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Judy Krasna

May 31, 2018, 3:58 PM

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To the girl whose life I saved last year

You are the reason I went public with my daughter's eating disorder -- I'm so glad your mom called me

May 3, 2018, 1:10 PM

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How diet culture harms

Illustrative: Decadent chocolate cake. (iStock)

Just don't talk about food, diet, or weight -- it's too easy to trigger disordered eating, especially in kids

Mar 8, 2018, 3:59 PM

How women are judged

For as long as I can remember, women have demanded to be judged based on their intelligence, their character, their competence, their skills, their talents, their intellectual acuity, their capabilities, and their qualifications. They have asked for consideration based...

Jan 24, 2018, 12:28 PM

When “Recovery” is Absent from the Eating Disorders Lexicon

Around five years ago, I tripped and fell directly on my left shoulder, which caused a serious break requiring surgery. I was incredibly fortunate to have found not only one of the most highly skilled orthopedic surgeons in Israel,...

Nov 1, 2017, 3:27 PM

When responsible parenting is labeled controlling

Let’s say, Heaven forbid, that your daughter is a drug addict. She is essentially enslaved; trapped in the cunning and powerful clutches of her addiction. Her rational thoughts are suppressed, and all she is thinking about is getting high,...

Oct 24, 2017, 3:34 PM

A Brave Warrior’s #MeToo Against Eating Disorders

I wish that there was a #MeToo type campaign against eating disorders. There is tremendous impact and empowerment in taking a subject that is far more comfortable being left in the shadows of darkness and exposing it to the...

Jun 13, 2017, 3:25 PM

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More than meets the eye

There are medical health professionals who really need to lose some weight bias

May 11, 2017, 9:16 PM

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Fitness trackers: Health or obsession?

Couple checking fitness trackers. (iStock)

For some personality types, counting steps is a dangerously unhealthy activity

Apr 26, 2017, 10:06 AM

Changing the Course of My Family’s History

Anti-Semitism forced my great grandparents to change the course of our family’s history. I am so grateful that they had the foresight to read the writing on the wall, and the courage to uproot their family from a small...

Dec 14, 2016, 11:11 AM

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Let them eat donuts

Fresh Roladin sufganiyot at the ready (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash 90)

Health Minister Yaakov Litzman's war on the Hanukkah treat will do exactly nothing to fight obesity

About Me

Judy Krasna is the mother of four children, including a daughter with anorexia, and is a parent advocate and coach for parents of children with eating disorders.