.... food. This is done by purging. Purging is vomiting or using laxatives or a combination of both to rid the body of the food that was just eaten before it has a chance to digest. The typical pattern is to start by eating something like apple peels or corn. They are not easily digested. That is followed by mass quantities of junk food. Common foods that are used for bingeing are foods that can be obtained easily without much notice such as McDonalds or Kentucky Fried Chicken. These foods can be obtained by driving up to a window to order them. No one pays much attention to a person in a car who is ordering large quantities of food. After eating the person .....

.... and into your intestine. Then it creates pockets in your large intestine. As the pockets get larger, infections and food debris can find its way into the pockets and create infectious problems. When this occurs this it is called diverticulitis. This doesn't occur very often though, but when it does surgery is recommended. Pop can also be a big concern for young women. If woman growing up doesn't drink enough milk between the ages 9-25 then later in life she will probably be in a wheelchair or have bone problems. Most people don't think ahead that far in life to really care. But when your older you are going to wish you would have drank more milk. Peop .....

.... tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8, TCDD). got their initial fame after the were found to be linked to Agent Orange. Agent Orange was a herbicide used by the United States Army used for its abilities to kill large plants and trees very efficiently. It was sprayed liberally during the Vietnam War where came in to contact with American soldiers. Some time after the war, many veterans of Vietnam reported rashes, mental conditions, and were found to have cancer. After much research it was found that Agent Orange which contained , specifically 2,3,7,8, TCDD, was responsible for these medical conditions. After the Agent Orange controversy lost their spac .....

.... a group of muscle building chemicals, which are synthetic versions of the male hormone, testosterone. Developed in 1935 they were prescribed to aid in muscle and tissue repair by those who had undergone surgery or had degenerative diseases. Now they are used by athletes and patients alike. But they are illegal to use if not prescribed by a physician, and have been banned by nearly all athletic organizations, both professional and amateur. When you think of someone who uses steroids you typically picture someone who is massive, and whose muscle mass is very well defined. A picture comes to mind of the giant body builder, who is so big he can't touch his bac .....

.... on brain disorders, the federal Government is working to bring information about these conditions to the people who need it. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Federal agency responsible for conducting and supporting research related to mental disorders, mental health, and the brain, is conducting a nationwide education program on anxiety disorder, a group of illnesses. The program's purpose is to educate the public and health care professionals about the disorder and encourage people with it to obtain effective treatments. To continue , in a panic disorder, brief episodes of intense fear are accompanied by multiple physical symptoms (s .....

.... in Europe, Canada, and the United States. Other causes of dwarfism are Down's syndrome, a congenital condition with symptoms similar to those of cretinism, achondroplasia, a disease characterized by short extremities resulting from absorption of cartilaginous tissue during the fetal stage, spinal tuberculosis, and deficiency of the secretions of the pituitary gland or of the ovary. Causes of pituitary dwarfism may vary. Abnormally short height in childhood may be due to the pituitary gland not functioning correctly, resulting in underproduction of growth hormone. This may result from a tumor in the pituitary gland, absence of the pituitary gland, or trauma. G .....

.... that affects males more often than females, in a 3:1 ratio, and is marked by a classic triad of symptoms, which are impulsivity, distractibility, and hyperactivity (Hallowell 6). There are two general types of A. D. D., the stereotypical, high-energy, hyperactive group, and the less known underactive ones that often daydream and are never mentally present anywhere. Typically, people with A. D. D. are very likable and are usually very emphatic, intuitive, and compassionate, however they have very unstable moods that can range from an extreme high to an extreme low instantly, for no apparent reason. Usually, they procrastinate often and have trouble finishin .....

.... that however useful the tests may be for standardizing a group's intellectual ability, they are not a good indicator of intelligence. To issue a truly standardized test, the testing environment should be the same for everyone involved. If anything has been learned from the psychology of perception, it is clear that a person's environment has a great deal to do with their cognitive abilities. Is the light flickering? Is the paint on the walls an unsettling shade? Is the temperature too hot or too cold? Is the chair uncomfortable? Or in the worst case, do they have an illness that day? To test a person's mind, it is necessary to utilize their body in t .....