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Today I will talk about the 9 positive signs and symptoms you may start to experience that will indicate you are getting closer to full recovery! 🙂 And next week I will post Part 2 where we will talk about the MENTAL signs of full recovery so stay tuned! Physical signs of full recovery 1. Not cold anymore In eating disorders, it’s very common to feel constantly cold and freezing and this can be a sign of lowered metabolism as well as having too little fat on your body. But I was never underweight and I still felt cold. I…
Reading Time: 5 minutes No one single medication will cure everyone with binge eating, but there is a growing awareness around the potential for drug therapies to help. Binge eating is defined as eating a very large volume of food in a short period, while at the same time experiencing a sense of loss of control. It is one of the core symptoms of binge-eating disorder (BED) and bulimia nervosa (BN) but is also experienced among many without a clinically diagnosed eating disorder. Binge eating is important to treat because it can lead to many negative medical, psychological and social…
Pregnant women with anorexia are at greater risk of having a stillbirth, underweight baby or pre-term birth, yet there are no clear guidelines for how doctors should manage the condition, according to a Monash University-led study. Led by Professor Megan Galbally, Director of the Centre for Women’s and Children’s Mental Health at Monash University’s School of Clinical Sciences, in Melbourne, Australia, researchers have developed recommendations and principles for multidisciplinary management of anorexia nervosa in pregnancy. These recommendations, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, include a focus on the specialist mental health, obstetric, medical, and nutritional care required to ensure optimal outcomes…
Last week I posted a Q&A video about intuitive eating where we discussed things like how to stop eating when full, if intuitive eating helps people lose weight, and if it’s ok to eat when not hungry. And today is part 2 of the Q&A where I will continue answering other common questions. A few things we will discuss in today’s video: ✔️ Isn’t it unhealthy to eat whatever you want? ✔️ There surely is a point when you have to stop yourself from eating, right? ✔️ I tried intuitive eating but why it’s not working for me? 1. Isn’t…
People in many cultures around the world do not consider animals to be aware of their feelings and emotions. Animal rights groups have fought to change this perception as it has bearing on society’s ability to give legal protection to animals in need. Although progress has been made, to some extent, in changing people’s understanding that mammals have emotions and can feel pain, the legislation in most countries does not recognize other vertebrates, or invertebrates, as having this level of consciousness. In a recent development in the United Kingdom, however, amendments to the animal welfare legislation are proposed that include invertebrates,…
Disordered eating involves a number of different eating behaviors that may or may not be diagnosed as an eating disorder. Disordered eating is often accompanied by problematic (and often distressing) thoughts and beliefs about eating, shape, and weight, such as: “Eating will make me feel better.” “Eating a donut will make me fat.” “If I don’t carefully control my diet my weight will spiral out of control.” “I should only eat when I am truly hungry.” Such behaviors and the thoughts that accompany them can contribute to the development of an eating disorder such anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating…
For the first time EVER, my community eating disorder service has employed a psychiatrist specifically for the eating disorder service. I have been wanting my community eating disorder service to get a specialist eating disorder psychiatrist for years. So I was very pleased to hear that my community service was getting an ED psychiatrist. However, my optimism with this news was very short-lived.I have been discharged from hospital now for nearly 11 years. In those 11 years, I have seen a specialist eating disorder psychiatrist twice. I wrote about this in a blog a few years ago (which you can…
When it comes to healthy eating it is not just about what you eat, but also when you eat. (Unsplash/Brooke Lark) Eating is an essential part of human life and it turns out that not only what we eat but when we eat can impact our brains. Irregular eating times have been shown to contribute to poor mental health, including depression and anxiety, as well as to cardio-metabolic diseases and weight gain. Fortunately, it is possible to leverage our eating rhythms to limit negative mood and increase mental health. As a doctoral student in the field of neuropsychiatry and…
Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers, according to a USC-led study. Binge eating disorder, which affects about 3-5% of the U.S. population, is characterized by frequent episodes of eating large amounts of food and a sense of having no control over the behavior. The study’s findings suggest that abnormal development in the brain’s centers for reward and inhibition may play a role. The recently published study is available online in the journal Psychiatry Research. “In children with binge eating…
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., March 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare (“Odyssey”), nationally recognized for eating disorder and mental health treatment, is excited to announce the opening of its newest Eating Disorder Network facility, Aster Springs, an eating disorder treatment center for adult women. With this new Richmond treatment facility, Odyssey is expanding its diverse clinical presence in Virginia. Aster Springs addresses a prevalent need by providing individualized eating disorder treatment, multiple levels of care, and a home-like environment set in peaceful surroundings. “Eating disorders are life-threatening and we’ve partnered with payors in determining where the need for high-quality care is highest,”…