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May 7th 2024 Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV) welcomes the announcement of the 2024/5 Victorian State Budget, which includes the allocation of $2.6 million per year over three years for EDV to support more Victorians impacted by these serious mental illnesses. This funding is part of a broader $30.7million investment into eating disorders in the 2024/5 budget. “We are relieved that the Victorian government has heeded our call for increased investment in the work of Eating Disorders Victoria. Eating disorder presentations to our public health services are on track to be at their highest in 2024, above the explosion in cases…
May 6, 2024 Body Image Training Not only is May Mental Health Awareness Month, but May 6th is International No-Diet Day. This is truly one of my favorite days of the year. When it comes around on the calendar, I smile… every year, every time because it also happens to be my birthday! Not sure how the stars aligned on that one, but it did. Today is all about celebrating! I’m closing out my celebration of 15 years in clinical practice with a special sale I held on my online training courses for dietitians and clinicians. My hope is that, one…
In the mid-1990s, Carlos Monteiro, a nutritional epidemiologist in Brazil, noticed something alarming: Obesity rates among children in his country were rising rapidly.To understand why, he and his colleagues at the University of São Paulo scrutinized data on the food buying patterns of Brazilian households to see if they had changed in recent years. The researchers found that people were purchasing less sugar, salt, cooking oils and staples like rice and beans, and more processed foods like sodas, sausages, instant noodles, packaged breads and cookies.To describe that second category of food, Dr. Monteiro said, the team introduced a new term…
The Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors safe.The following is a list of restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that have been inspected between April 26 and May 2, accompanied by their scores and, in some cases, the health infractions that lowered those scores.Disclaimer: On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment. A few more recent, follow-up inspections…
The DuBois Health Food Center storefront in north Carson City on May 1, 2024.Photo by Scott Neuffer. Before it was cool, the late Phil DuBois took a chance on health foods and vitamins, creating what would become a family fixture in Carson City. The year was 1964, and DuBois opened the first iteration of DuBois Health Food Center in the closet of his massage shop on Corbett Street, according to spouse Judy DuBois.Over the decades, the shop changed locations – expanded in square footage – but the family maintained ownership.On May 1, DuBois Health Food Center reached a milestone of…
My classmate, Jenny (left), and I have completed a dietetic student practice education placement with Northern Health. This is a photo of us celebrating with ice cream in Terrace BC after the last class of our dietetics degree.Think of a time that you looked forward to having your favourite comfort food at the end of a long day or enjoyed a celebratory meal with others. So many moments come to mind for me. Eating in response to our emotions is a universal experience. The satisfaction that we feel when eating is not just physical – it can be mental, emotional,…
KEITH NEGLEYHello,My name is Briana. I am 40 years old and I have suffered from bulimia since I was 13. My life now feels hopeless and I just can’t go on like this anymore. I was hoping I could be considered as a participant in any study that had to do with healing of eating disorders, in particular ayahuasca. Feel free to call me or email me anytime. Thank you.Sincerely,On the fumes of expired hope, she signed off, “Briana Alessi.” It was 7:51 p.m. on March 4, 2018, and sitting there alone in her home office in Charleston, South Carolina,…
Kourtney Kardashian Barker opened up about her challenging return to work after giving birth to her son Rocky Thirteen. Despite lo… Read More Kourtney Kardashian Barker opened up about her challenging return to work after giving birth to her son Rocky Thirteen. Despite looking glamorous during a photoshoot, she revealed feeling uneasy about being in the spotlight after months of caring for her newborn. Read Less Kourtney Kardashian Barker shared her experience about going back to work after having her baby. The Poosh founder, who is 45 years old, talked about a tough day during a photoshoot for the fifth…
You know losing that extra weight would be good for your health. Your health care team talked with you about how obesity increases your risk of other health issues, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and certain types of cancer. They even worked out a healthy eating plan, and you want to stick to it. And you do well for many days, but then something upsetting happens, and your first thought is food. Emotional eating is eating to suppress or soothe negative emotions, such as stress, anger, fear, boredom, sadness and loneliness. Food also can be a distraction.…
THE Minister for Mental Health has announced funding for a new adult eating disorder team.It comes after an RTE Prime Time special found there are long waiting lists and no care in certain parts of the country to deal with the issue.Mary Bulter announced an additional €10million in funding for mental healthIn January, Mary Butler announced an additional €10m for mental health.Now she’s announced another eating disorder team, bringing the number to 12, and more funding for the existing ones.Over two-thirds of referrals to the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders last year involved under-18s.There are currently 20 dedicated eating…