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Are Instances of Eating Disorders on the Rise Because of Instagram?- Addictions and Food - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from Rebecca CooperOver the years I have been asked if there is such a thing as food addiction. First, let’s look at what is an addiction? Here is one definition: An addiction causes people to engage in a recurring activity that causes harm to the person. It is often described as a compulsion to engage in some ...
Views: 2213(2 votes) - Magical Thinking: The Real Cause of Your Unhappiness - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2013 from Michelle MorandYou’re a magical thinker. That’s not a criticism, or a flaw. It’s the reality of the human brain. Magical thinking is a part of our wiring and it is also a key component of many of the most enjoyable parts of our culture and entertainment and a great way to release tension and stress. And ...
Views: 2187(1 vote) - The Trick to Saying No Without Feeling Guilty - At All...Not a Tinge....Really! - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2013 from Michelle MorandIf you'd like to learn the art of saying no without feeling guilty at all, this article will give you the education and information you need to get started! You see, in my work as a specialist with clients who struggle with anxiety, self-confidence, addictions, overeating, or dieting and ...
Views: 1677(2 votes) - The Secret to Creating Great Relationships - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2013 from Michelle MorandHi all, this article began as a response to a question I received from an on line program member as part of our group chat forum and it’s such a common experience for everyone who uses food to cope I thought I’d turn it into an article and share it with all of you out there in our global ...
Views: 1597(1 vote) - Alexithymia: The Inability to Really Feel Feelings - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2013 from Michelle MorandNow bear with me here. I’m going to take you on a bit of a journey in order to explain a very important part of your recovery process. If you were sitting in my office I’d be leaning over and beginning to draw a diagram on my white board to illustrate this piece of information and you’d be ...
Views: 6699(1 vote) - How Important is the Glycemic Index? - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2013 from Julie SimonThe glycemic index (GI) is a ranking of carbohydrates on a scale from 0 to 100 according to the extent to which they raise blood sugar levels after ingestion. Different carbohydrate-containing foods (sugars and starches) vary in their effect on blood sugar levels. Foods with a high GI are ...
Views: 1438 - The Eating Disorder Struggle Begins and Ends Within: - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2013 from Michelle MorandThe eating disorder struggle begins and ends within: I know, I know, it really does seem like the issue is food and what you weigh and all those people out there who seem to judge or criticize you rather than love and appreciate and welcome you. And it's really frustrating to hear that that ...
Views: 1590(1 vote) - First Comes Love, Then Comes Obesity - Really? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2013 from Michelle MorandFirst comes love, then comes obesity: So reads the heading from an article in the July 6th issue of Time Magazine (See the article at this link: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1907143,00.html). Even though my skin was bristling at the glib headline, I felt obligated ...
Views: 1785(2 votes) - Hypnosis for Self-Sabotage: Resolve it Easily and Permanently - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2014 from Annalena Gulliksson-CavalloThere is a simple and permanent solution for self sabotage, this article will explain why this problem occurs, and how to overcome it. Have you ever wondered why, often you have decided to change something in your life, like getting rid of some bad habit, or trying to reach a positive goal, you ...
Views: 1974 - Is Binge Eating really a serious Eating Disorder? - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2013 from Marty LernerThere is a prevailing assumption within the public arena as well as within the population of those suffering with an eating disorder, that Binge Eating Disorder, aka Food Addiction, is less "serious" than the other eating disorders - namely anorexia and bulimia. In addition, as if to make ...
Views: 1806(2 votes) - Fish Oil Helps Heart Disease - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2013 from Sonny JuliusRemember this, omega-3 fats are very essential to your health and your children’s health. So it’s important to add it to your daily health regimen. The best source of Omega-3 is fish oil and cod liver oil. I don’t remember ever hearing of fish oil when I was growing up but I sure do ...
Views: 1465(2 votes) - Setting Limints Means Delaying Gratification - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2013 from Julie SimonM. Scott Peck, MD, author of The Road Less Traveled,defines delaying gratification as “a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experiencing the pain first and getting it over with.” Most children learn the skill of ...
Views: 1402 - 14 Natural Fat Burning Foods – The ultimate secrets to weight loss REVEALED Part 2 - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2013 from ethan chongFirst thing first, have you read my first article on natural fat burning foods? Well, if not, I would advise you to read it first because there is valuable information contained in the first part of the article. As I was saying in part 1, I listed only 6 natural fat burning foods. In this ...
