Dr. Bratman of Orthorexia Nervosa wrote me back...

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If you're still interested in our previous discussion, I've enclosed

my email to Dr. Bratman and his reply.

(He basically wanted us to know that there had been some

modifications made to his previously strict list of symptoms, because

of negative feedback from raw vegan groups in the past. The link is

within our conversation below):

 

Hi, Dr. Bratman. Thanks in advance for taking the time to read my

email. I am a raw food lifestyle advocate who has read your

online 'Original Essay on Orthorexia'. I belong to a raw food

community group; that's where your essay was mentioned. Below

is my reply to another group member's reply on the subject of

Orthorexia Nervosa. You may find a few more critical but useful

replies on our group homepage by clicking this link:

rawfood/

Thanks,

Tiffany:

" I agree with Leah about this creation of a medically termed disorder

being an excuse for for people not taking responsibility for their

health.

And, I believe that this is yet another attempt for the medical

industry to keep people on the SAD diet so that doctors get more

business from disease-stricken patients... "

 

stevenbratman <stevenbratman wrote:

I don't actually work for " the medical industry " I do agree,

though, that my checklist for orthorexia is a little silly. However,

you might find it interesting to read this article by rawfoodist

Thomas Billings -- particularly where he talks about the

concept " touching a nerve. "

http://www.beyondveg.com/billings-t/orthorexia/orthorexia-1a.shtml

See also this other page of his:

http://www.beyondveg.com/cat/psych/index.shtml

 

Hello Dr. Bratman,

You must be busy with many emails...thanks for taking the time to

reply to mine.

Although you stated that you " don't actually work for 'the medical

industry' " , I'm very concerned that doctors whom read your accounts

would take them to heart and shun the whole idea of the raw food

lifestyle being a great addition to his or her patients' prognosis

for curing serious disease conditions. Or worse, warn the growing

amount of the public who are just beginning to find out about and

practice the raw food lifestyle that they might regret incorporating

a mostly raw food diet in the long run.

I read the 'updates' made in response to the negative feedback to

your listed symptoms, and I agree with those - thanks for passing

them on. I will in turn pass them on to my group.

Have a wonderful rest of the day,

Tiffany

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Great articles - thank you for sharing!

Susan