Ted Talk With Laura Hill Summary

The Ted Talk with Laura Hill focused on eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa. The talk begins with food being fundamental to everyone. However, there are individuals who are suffering from not being able to eat as they are starving. These individuals are specifically suffering from an eating disorder, which is anorexia nervosa. Individuals who suffer from this eating disorder will become disturb from a noise. In order to focus, they will not eat to help them not be bother by the sound. However, they are starving themselves and it is not good for their body to be continuously starve. This action will change the way a person’s body function eventually to different side effects. Laura Hill also mentions that by refeeding people with anorexia can be painful as they will notice the increase of the noise. However, this is the only way to help them regain the lost weight from starving.

Though, I did not expect there would be a noise with an eating disorder. At the same time, is the noise coming from the mind or the stomach. It does not clearly specify the source of the noise. At the same time, it was interesting how our brain would not be stimulated when we are anorexia compared to just not having an eating disorder. As it is strange how there is no detection of any reaction from the brain when we eat foods. The talk does become an eye opener as it does concern us and the way we treat our body. If we mistreat our body, it would later come back and hurt us. Though, the talk centered on the painful experience of anorexia, it gives us an idea of how dangerous it can be to obtain an eating