The Orthorexia debate continues

We closed off the show with an interview with Debbie Nash - Director of Montrose Manor. She spoke to us about orthorexia. Orthorexia, a term coined in the late ninties by an American alterntive medicine specialist, describes an unhealthy fixation with healthy eating. It is not recognised as an official medical term or condition, but is similar to several eating disorders, in the sense that severe weight loss is a symptom. According to an online publication, Psychology Today, the symptoms of this disorder also resemble obsessive compulsive disorder as sufferers “devote excessive attention to their own strict rules and often spend hours each day worrying about tomorrow's meals”. Debbie explained more. For more information contact Montrose Manor on (021) 797 9270 or visit www.montrosemanor.co.za