Eating disorders are complex, it isn’t just a matter of telling your daughter, friend or someone you know to simply eat and get over it. Or to stop putting the fork to their lips. There is much more to an eating disorder than meets the normal eye and senses.
Mindset and Brain Chemistry Keys to Recovery from Eating Disorders
Two things are critical to help individuals recover that aren’t widely used in traditional treatment are the inclusion of working on mindset and balancing brain chemistry. Many treatment programs are focused on “fixing” the problem and daily the discussion is about the behavior, weighing, watching them go to the bathroom so they won’t throw up and putting even more emphasis on the problem.
Three tips for dealing with winter blahs
Are you tired of winter yet? Had enough of the snow and cold? Wish you could go to a tropical island and warm up? If you live in a cold weather place, by February winter can get old. With the shorter days, being too cold to go outside for long and noticing that last summer’s tan has long since faded.
Three steps to reducing stress for college students
Whether you are a college athlete, in a fraternity or sorority, a student government officer or working and going to school, the load of your schedule can quickly become overwhelming. And when overwhelming hits, it can lead to the “Why am I here,” or “What am I supposed to be doing now?” brain burnout.
What are you doing for NEDAW?
When I first realized I might be bulimic, I read about it in a magazine. I had never heard about bulimia before, but everything described in that article was exactly what I did except one thing, I didn’t throw up. But I was diagnosed with bulimia—a non-purging bulimic. I was one of many who used other methods such as diet and excessive exercise, laxatives and more to control the weight gain from inhaling a horrific amount of food at one time.
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