Nourishing Dance An Essential Guide on Nutrition, Body Image, and Eating Disorders

This book is written with an insider's understanding of the dance world and the expertise of an eating disorder specialist, dietitian, clinician, and educator. This resource provides essential information on nutrition, body image, and eating disorder prevention.

Cover -- Advanced Praise -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Disclaimer -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Note to the Reader on Language Choices -- Prologue -- Act I Setting the Stage -- Chapter 1 Dancing in Diet Culture -- Chapter 2 Dancing on Empty -- Chapter 3 Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating in Dancers -- Act II Prevention, Prevention, Prevention -- Chapter 4 Prevention: Why, Who, What, and When? -- Chapter 5 Prevention: Language, Messages, and Modeling -- Act III Nourishing the Whole Dancer -- Chapter 6 Gentle Nutrition for Dancers -- Chapter 7 Nourishing a Dancer through Injury -- Chapter 8 Nourishing Balanced and Resilient Body Image in Dancers -- Chapter 9 Whole Dancer Health -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Index.