Health Matters! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

Health Matters!

A difficult decision

• In our first lesson you were asked to give Joy advice as she was unhappy with her body and wished she looked like the people she saw in her magazine.
• Joy has been looking at ways to make herself thinner and has been on a diet that restricts the amount of calories she eats a day. Within a few weeks she lost some weight but now her mum is worried that she is getting too thin. Her mum has given her some information on eating disorders and asked her to look at this before continuing on her diet.

anorexia

• Many anorexics find that their hair is limp and lifeless and may fall out as they are lacking in vitamins.
• Skin may become pale and look dull.
• They will often be tired as they are not getting enough energy to lead a healthy lifestyle.

bulimia

• More serious side effects can in serious cases include heart problems. This is caused by the strain on the heart by not getting enough energy to keep it working properly.
• Bulimia can also be life- threatening.