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Psilocybin, more commonly known as magic mushrooms, is one of the treatments for body image issues being explored at Australia’s first research centre for eating disorders.Key points:The federal government has invested $13 million into the new centreEating disorders have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemicThe new centre aims to help more Indigenous groups understand eating disordersOfficially opened on Friday, the Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre aims to reduce the burden on the approximately 1.2 million people living with an eating disorder nationally.One of the centre’s nine key projects awarded a $25,000 state government grant will look at…
Research Highlights: A study reviewing data from nearly 3,000 U.S. counties has found an association between lack of access to healthy food and increased rates of death from heart failure. Living in a community with access to more grocery stores and local, healthy food resources was significantly associated with lower rates of death from heart failure. Researchers found that lower levels of food insecurity by county were associated with lower rates of death due to heart failure. Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET October 25, 2022 DALLAS, Oct. 25, 2022 — A study reviewing data from nearly 3,000…
23 October 2022Image source, Flora GoslingImage caption, Flora struggled to develop healthy habits at university – prioritising 12-hour stints at the library over eating regular mealsUnpacking, making new friends and getting lost on the way to lectures are all part of starting university – but Flora Gosling spent most of her Freshers’ Week staring at food on supermarket shelves, panicking that she would not be able to eat any of it.Flora can eat plain pasta, bread and butter, but they are among the only foods that her mind registers as edible. Anything else can lead her to gag, choke or…
22 October 2022By Shona Elliott, BBC NewsFlora GoslingFlora struggled to develop healthy habits at university – prioritising 12-hour stints at the library over eating regular mealsUnpacking, making new friends and getting lost on the way to lectures are all part of starting university – but Flora Gosling spent most of her Freshers’ Week staring at food on supermarket shelves, panicking that she would not be able to eat any of it.Flora can eat plain pasta, bread and butter, but they are among the only foods that her mind registers as edible. Anything else can lead her to gag, choke or vomit.If she…
The brain is constantly pulsing with electricity. Rapid electrical bursts, passed from neuron to neuron, drive our thoughts, behaviors, and perceptions of the world. Networks of neurons form circuits that, when activated, carry out specific functions. Sometimes this complex electrical wiring goes awry, which can be a factor in neurological and psychiatric disorders. But what if the rhythm of these circuits could be restored with a kind of factory reset button?That’s the idea behind deep brain stimulation, a technique that delivers tiny zaps of electricity to brain tissue via implanted electrodes. DBS is akin to a pacemaker, but instead of…
For many people, the term “eating disorder” will bring to mind its two most familiar forms – anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. What they may not realise, however, is that “binge eating disorder” is more common than the other two combined and can significantly reduce quality of life. More than just eating too much, which most people will find themselves doing once in a while, binge eating reflects a recurrent behaviour pattern of losing control, bingeing food and feeling associated shame and guilt afterwards. Binge eating disorder was only recognised as a diagnosis in 2013, much later than anorexia and…
Young adults experiencing food insecurity may be prone to binge eating in times when food is available, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH). SPH researchers found support for the “feast or famine” cycle hypothesis in food-insecure households. Findings from their study are consistent with the idea that fluctuating levels of food availability throughout the month may lead people to restrict their food intake out of necessity when food is scarce, and then compensate by overeating when food is more plentiful. Binge eating is a behavior linked with a number of adverse…
Blog Post by Mar Ratanadawong McM | BScH, Wellness Educator and Science CommunicatorAutumn is a season of reflection, a time for us to look back on the year thus far and determine what has and has not worked for us in terms of self-care and recovery. It is a time to release that which does not serve us and open our hearts to new ways of doing. The transition from summer to autumn brings many welcome changes to the world around us—crisp and cool air, bright crunchy leaves, and shorter days ahead. These seasonal changes bring all sorts of new…
Do you often reach out for that packet of chips or sweets whenever you feel stressed? According to experts, it could be a sign of emotional eating or stress eating that can wreak havoc on your fitness and overall health. But what exactly is it, and why does it happen? We spoke to experts to understand more. Most of the time emotional eating occurs because of high tendencies of negative emotions, low resilience, high stress, and anxieties, said Dr (PhD) Syed Zafar Sultan Rizvi, assistant professor, Department of Psychology, SLA, Noida International University. “This type of (emotional) eating causes many problems…
Lizzo is having a big year—the singer just took home her first Emmy, dropped her own line of shapewear and announced a new documentary coming to HBO Max. The flautist-singer-dancer is currently on the road with her first arena tour, but that busy schedule hasn’t been enough to keep folks from focusing on her weight instead of her work. In Vanity Fair’s November cover story, Lizzo opened up about the relentless energy online trolls seem to have when it comes to criticizing her looks. Back in 2021, she went on Instagram Live after a user lashed out with a racist,…