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Philly Peace Park was founded in North Philadelphia in February 2012 with one simple goal, to feed the community healthy food, says Pili X, the executive director of the garden project. “A large part of Philly is food insecure. The communities we are in have food insecurity and a lot of health issues related to the food we eat and don’t eat. “Since 2018, the garden collective has given away more than 30,000 pounds of fresh produce, and in 2020 the project added a second location in West Philadelphia.With a staff of around 50 volunteers, the Philly Peace Park promotes…
Vulnerable eating disorder patients from England are being sent hundreds of miles from their homes to Scotland for treatment, as the number of available beds south of the border has dropped in two years.Data from NHS England, which included the financial years 2020-2021, 2021-22 and 2022-23 and up to the end of May 2023, shows that 84 patients were sent from England to Scotland. The total cost of this was almost £9m. In the financial year 2022-23, 29 patients made this trip, costing more than £3.4m. The Guardian spoke to a young woman who had been sent more than 400…
This article was originally published on September 11, 2023, and is among Healthcare Design’s most-read articles of 2023. To see a full list, click here. Eating disorders are serious and complex mental health conditions that require a comprehensive care approach to treat potentially life-threatening medical complications caused by malnourishment, disordered eating behaviors such as purging and restrictive eating, and co-occurring psychological issues such as anxiety and depression. Two of the most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, characterized by an abnormally low body weight resulting from starvation and overexercise, and bulimia nervosa characterized by overeating followed by purging to lose…
In detox, we ate until we burst. I don’t remember a single junkie who didn’t go crazy for ultra-processed foods, and I was at the front of the line. But now a comprehensive review of recent scientific studies suggests that binge-eating may make us more susceptible to developing addictions.If you’ve been part of an addiction therapy group, you’re probably aware of how often we discuss our challenges with food. Interestingly, research shows that around half of the people who struggle with addiction also have an eating disorder. This isn’t strange, since the consumption of alcohol and sugar use the same…
The fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic shows us that we have a remarkable capacity for innovation and adaptation amidst adversity. Therapists pivoted to virtual sessions, mindfulness apps surged in popularity, and the internet became a lifeline for many struggling with mental health conditions. A recent review published in Environmental Research and Public Health has found that, worldwide, the number of people affected by eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder is on the rise. These disorders are indiscriminate, impacting individuals regardless of age, gender, or cultural background. While the exact cause remains elusive, we know that…
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In detox, we ate until we burst. I don’t remember a single junkie who didn’t go crazy for ultra-processed foods, and I was at the front of the line. But now a comprehensive review of recent scientific studies suggests that binge-eating may make us more susceptible to developing addictions.If you’ve been part of an addiction therapy group, you’re probably aware of how often we discuss our challenges with food. Interestingly, research shows that around half of the people who struggle with addiction also have an eating disorder. This isn’t strange, since the consumption of alcohol and sugar use the same…
Inside one of her sketchbooks, wedged around loose drawings of spirals and skulls, Medin penciled her thoughts: I need to be perfect. Sometimes, when she couldn’t sleep, she’d turn on a dim light and fill a page with doodles and words. I hate me lol. Maybe someday I’ll be good enough. Watch: Medin’s story Her psychiatric condition is deadly. But her insurance says she wasn’t sick enough for care. In her own words, listen to 17-year-old Medin tell her story. In the months since 15-year-old Medin had been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, though, she’d tried to quiet these kinds of intrusive ideas. She…
Eating disorders are serious psychiatric conditions that involve an unusual obsession with food, weight and body shape. Eating disorders can be lifelong conditions — or even lead to death — if they’re not treated. During the pandemic, disordered eating became much more common. Teenage girls were particularly hard hit. Nationwide, emergency rooms logged twice as many visits for girls with eating disorders compared to the year before COVID-19 began to spread, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show.There’s some good news: Eating disorders are treatable. But it can be exceedingly difficult to find care. Providers with the right training and cultural…
By Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, CD, RYT, Guest ContributorI’ve been talking to lots of clients lately about their body budget, a concept I learned from Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD, one of the most cited researchers in the world. She writes:“Your brain runs your body using something like a budget. A financial budget tracks money as it’s earned and spent. The budget for your body tracks resources like water, salt and glucose as you gain and lose them. Each action that spends resources, such as standing up, running, and learning, is like a withdrawal from your account. Actions that replenish your…