Eating disorders are running rampant and the industry is under fire.  If you're in the entertainment or modeling industry, or aspire to be, you may believe that waging a war with food (i.e. the desire to eat 'vs' the need to stay thin) is just part of that game. You're probably surrounded by people who have, either in the past or presently, been affected by the condition of anorexia or bulimia. Perhaps you're an agent who has struggled with the horror of your clients' eating disorders - because you know as well as they do that they have to remain thin to get the jobs that keep both you and them in the game. The attitude still exists that you can never be too rich or too thin - and those who manage to push the extremes of richness and thinness, are envied far and wide.  But there is a very dark side to this story, one that needs to be told to save the next generation of aspiring models and actresses from this dangerous trap.

In the entertainment world, pressure to be thin is tremendous; an otherwise gorgeous, slender woman can walk into an audition and be told she's too fat. This is often where the trouble begins.

Problem meets solution

Skinny celebrities and models have been blamed for inspiring what has become an epidemic of eating disorders. The media criticizes the fashion industry's use of super-skinny models for worsening the eating disorder epidemic. It hit a fever pitch in 2006, when South American models Ana Carolina Reston and Luisel Ramos both fell into the all too common cycle of self denial, unfortunately, they didn't return. When Ana passed away at 21 from kidney failure and infection due to anorexia and bulimia, she was five feet seven inches tall and weighed 88 pounds; when 22-year-old Luisel died from heart failure after coming off of the runway during a fashion show, she weighed 98 pounds and stood five feet, nine inches tall.  This did not need to happen- if these girls had access to the information we provide, they could still be alive, healthy, and successful supermodels.

Some of the fashion industry's response has involved banning super-skinny models (i.e. girls with body mass index below 18; Ana Carolina Reston and Luisel Ramos' BMIs were between 13 and 14, well below the starvation threshold of 16) from runway shows, not allowing models under the age of 18 to walk the runway, and yearly physicals, weigh-ins, and dietary guidance for models. Critics claim that until designers change their attitudes, skinny models will continue to be needed to showcase their designs.

A long list of celebrities, athletes, and models have lost their battle with one or more of these eating disorders: as it was in the case of Karen Carpenter, Margaux Hemingway, gymnast Christy Henrich, ballerina Heidi Guenther, poet Anne Sexton, and so on. That is not to mention all those less famous individuals who lost the battle! It's estimated that a third of anorexics and bulimics take seven to ten years to get well, and that 25 percent of that 1/3 will end up dying. Two to five percent of people with eating disorders end up committing suicide. For many of those who don't die, recovery is a process that never quite ends; relapse is always a significant risk as their thoughts often continue to be consumed by their troubled relationship with food and weight.  But that does not need to happen, we have the answers and the time has come to do something dramatic and realistic to change this trend and we need your help.

We are out to prove that you can get and stay thin with foods and supplements that actually promote your optimal health, energy, endurance, and well-being.

While the entertainment media doesn't hold complete responsibility for the rise in eating-disordered behavior, it definitely could set a better example - showing the world that it is possible to get and stay thin without going through the horror of eating disorders.

If you're an agent, you may think that there's not much you can do to protect your clients against EDs, because that's just the way the business goes. But it is time to wake up and get real, avoiding eating disorders does not require you to drop your aspirations toward thinness. There is a solution. In my extensive research of the human physiology, I believe I've found an amazing answer to these problems. I have created an optimal weight-loss lifestyle, one where you can become slender AND improve your health. 

Imagine being as thin as you like, yet being healthier than most Americans!
How? The answer lies in a unique diet and supplement program I've designed. I call it Superfoods for Supermodels. This plan has already garnered the interest of modeling agencies around the U.S. These agencies are working with me to develop a "contract" and certificate showing that each model has read the materials on the dangers of eating disorders and knows how to recognize the symptoms, that they understand the need to meet basic nutritional needs of the body, and therefore have educated themselves about the 'Superfoods for Supermodels' plan.  They need to acknowledge that they understand how this plan helps them to pack adequate nutritional value into a low-calorie food and supplement plan that fulfills their desire to remain "in the game" and guarantees them they will not suffer the indignity of a binge and purge lifestyle.

Two living examples of Superfoods for Supermodels success stories come from Eric Nies; former MTV host, star of "The Grind", best selling workout video and male fitness model and Erica Leonard; former Hawaiian Tropic beauty queen, playboy playmate and owner of Divine Beauty Modeling Agency.

Eric Nies

"Ten years after breaking into TV as an example of extreme fitness, I feel and look as tone and cut as I ever, have and I owe it to David Sandoval and the amazing superfoods program he developed. These foods make it easy to do all the right things for your body to keep you ar the top of your game and looking fantastic."

Erica Leonard

"As a 29 year old swimsuit model , I am always asked how I could look as good at 29 as I did at 21. Now, as not only a model but an owner of a modeling agency, I feel a responsibility to share my secret with all of those aspiring to reach the top of this profession."

The Superfoods for Supermodels plan is designed specifically to satiate and satisfy, allowing you to lose weight or remain thin while getting all the nutrition you require, and you will have abundant energy, improved mental clarity and the confidence that comes from treating yourself right.

I've developed this program over many years of intensive research, and I've heard countless testimonials as to its usefulness for both men and women who were seeking a simple, healthy way to maintain a slim, energetic, and beautiful body.

I hope that your interest in this subject is sincere - whether you're an agent or other professional who works with models and entertainers, YOU can set a wonderful example. You can help those around you to avoid the fate suffered by Ana Reston and Luisel Ramos by offering them a healthful alternative to pathological eating and dieting behaviors.

David is available for private or group consultations. To get a copy of the diet plan for your agency or yourself, please contact David Sandoval, he can be reached by e-mail dsandoval@organicbynatureinc.com or visit www.phporder.com.