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Even after receiving treatment for eating disorders, many people find it difficult to return to their day-to-day lives without being interrupted by negative thoughts regarding eating. The purpose of an eating disorder aftercare program is to provide ongoing support, guidance, and resources to those who have completed a primary phase of treatment. To learn more about eating disorder treatment purposes, call Virtue Recovery Las Vegas – Eating Disorders at 866.984.3819.  Our aftercare program for eating disorders is designed with long-term success in mind. What is the Purpose of an Eating Disorder Aftercare Program The purpose of eating disorder aftercare programs is…

When Kerry Washington was in college at George Washington University in the ’90s, the future star had a high GPA and dangerously low self-esteem. In the Emmy-nominated actress’s new memoir Thicker Than Water — out Sept. 26 from Little, Brown Spark — she reveals the many ups and downs of her life, including experiencing trauma and anxiety as a young child and growing up with parents she felt were constantly at odds and keeping things from her. The biggest secret they kept, which she only recently learned as an adult, was that her mother Valerie and father Earl used a…

Feeling blue? You wouldn’t be alone if you use your wallet to combat your sadness. According to the latest LendingTree survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. consumers, 69% of Americans say their emotions have influenced their spending. For many, their window shopping turns into wallet weeping — in fact, 76% of emotional spenders say doing so has led to overspending. Here’s what else we found. Many Americans are guilty of letting their emotions drive their spending, and their wallets feel the effects. Almost 70% of Americans admit emotions have influenced their spending habits, with millennials (76%) and Gen Zers (75%) the…

Nick Frost has opened up for the first time about suffering from an eating disorder where he describes secretly binging on junk food.The comedy actor, 51, has since lost six stone in a bid to be around for his young family, explaining: ‘I have a two-year-old, you know, and I’m just aware that big fat men in their fifties don’t become big fat men in their sixties, and that’s just a fact.’Speaking to The Sunday Times magazine about his battle with eating, explaining how he would ‘hide in his car and eat two iced buns and four Snickers’, Nick said…

Kerry Washington is baring it all.Ahead of the Tuesday release of her new memoir “Thicker Than Water,” the “Scandal” actress sat down with “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts for a one-hour “20/20″ special on Sunday.”I’ve never wanted to share my private life for the sake of fame or for the sake of attention, but I feel like this sharing is with purpose,” Washington told Roberts in a clip of the interview, published Sept. 21.In “Thicker Than Water,” the 46-year-old gives readers an intimate view into both her public and private worlds, including chronicling her struggles with disordered eating, suicidal…

Dr. Rob Lustig, Cindy Gershen and a bowl of quinoa salad at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette. (Contributed photo) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Sept. 23, 2023) — For 17 years, Rob Lustig and I have been partners in the cause of influencing people to eat regular healthy meals, restricting (or eliminating) ultra-processed and sugar-laced food. That’s why, one late-summer evening, I was pleased to introduce Lustig to a group of more than 150 at the Women of (Temple) Isaiah event in Lafayette. Lustig, a pediatric neuroendocrinologist and emeritus professor at UC San Francisco, has spent decades studying the biochemical reactions of…

Many people may review the symptoms or diagnostic criteria for eating disorders and conclude they don’t, in fact, have one. What they often don’t realize, however, is the potential of certain covert behaviors they possess to evolve into a full-blown eating disorder. Like many other mental illnesses, individuals suffering from eating disorders don’t simply wake up one day with a diagnosable illness. It’s repeatedly engaging in unhealthy or disordered behaviors—many of which have become normalized by diet culture—that leads them down a precarious road to developing eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID),…

Kerry Washington opened up to Robin Roberts in a new 20/20 special, detailing her long battle with an eating disorder and how it led her to contemplate suicide.In the interview, Washington said she developed an eating disorder as a teenager and continued struggling for many years. “I was very ashamed of it,” she explained. “I didn’t want to talk about it.”ExploreTeyana Taylor confirms split from husband Iman ShumpertBy the time Washington went to college, her eating disorder had become a vicious cycle of “abuse that utilized the tools of starvation, binge eating, body obsession, and compulsive exercise.”“I could feel how…

I recently watched a wonderful Netflix documentary series, Secrets of the Blue Zones, about regions of the world where an unusually high number of people live healthy and productive lives for one hundred years and beyond. The series looks at longevity factors such as food, social networks, exercise, purpose, and spirituality. Regarding food, meals are often eaten communally and joyfully; people may grow their own food; and diets include more vegetarian rather than meat-based options with beans or legumes as staples. article continues after advertisement I’ve recently considered the importance of food in mental health since the COVID-19 pandemic, as…

I recently watched a wonderful Netflix documentary series, Secrets of the Blue Zones, about regions of the world where an unusually high number of people live healthy and productive lives for one hundred years and beyond. The series looks at longevity factors such as food, social networks, exercise, purpose, and spirituality. Regarding food, meals are often eaten communally and joyfully; people may grow their own food; and diets include more vegetarian rather than meat-based options with beans or legumes as staples. I’ve recently considered the importance of food in mental health since the COVID-19 pandemic, as I’ve seen a growing…