Views: 1266 - 14 Natural Fat Burning Foods – The ultimate secrets to weight loss REVEALED Part 1 - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2013 from ethan chongOkay, do you know how you can lose weight successfully? Well, to lose weight successfully, you must combine these two methods that complement each other which are nutrition and exercise. Countless people have been scammed by online websites selling magical weight loss pills that are proven NOT ...
Views: 1620 - Are You Addicted to Sugar? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2013 from Julie SimonAre you consuming sweets daily? Do you add a sweetener to your daily bowl of cereal or cup of coffee or tea? Do you hunt for sweets at particular times of the day? If so, perhaps you feel powerless over your sweet cravings. If you’re like the average American who consumes 22 teaspoons of sugar ...
Views: 1618(1 vote) - Eating Disorders: Intuitive Eating or Structured Food Plans? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2013 from Marty LernerInternal vrs. External Cues of Hunger Eating disorders almost uniformly involve a broken thermostat-like mechanism that governs internal cues [symptoms] of hunger and fullness. In other words, unlike our “normal eating” contemporaries, we are often confused when to eat, what to eat, how much ...
Views: 1746(1 vote) - ***Secret Sufferings in Plain Sight - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2013 from Rebecca CooperAmy Winehouse’s brother, Alex, reported to the Observer Magazine (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/23/amy-winehouse-growing-up-sister) that he believes Bulimia killed his sister. Although the family knew Amy suffered from an eating disorder since her early teens, Alex says no ...
Views: 2213 - HOW to feel Comfort without Food - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2013 from Amy Iverson AdamsDid you see the Oprah episode when actress Tracey Gold appeared with Rudine, a woman who was suffering with a severe eating disorder? In recovery from her own eating disorder, Tracey was encouraging Rudine to “make the little steps to fill your mind so that you can fight back…you have to feed ...
Views: 1941 - What does "Hungry" mean? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2013 from Amy Iverson AdamsThe concept of eating when you are hungry and stopping when full always made sense to me, if it was only that easy! I tried for years to wait for the hunger and eat moderately. At times I could wait until my stomach felt empty but then I usually overate or totally binged. The truth was, feeling ...
Views: 1571 - Discomfort: Monster or Mouse? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2013 from Amy Iverson AdamsA friend who is struggling with emotional eating was telling me that she has determined many of her triggers for discomfort. She was grateful that now she can avoid those situations that make her want to eat. She called herself a “comfort junkie” with no tolerance for discomfort. She also ...
Views: 1495 - The Power of Possibility - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2013 from Amy Iverson AdamsFor 10 years I read about and watched compulsive eaters become free from overeating and I continued to be discouraged as I binged and obsessed about food. I would identify with people who felt, thought, and ate the way I did, and when they said they were free I believed them. I knew it must be ...
Views: 1582(1 vote) - Four Fat Burning Foods for Maximum Weight Loss - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2013 from brenda MageDue to the way our society is conditioned, I was very embarrassed about being completely overweight. It made me self-conscious to the point where I would begin making excuses for going out of the house. My self-esteem felt so low just because of the way I looked, even though inside I knew I was ...
Views: 1528 - Eating Disorders, Addictions, and Alternatives to Traditional Therapies - by Submitted on May 31, 2013 from Marty LernerRather than a specific therapy, there is a philosophy that appears to hold the key to binding all this treatment and recovery stuff together, Interestingly enough, an anthropologist named David Reynolds introduced me to this “philosophy” several years ago. Dr. Reynolds, who last I heard lives in ...
Views: 2035(2 votes) - Male Eating Disorders made Public - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from Rebecca CooperRecently, People Magazine came out with an article about Ashley Hamilton talking openly about his struggles with an eating disorder. I applaud Ashley for coming out about having an eating disorder. The shame, guilt and misunderstanding of eating disorders makes it hard for anyone to come forward ...
Views: 2063(1 vote) - ***7 Reasons Why Diets Don’t Work - by Submitted on May 17, 2013 from Rebecca CooperHave you been on more than one diet? How many? Just answering that question tells you a lot. If diets worked you would not be spending your money on one diet (plan, book, program, supplement, diet foods, pill, etc.) after another. Marketdata Enterprises, Inc. (2011), an independent market ...
