The founder of the exclusive Lune chain of bakeries has emotionally described her battle with anorexia, how it tore through her "like a bushfire" and will stay with her for life.

WARNING: This article discusses sensitive topics about anorexia and mental health. 

Kate Reid also explained how paradoxically her illness drove her to work in the food industry and has urged greater understanding for people suffering an eating disorder.

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In an interview in the podcast Neil Mitchell Asks Why? and in a heartfelt epilogue in her just-released memoir Destination Moon, Reid says she at times had suicidal thoughts and went through life like "a space cadet". 

At one stage, her weight dropped

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