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I'm scared for my teeth with anorexia
I'm 13 years old, anorexic. Don't tell me things like "Don't do it" or "you're too young" cause if so then please not to be rude but I don't need your help. So I'm getting braces soon and I'm afraid that anorexia might ruin my teeth since I'm running low on nutrients and that it will make them loose and have gaps. So should I get braces later when I'm fully recovered or now? Like I don't want the 2 years of braces to go to waste if anorexia will ruin them afterwards so I need advice on wether what I should do....????? I know my teeth should be the least of my worries but I know the other risks and I can't do anything about it but I can do something about my teeth though.l....so please help!!!! (It just started and I eat around 500-1000 Valois a day and also workout now and then but when I do it's Extreme)
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Go high carb, low fat, whole foods, plant-based VEGAN! It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change. I went vegan 6 months ago and have lost 40 pounds, with minimal exercise, and eating AS MUCH as I desire bringing down my BMI from 30 to 24. I weigh less now than I did throughout high school, as an overweight teenager, even when I exercised for hours while on Junior Varsity and Varsity sports teams. I went to my annual physical earlier this month, and even my doctor was in shock. I got my results about a week ago, and everything was within normal ranges, and many areas of my health improved very noticeably.
My goal for next year is to lose 30-40 more pounds, I just need to start exercising on a regular basis. Nothing crazy, just 30-60 minutes of jogging, Ballet Beautiful, bike riding.. things like that.
I think it's amazing what I've accomplished so far, just by changing my diet, though. It's a lot easier to go vegan than it seems. I was never vegetarian, I went from being able to eat an entire box of pizza or entire tub of ice cream in one sitting to a full-fledged vegan. I now spend a lot less money on groceries, have more energy (never need caffeine, and never feel lethargic like I used to on a regular basis), have more concentration, am learning to cook, and etc. Try it for a week, that's how I started, and I felt so good that I just kept going, and it's now been 5 months! You can get every nutrient from plant foods, including protein!
Where do you get your protein?! 10 comebacks from a Vegan.
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The only vitamin you need to supplement is B12, and one I personally recommend is Garden of Life's B12 spray (cause I personally hate swallowing pills, and methylcobalamin is better than cyanocobalamin). You can buy it at any health foods store (Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, etc.), or online.
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These two movies turned me into a vegan overnight.
Forks Over Knives
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Processed People
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Cowspiracy
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Here are some good YouTube channels that have helped me, too.
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Good luck!
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This should be a question that you, your parents and your dentist should be discussing. You should also be discussing this with the doctor(s) helping you with your anorexia. All of you have a vested interest in your recovery and it is not the cost of the braces or the outcome of their effectiveness.
I am not a dentist so I cannot speak with any medical knowledge on this. what I do know s I would not allow my child who might be suffering as you with anorexia to get braces right now. Braces can be painful for some. Those that do suffer from pain find it hard to eat and lose weight. This would work against your recovery from anorexia.
Anorexia is a bit like being an alcoholic. You're never fully cured but constantly in recovery, constantly trying not to fall back into old ways. Because of this fact I would suggest not getting braces right now but to wait until your older and much longer into recovery.
Braces are now being made available to people well into their adult years. I see no reason right now for you to race into getting braces. Especially while you work to recover from anorexia.
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