary stuff. I don\u2019t always manage to drink enough, but I drink little alcohol and keep my psychoactive habits under control. Things turn unhealthy when people strictly investigate every bite to make sure that nothing \u00abbad\u00bb goes down their throats. When all food can only be organic, and they have to decline when they are invited to eat at friends’ houses who don’t do as they do. Most likely because shopping at the health food store exceeds their budget. This I can well understand, because I too can’t afford to gold-plate every morsel of food I eat. Except for eggs and fish. They must be local and certified in order to reduce animal suffering. Since I eat healthy in general, I allow myself an exception now and then. Rudolf Steiner already said that it is better to drink a glass of wine than to think about it all the time. My motto: the secret of good health doesn\u2019t lie in what you eat, but in what you don’t eat. Exceptions confirm the rule. To think that one can control one’s health through nutrition alone seems to me to be too short-sighted; enjoying your food is just as important, and enough movement and good relationships too, of course.
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\nHealthily Yours
\nSusanne G. Seiler<\/em><\/p>\n

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A Center<\/h4>\n

You must hold your quiet center,
\nwhere you do what only you can do.
\nIf others call you a maniac or a fool,
\njust let them wag their tongues.
\nIf some praise your perseverance,
\ndon’t feel too happy about it\u2014
\nonly solitude is a lasting friend.<\/p>\n

You must hold your distant center.
\nDon’t move even if earth and heaven quake.
\nIf others think you are insignificant,
\nthat’s because you haven’t held on long enough.
\nAs long as you stay put year after year,
\neventually you will find a world
\nbeginning to revolve around you.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 Ha Jin<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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