How does one conquer an eating disorder? Deepak explains that people with eating disorders usually have a poor self-image. They see themselves as unlovable and unattractive. To combat this illusion, he suggests practicing the “mirror technique” where one can look at oneself in the mirror and say “I am beautiful, I love myself, and thank you God for making me exactly how I am”.

Poor Marcia Cross. Her publicist must have a perverse sense of humor. The “Desperate Housewives” star was on the cover of last week’s Parade magazine poised to take a big, juicy bite out of a luscious-looking peach.