✨Safe Space✨

1) http://eatingdisorderrecovery.com/index.php/home - Features a free eating disorder recovery workbook that helps you manage eating disorder symptoms. Includes blogs to help inspire eating disorder recovery. Allows visitors to post and discuss problems and questions in a forum that is monitored.

2) http://www.recoveryboat.com/ - A website that offers peer support for eating disorder recovery. This site includes a forum for those struggling. It also provides basic information about eating disorders for those suffering and those supporting a loved one who is suffering. Lastly, it provides some therapy exercises that can help overcome eating disorder behaviours and symptoms.

3)      http://www.something-fishy.org/ - An all exclusive website that provides a treatment finder, forums, eating disorder information, hotlines, and more. This site even includes resources for books and self-help worksheets to help combat eating disorder symptoms and behaviours.

4) http://www.webiteback.com/ - A pro-recovery website that exists to help others overcome their eating disorder and to combat pro-ana websites. This site provides a forum for users to post on to get advice and share struggles of their eating disorder. This site also provides an extensive resource list for those struggling.

5)  http://www.nedic.ca/index.shtml – The National Eating Disorder Information Centre. This website features all you need to know about eating disorders. It has a resource library that includes links on where to get help. NEDIC runs public service announcements and campaigns that you can get involved with in your own community.

6) http://www.eatingdisordersblogs.com/ - This site is a compilation of blogs written by different people to help inspire you to overcome your eating disorder. You can find blogs written by Doris Smeltzer, Karen Koenig, and even Jenni Schaefer. These blogs provide information on eating disorders, skills you can use to recover, and resources you can access.

7) http://www.mirror-mirror.org/ - This is a site dedicated to help promote awareness for eating disorders. It helps to educate about the dangers of eating disorders. It also has links to resources on getting support for your eating disorder. It provides information on relapses and has a relapse prevention plan. It gives a lot of ideas on coping skills to deal with the hard emotions you feel instead of using eating disorder symptoms.

8) http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ - This website is dedicated to advocacy for eating disorder recovery. It provides resources to help teach about what eating disorders really look like. This site provides resources for recovery as well. This is the organization that holds the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, held at the end of February. This site provides stories of hope that encourages others to seek out recovery.

9) http://eatingdisorderscoalition.org/ - Advocacy at its best! This site is your guide to help get legislators and representatives to hear your voice and get legal action for eating disorder help and recovery. You can find facts and information about eating disorders on this site. You can learn how you can advocate and lobby for eating disorder recovery at the federal and state level.

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I'm going to go over vitamins that are vital for harm-reduction, others that have helped me personally, and specific dietary supplements as well as where to find these naturally in food :)

Vitamins that people with EDs commonly lack that you may want to look for (either in your multivitamin or on its own)

• Vitamin D

• Most multivitamins

• sunlight exposure

• tuna, egg yolks, salmon, milk/plant milk

• B-Complex

•multivitamins or super-b supplement

• B1 (thiamine): whole grains, sunflower seeds, pork, legumes

• B2 (riboflavin): dairy, eggs, lean meat, almonds, spinach

• B3 (niacin): poultry, tuna, mushrooms, peanuts, brown rice

• B6: chicken, bananas, potatoes, chickpeas

• B9 (folate): leafy greens, lentils, avocado, asparagus, citrus fruit

• B12: fish, meat, poultry, eggs, dairy

• Iron

• Most multivitamins

• Be careful of dosing: too much iron can be harmful!

• Red meat, poultry, fish, beans, lentils, tofu, spinach

• Omega-3

• omega-3 fatty acid supplements are really good, especially if you're like me and hate seafood lol

• Fatty fish like salmon, sardines, and trout, flax/chia seeds, walnuts

• Probiotics

• Probiotic supplement (also really good for digestion)

• Yogurt with live cultures, sauerkraut, kimchi, pickles

Electrolytes

This is so so important for anyone who purges, but even low food intake can cause imbalances

• Electrolyte tabs/powders

• If you're dehydrated, drinking these is a lot safer than just regular water

• liquid iv (15 cal), drip drop (10 cal), nectar (0 cal), pedialyte

• Homemade electrolyte drink: 1/2 tsp salt + 1/2 tsp baking soda + 4 tsp sugar into 1 liter of water (you can add a splash of juice for taste + potassium!)

• random tip but sip don't chug (it can and has backfired for me), it can flush the sodium out and make your body rebound with more water weight

• Calcium

• Most multivitamins

• Dairy/Plant milk, leafy greens, almonds, chia/sesame seeds

• Potassium

• Note that too much of it can be dangerous so it's safest to get this solely from food instead of a supplement (unless you're prescribed)

• Bananas, avocado, any potatoes, oranges, yogurt, beans, spinach

• Magnesium

• magnesium citrate is really good for constipation

• magnesium glycinate supplements before you go to bed are so good for your heart and muscles (and help you sleep better)

• Also found in nuts, seeds, dark chocolate, legumes, leafy greens

• Sodium

• don't restrict your sodium too much! (especially if you exercise a lot)

• obviously found in electrolyte packets

• broth, soup, lightly salted crackers

• Extra notes 🫀

• Straightforwardly: multivitamins, probiotic, and omega-3 supplements are your best and safest bet if you're unsure of your needs

• Be careful with the dosing: some vitamins in excess can be harmful (iron and vit A)

• I am not a doctor or medical professional!! This is just what I've learned from extensive research and experience (and many, MANY conversations with chatgpt)

• Eating a variety of whole, minimally processed foods will naturally cover most of these nutrients. Yes it is possible to restrict and still get in all your nutrients!!

No one is perfect including you. You shouldn’t hold yourself to such a high standard that you get upset by being human.