HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE MODELLING INDUSTRY

The road to becoming a successful model is often rocky and bumpy. It may seem really cool walking the ramp, but dear friends, be cautious! Life of a model is not always a bed of roses, rather, there are thorns like stress, health concerns and changes in lifestyle that pose a serious threat on a model's physical and mental health.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE: stay away from it to become a successful model. (www.ehow.com)

Let's take a look at some of the issues associated with a model's health. I don't intend to scare modelling aspirations but all I really hope for is to pen down some of the risks that come with a modelling career. If a person stays focused about his/her health and keeps the lifestyle positive, a modelling career can earn him/her everything-wealth, name and fame with the health just being fine too. The following are few of the most serious health hazards that need to be taken care of and avoided in order to make a successful career as a model:

• Substance Abuse- Modelling often brings with it, the risk of substance abuse. Stress is one of the key elements that often trigger the risk of substance abuse. So an aspiring model should always try for ways to keep stress at bay and stay away from substance abuse.
• Anorexia- People in the modelling profession may often suffer from Anorexia, which leads to developing apprehension over getting obese and losing contracts. The key to keep anorexia at bay is to eat healthy diets and exercise along with techniques such as yoga or aerobics that help to keep mental and physical composure normal.
• Irregular Work Schedules- Irregularity in work schedules is a part of modelling career. your sleeping timing and diet timing may often change, thus impacting your health. Appropriate diet and sleep should be preferred to socialising and parties.

ANOREXIA: eat healthy diets and exercise to stay healthy. (www.anorexia10.com)

If you are cautious and make positive changes in your lifestyle, the sky is the limit in a modelling career. So eat healthy, stay fit and I wish you good luck in your endeavour of becoming a model!

ARE THE DIETS AND THE DRASTIC CHANGE IN EATING HABITS WORTH THE TROUBLE?

How much should you eat to get your body to match the stats of Size Zero? Models and girls across the world diet and reduce their food intake to become skinny and look good in fashionable clothes. But are the diets and the drastic change in eating habits worth the troubles?

Emotional Eating: The trick to staying slim. (www.foxnews.com)

In today's society, we are bombarded with messages from all sides on what to eat and what not to eat. On the one hand we should control ourselves: fat or sugar or whatever is taken out of certain foods and they are sold to us as diet foods, while on the other we should give in to desire: fat and sugar is added to other foods which are sold to us as indulgent treats. According to a few fashion communities, Size Zero means the woman has treated her body like a temple, working out and dieting smartly to achieve a beautiful figure that complements the strong woman beneath the surface. Apparently, Size Zero clothing accentuates the way woman feel inside!! Well, I don't think so.

Pizza Express: Eat pizza, stay thin! (www.fabfrocks.blogspot.com)

Are the diets and drastic change in eating habits worth the trouble? The calories required for an average woman to turn herself into a "Lollypop Lady" are 400 calories. The lack of calories causes a metabolic melee in the brain resulting in fierce mood swings, loss of sense of proportion and the inability to see outside the immediate world (www.lovepanky.com). The uproar over the Size Zero brings a new debate on the quotient of beauty. What is beautiful? Who is beautiful? It goes without saying that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, who are these beholders? Wherever you are on this planet, is beauty just skin deep?