Eating Disorder

Eating Disorder

Eating Disorders Thrive In Anxious Times, And Pose A Lethal Threat

LISTEN – Dying To Be Thin – September 8, 2020 - For most of her 34 years, Stephanie Parker didn’t recognize she had an eating disorder. At age 6, she recalls, she stopped eating and drinking at school — b... Read More...

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87% of people with eating disorders say symptoms are worse during COVID

Feast or Famine – August 28, 2020 - The study traces 129 people in recovery or treatment, providing a detailed look at a common scenario, and it joins growing indications that those with eating disorders are s... Read More...

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12 tips for kicking sugar addiction

It’s never too late... – August 9, 2020 - 1. Quit the sugar completely. Throw everything with it out of the house, as it’s harming everyone in the family. This is a bit like a bad relationship. Often the per... Read More...

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Recovering Alcoholic Loses More Than 56 pounds After 7 Months Sober

Not a weight loss program! Good job! – August 8, 2020 - As well as trading in alcohol and soft drinks for water, the painter and decorator also started jogging, beginning with small steps and building up. Seve... Read More...

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‘Before I Could Lose 100 Pounds, I First Had To Work On My Mental Health And Sobriety’

Mind Over Matter – July 25, 2020 - At the end of 2019, I was back in an outpatient treatment program to get sober. While there, I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. But by December 2019, I also had lost 70 po... Read More...

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Woman dies after drinking alcohol on empty stomach

TRAGIC! – July 19, 2020 - “I had never even heard of alcoholic ketoacidosis until she died. We’re not sure how much she had been drinking that weekend, but she was not an alcoholic,” he said, according to The Mirror.... Read More...

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She Ate and Ate, and Never Felt Satisfied

EMPTY: A Memoir by Susan Burton – June 23, 2020 - “In many ways,” she writes, “my adolescence was typical. Prototypical, even. I was an awkward middle-schooler who transformed herself with the help of Seventeen magaz... Read More...

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Disordered Eating in a Disordered Time

It’s Not About the Food – June 5, 2020 - Roughly one in 10 Americans struggle with disordered eating, and the pandemic has created new hurdles for those managing difficult relationships with food. Working from home m... Read More...

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Is sugar addiction real, and can you beat it?

Sugar Magnolia? – June 5, 2020 - Sugar has addictive potential because it releases opioids and dopamine in the brain. Eating sugar also increases the release of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that gives us a “happy” f... Read More...

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I Have an Eating Disorder but Can’t Escape the Kitchen

Doors to Ms.Perception – May 12, 2020 - It’s not that simple for people with eating disorders. For someone with an active eating disorder, food can be an agent of destruction. For someone in recovery, isolation can p... Read More...

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Antabuse linked to ‘dramatic’ weight loss in obesity study

Way Off Label – May 15, 2020 - Scientist Michel Bernier, Ph.D., explained: When we first went down this path, we did not know what to expect, but once we started to see data showing dramatic weight loss and leaner b... Read More...

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New Book Helps People to Overcome Bulimia

Healing Addiction with Grace – MAY 05, 2020 - Clare’s background comes from overcoming her own addiction, which, in her case, was an obsessive food disorder with Bulimia. Through her 40-year journey, Clare found that... Read More...

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Is COVID-19 triggering your eating disorder?

Make Peace with your Pantry – April 16, 2020 - This is objectively a difficult time and self-care has never been more important. ” A person might also feel triggered by the increased conversations surrounding f... Read More...

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Managing an eating disorder during self-isolation

Think Healthy – March 25, 2020 - Plus, Jude explains, being isolated without our usual social interactions and routines can increase this need to take control in unhealthy ways. Eating disorder habits provide ... Read More...

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Eating disorders and drug addiction are often related illnesses

THE HOLE WITHIN – FEBRUARY 24, 2020 - Oftentimes, food disorders do not exist in isolation. It is not uncommon for those who suffer from eating disorders to also experience substance addiction. Singer and ac... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Says Struggles With Eating Disorder Led to Sobriety Slip and Overdose

Addition is Addiction – February 18, 2020 - “I think when you have certain people around you that are telling you certain things that you should look a certain way, it makes it harder,” she says. “I was i... Read More...

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