Gregg Jantz

I want you to know that there are more than one approach to getting help to overcome depression. Here is a portion of a Depression Seminar I did in the past. I also speak on SADS-Seasonal Affective Disorder Syndrome.

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The following podcast is about Renewing Your Mind and walking in accountability.

Words of Hope and Healing-Renewing Your Mind

In this podcast I speak on relationships on how they can affect your recovery and describe 'pillars of strength' that will be of help for you if you are struggling with an eating disorder.

Words of Hope-Pillars of Strength

The following podcast is about making positive affirmations. I mention my book "Losing Weight Permanently". You can order this book at our online bookstore. Maybe you don't need to lose weight. The concepts in the book can still be helpful.

Words of Hope and Healing-Affirmations

With Christmas coming up, the cold wet weather, and less daylight hours, I thought it would be good to share an interview I did last year on a local TV station in Seattle. regarding he Holiday Blues.

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There are those in the Eating Disorder field other than myself, who feel that the HBO documentary falled short in not sharing there are those who have had victory over an eating disorder. Listed below is a partial press release from NEDA.

National Eating Disorders Association
Reacts to HBO Premiere of Thin

Documentary, Premiering Nov. 14, Lacks Balance

SEATTLE Nov. 13, 2006 For Immediate Release
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) reacted today to the documentary Thin, by Lauren Greenfield, which captures six months in the lives of four women, ages 15-30, striving to recover from anorexia in a residential treatment program.

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As any of you know that are reading this blog, our society (beyond just North America) puts an overemphasis on looks, beauty, clothing, etc. This is especially true for women (but it even affects men now).

Look at this study done by Dove (soap company):
90% of all women 15-64 worldwide want to change at least one aspect of their physical appearance (with body weight ranking the highest).

67% of all women 15 to 64 withdraw from life-engaging activities due to feeling badly about their looks (among them things like giving an opinion, going to school, going to the doctor).

61% of all women and 69% of girls (15 to 17) feel that their mother has had a positive influence on their feelings about themselves and their beauty.

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Because of some comments, I have added another picture of Ana Carolina Reston that shows her thinner. It is hard to find pictures of her just before she died because of various factors.

More important than how she looked before she did, is her BMI when she died. Reston's BMI was just 13.5 while the World Health Organization considers anyone with a BMI below 18.5 underweight. A BMI below 17.5 being one of the criteria for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and a BMI nearing 15 is usually used as an indicator for starvation.

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Brazil model Ana Carolina Reston, who weighed only 88 pounds, dies at 21 because of generalized infection as a result of anorexia.

"Take care for your children because their loss is irreparable," Reston's mother, Miriam, told the O Globo newspaper. "Nothing can make the pain go away. No money in the world is worth the life of your child."

The model's cousin, Dani Grimaldi, told the Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper that Reston also battled bulimia.

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Many times, way too often, doctors and psychologists turn to prescription drugs as the solution to depression. We recognize that at times because of chemical imbalances a person will need to take medication to help them overcome depression symptoms.

However, we believe there should be a whole-person approach to dealing with depression. The whole-person approach is based upon recognition of the unique components of an individual’s life and how these components interweave to form the whole person.

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