Tag: Mental health treatment

Over 500 million people worldwide were considered obese in 2011, contributing to the rise of products like Special K cereal for weight management, but the phrase 'Special K' also refers to the powerful dissociative anesthetic ketamine, used both medically and recreationally. This duality creates significant confusion, masking the starkly different uses and consequences of each.

According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), nearly half of all bulimia nervosa patients also have a co-occurring mood or anxiety disorder. This is the condition where an individual engages in cycles of binge eating and then purges the food, most often through self-induced vomiting. This article explores this serious mental health condition, outlining its signs, dangers, and the path toward recovery.