Eating disorders are finally being given the attention they deserve in the media for both men and women. Once reserved for the deathly ill, eating disorder treatment has broadened its horizon. Most treatment centers offer treatment services for eating disorders… Read More ›
Category: Food and Nutrition
Starting 2017 In Eating Disorder Recovery
New Year’s resolutions can set high expectations which early on lead to shattering disappointments. This is no more true than when it comes to weight loss. January marks six months before “bikini season” and is the weight loss industry’s favorite… Read More ›
Is Flexitarianism A Real Thing?
2016 was the rise of clean eating and widespread veganism. Out of the dust of limiting a diet to only healthy super foods came Orthorexia, a new eating disorder that focuses on an obsessive need to eat only healthy foods.… Read More ›
Tips For The Holidays When Recovering From An Eating Disorder
Holidays tend to involve a lot of eating. For those in recovery from an eating disorder, the holidays can be especially difficult. Here are some tips and suggestions to make the holiday season manageable while recovering from an eating disorder.… Read More ›
How Everyday Sugar Contributes To Poor Health
Check the labels all you want, you’ll rarely see the word “sugar”. Today, sugar and its analogous compounds run under 61 different names, making their way into over 70% of all processed and packaged foods. Humans are supposed to consume,… Read More ›
Can You Eat Food Cooked with Alcohol
Alcohol is a cooking ingredient for many recipes. Seasoned chefs and home cooks who come to recovery have often put too much alcohol in themselves rather than the food they were cooking it with. For them, and any home cook… Read More ›
Facts About Binge Eating Disorder
Men and Women Are Affected By Binge Eating Disorder Men and women receive different assignments of eating disorder based on gender stereotypes. Eating disorders can and do affect millions of both men and women. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are… Read More ›
6 Tips For Mindful Eating
Are You Hungry? When the physical body needs food for energy, it creates the sensation of hunger. Beyond your stomach needing food or your brain needing food, it is the very cells of your body that are begging for sustenance.… Read More ›
10 Ways To Survive Your First Sober Thanksgiving
Navigating the holidays for the newly sober is rarely easy. It’s rarely easy for those who are not in recovery! Despite the stress commonly associated with big meals, sensitive family discussions and tight schedules, those in recovery might actually be… Read More ›
Treating Addiction with the Power of Superfoods
We’ve all heard the saying, “you are what you eat,” and it’s no mystery that proper nutrition is an essential building block for healthy living. When it comes to nutritious eating, not all foods are created equal. Some foods contain… Read More ›