Alanis Morissette Marathoning For Eating Disorders


Updated 05/25/10 9:29 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 15 comments

Alanis Morissette Marathoning For Eating Disorders

Many celebs have laced up their sneaks and finished marathons, including Will Ferrell, Mario Lopez, Oprah, David Lee Roth, and Katie Holmes. Now you can add Alanis Morissette to that list. She's planning on running this Sunday, Oct. 11, in the Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon, in Lassen National Forest in northern California. Alanis is running to raise money for the National Eating Disorders Read more

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Divorcing Ed


Updated 09/01/11 1:15 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 1 comment

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Divorcing Ed

At age four, author Jenni Schaefer felt fat in dance class. At the age of 22, when her life had become unmanageable thanks to anorexia and bulimia, Jenni committed to getting help and began the long path toward successfully "divorcing" her eating disorder. Jenni has written two books — Life Without Ed and Goodbye Ed, Hello Me — and now serves as an ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Read more

Supportive Websites For Help With Eating Disorders


Updated 10/14/11 11:49 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Supportive Websites For Eating Disorders

The last week of February is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and this year's motto is, "It's Time to Talk About It." If you or someone you know is suffering from an ED, here's a list of online resources that can offer information, support, and help. Hopefully, this will help in bringing them one step closer to talking about it. SomethingFishy: This is an active website with lots of Read more

Tool Unveils the Reality of Photoshopped Magazines


Updated 12/01/11 1:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Computer Tool Reveals Photoshop on Pictures

Looking at a rack of magazines, it's hard to find a cover that hasn't been photoshopped in to perfection. Now PhD computer science students at the University of Dartmouth have developed a software tool to rate photographs based on how much digital alterations were made. The tool, which is part of recently released research in the National Academy of Sciences is intended to bring a level of Read more

Alanis Morissette Does Camel on the Cover of Yoga Journal


Updated 08/04/11 3:45 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 4 comments

Alanis Morissette on the Cover of Yoga Journal

Rock stars aren't typically the picture of health, but then again, Alanis Morissette isn't like most rockers. At age 37, she's made a lot of choices toward a more healthy lifestyle. The Canadian star has followed a vegan diet to help prevent cancer, completed a marathon to raise awareness about eating disorders, and now she's using yoga to rejuvenate and re-energize. Way back in 1995, a young Read more

Alanis Morissette on Defeating Her Eating Disorder


Updated 10/14/11 11:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

How Did Alanis Morissette Beat Her Eating Disorder?

Grammy-winner Alanis Morissette has traveled a long road struggling with depression, self-image, and food. In a recent interview with Health magazine, the singer shares that as a teenager, she was both anorexic and bulimic. Although her recovery began at age 18, Alanis says, "eating issues dogged me through my 20s." During that time, she wasn't worried about her weight, but was working long hours Read more

Fittingly Mad: Express Yourself with Botox?


Updated 05/16/12 3:54 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 10 comments

Fittingly Mad:  Express Yourself with Botox?

There’s been a lot of talk this week, in light of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, about being comfortable in your skin. My buddy Dear even did a great poll on the topic. I’ve been taking stock in how I unconsciously view my body and my face – essentially ME. So when I read the text in a Botox ad while flipping though a healthy life style magazine (how ironic), I got a little Read more