Views: 3119(2 votes) - ***Chapter 1 – Facing the Fact that Diets Don’t Work - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Rebecca CooperHave you ever dieted and gained the weight back? Statistics show that sixty-six percent of the American population is overweight. Only one out of 200 dieters loses the weight and keeps it off for a year or more. Out of the 25 million Americans that are seriously dieting in the United States 40 ...
Views: 1977 - ***Do Sororities Cause Eating Disorders? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2013 from Rebecca Cooper“A binge-purge party is a harmless way to enjoy some fattening foods without getting fat”, my patient told me. “At my sorority a few of us girls would buy all of the forbidden and fattening foods we have been denying ourselves. Then we would have a binge-purge party. It’s a way to have your cake ...
Views: 1810 - Restricting types of Eating Disorders and Brain Chemistry - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2013 from Marty LernerThe most recent evidence of the brain chemistry and mechanisms playing a role in the negative experiences associated with eating among those suffering with the restricting forms of eating disorders has explored the role of the neurotransmitter dopamine. There are two divergent groups of brain ...
Views: 2102(1 vote) - Similarities among the Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2013 from Marty LernerWhat follows is a list of common traits and characteristics among all forms of eating disorders - anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and related addictive relationships with food and weight. As alcoholism and drug dependency share more common ground than differences, so too do the different ...
Views: 2252(1 vote) - Is Your Mindset Making and Keeping You Overweight? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2013 from Lianda LudwigMind/Body Medicine, the relationship between what you think (and feel) and how your body reacts is an accepted concept nowadays even with most traditional doctors. When you see your doctor with high blood pressure, besides a pill, they will tell you to “de-stress”. But although many doctors ...
Views: 1735(1 vote) - ARE YOU ADDICTED TO FOOD? THERE IS A SOLUTION! - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2013 from Marilyn OceanDo you often feel like you are addicted to food? Well it is not your fault! The food industry has hooked over 68% of the American population. We are led to believe that there is no good food or bad food, that it's all a matter of balance. This sounds good in theory, except for one ...
Views: 2379(2 votes) - Ascension & Leaving The Food Matrix - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2013 from Zarla LeahEating habits are the biggest challenge on this planet at this time. Eating foods that are not healthy for you has tremendous negative consequences. These foods drain your energy, lower your light quotient, keep you in semi-depressed states in spite of all of your enlightenment, and cause ...
Views: 4971 - Open Letter to Overeaters Anonymous - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2013 from Marty LernerIn August of 2010 Overeaters Anonymous celebrated its Golden Anniversary at its world convention in Los Angeles. As someone who has treated compulsive overeaters for more than three decades, I was privileged to be an invited guest to join in the celebration. As a point of reference my ...
Views: 2538(1 vote) - Outsource Medical Review Tasks: Benefit from Streamlined Functioning - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2013 from Steve RyderA smooth flowing business is any business entity’s dream. Only efficient streamlining of business processes can ensure that desired smooth flow. Business administration is itself a chore, which often demands the full attention of your office staff. So, where can they fit in tasks such as medical ...
Views: 1459 - The Secret to Recovery - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Marty LernerHere’s a brief story from a few years ago. Ok, a couple of decades ago. Anyway, I was a student [intern] at a fairly renowned psychiatric hospital and the chief of the psychiatry division, a rather charismatic and bright fellow, was taking us on rounds. All of the sudden, out of nowhere comes ...
Views: 2363(1 vote) - Be Heart Healthy The Plant-Based Way - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2013 from Ovidiu DotAll diets designed to promote heart health are low in fat and cholesterol and high in fiber. Vegetarian diets, then, are natural choices for those who want to reduce the risk of heart disease because vegetarian diets are naturally low in fat and cholesterol and high in fiber! Eliminating meat, ...
Views: 1445 - Irishman Walking (Stage 2 Chapter 2) -- On the Roads - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2013 from Michael Denis CrosseyIrishman Walking is about my walking the coastal roads of Japan through a series of summer, winter, spring, and autumn stages. Stage 2 began in the city of Noshiro, Akita Prefecture in the winter of 2009, and ended in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata four weeks later in January 2010. Last summer (2012), ...
