Episode 88: Orthorexia

This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Orthorexia — an eating disorder in which a person becomes so obsessed with what they think of as "healthy" eating that they over-limit their diet and become unhealthy as a result.     Dedicated healthy eaters sometimes write off orthorexia as nonsense, seeing the diagnosis as just another way of marginalizing the sensible choices made by many not to consume certain types of foods they are sensitive to, or simply don't want to eat.     But as we share here, orthorexia is a real thing — definitely not your garden-variety picky eating — and for some, it can become life threatening.     So we talk about what orthorexia is, the rigid thoughts and beliefs that can predispose people to suffering from it, and how you can steer clear of its grip.     We share some of our personal experiences and professional insights about this condition, and as always, we offer you some experiments to help you reconsider the attitudes you hold about food, and the healthy-eating decisions you choose to make in your own life.  Get full show notes and resources at http://livingexperiment.com/orthorexia/