Views: 2561 - Insurance Coverage for Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2013 from Marty LernerA clear and concise understanding of your insurance benefits and what will or won’t be covered for an eating disorder [or a related diagnosis] can be both confusing and overwhelming. As an example, your insurance may list mental health as a covered benefit [eating disorders fall within that ...
Views: 2563(1 vote) - ***Eating Disorders in Older Women - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Rebecca CooperThere are now more overweight people in the US than any time in history. Obesity is costing our healthcare system over $147 billion annually (Finkelstein, Trogdon, Cohen & Dietz, 2009). We have 12.5 million children who are overweight or obese and twelve million people in the U.S. with an eating ...
Views: 3437(1 vote) - Customized Medical Chart Review Services - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2013 from Steve RyderMedical chart review involves the close scrutiny of vital medical documentation, and needs to be done with great precision. This is an important process as far as medical-legal entities are concerned. Insurance companies having to deal with numerous personal injury and other cases, attorneys and ...
Views: 1671 - How a Medical Review Company Can Help - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2012 from Steve RyderIf you are a legal entity, medical professional, insurance company or a business handling large volume medical records, you can definitely benefit from the services provided by a medical review company. Before availing of medical review services from an external provider, you must have a clear ...
Views: 1263 - LIMITLESS VAULT OF DIVINE ENERGY IN OUR CONTROL part 2 - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaBy itself, the human body can be called a statue of blood, flesh etc, a toy of clay or an admixture of the 5 great elements. The gist of all this is that when the body faces strife it can be destroyed too yet if we cogitate over its underlying existence it can be proved that it is very powerful ...
Views: 1297 - Not All Fats Are Created Equal - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2012 from Shannon LagasseWhen I see someone post about how “not all fats are created equal”, I don’t just think about dietary fats; I think about BEING fat. There’s this stigma with being overweight that we just can’t seem to shake as a society. It’s all over the place, and I’m wondering, “When will enough be ...
Views: 1220 - Bad Food is a Myth - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2012 from Shannon LagasseI’ve talked before about the idea that there is no such thing as a “good” or “bad” food. That “good” and “bad” imply moral reasoning, of which inanimate objects such as food have none. That “good” and “bad” is a judgment we impose upon food. That “good” and “bad” are subjective: I may consider ...
Views: 1294 - Feeling Thin: Visualization as a Weight Loss Tool - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2012 from Shannon LagasseHere’s something I found really interesting in my weight-loss journey: the times when I lost the most weight was when I thought of myself as a thin person. I literally found myself jogging or walking and felt like I was this thin person with an extra layer of padding, as if I was wearing a fat ...
Views: 1841(1 vote) - 5 Tips for Breaking the Breakup Binge Habit - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2012 from Shannon LagasseIt would seem that the hardest time to control ourselves around food is when we’re in the middle of a breakup. Does that sound about right? Your boyfriend dumps you (or maybe you dump him) and you’re wallowing around in your misery. Every song on the radio reminds you of some moment in time that ...
Views: 1244 - The Breakup Binge: 3 Thoughts for My Heartbroken Self - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2012 from Shannon LagasseYou may or you may not know that I’m in the after-effect processing stage of a breakup right now. And if you’ve seen any chick flick since the history of ever, you know that this is usually a pretty emotional time – one that’s also usually accompanied by enough sugar to make even my sweet tooth ...
Views: 1350 - Eating Disorders: Is it all about weight? - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2012 from Marty LernerTreating Eating Disorders: The Second Assumption In a previous article I suggested we consider a few basic assumptions that seem to apply when speaking about eating disorders. Before moving on, I’d recommend looking at what all the various forms of eating disorders have in common rather than ...
Views: 1627(1 vote) - Not Shaving, No Makeup, and Throwing Traditional Beauty Out the Window - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2012 from Shannon LagasseWhat would you do if you spent a year without the support of any beauty products? I don’t read the news. I stopped reading it when I realized that it was the primary source of incoming negativity in my life. Now I catch headlines at Yahoo when I log out of my email and through my Facebook ...
Views: 1990 - Treating Eating Disorders: The First Assumption - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2012 from Marty LernerLet’s be clear from the get go, when it comes to getting help for an eating disorder there are a couple of assumptions to consider. Let’s look at a one of these and consider if this might “ring true” for you. When it comes to best place to get help, people differ with respect to their own ...
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