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We’re going to hear from a parent who has a son who is purging and wants it to stop. The dad is trying to stop the purge by monitoring bathroom time, but it’s not really working. So I’m going to talk about what I think he can do to help in this situation and also what he might start thinking about in terms of his response to the purge. The letterDear Ginny, My son has been purging. To deal with this I go with him to the bathroom every time. Sometimes I go inside. Sometimes I just sit right outside the door…
Food is more than just fuel. Sometimes food can become a way of assuaging our emotions after a bad day or during a stressful time of life. This is called emotional eating.”Emotional eating is a symptom of many different problems, all unique to each individual. Overcoming emotional eating is a practice over your lifetime — it’s just a coping strategy you need to replace with other ones that have fewer negative side effects,” says Jennifer Hollinshead, a registered clinical counselor, and founder and clinical director at Peak Resilience.When emotional eating becomes a habit, it can lead to weight gain and feelings…
With many of us still working from home over the past year, we looked to TikTok to spice up our food lives, trying everything from baked feta pasta to four-quadrant tortilla wraps. As the world opens back up, we’ll no longer be as reliant on what we can whip up in our home kitchens. What will this mean for healthy food trends in the coming year? Let’s read the tea leaves.1. Sober curiosity goes all inThis trend has been growing for a few years and has seen a resurgence thanks to the super boozy pandemic, which drove alcohol intake to increase…
A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)) finds that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is elevated in people with a psychiatric disorder compared with the general population. The research was conducted by Nanna Lindekilde, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, and colleagues. Psychiatric disorders are common, impair the quality of life and are associated with increased mortality rates. This excess mortality is caused in part by more frequent suicides and accidents, but also by an elevated risk of developing physical conditions known to be…
Blog written by Tamanna Nijjar, Arts and Science Student at the University of Guelph #beautifulasis #bodypositivity #loveyourbody #effbeautystandards #bodyacceptance #allbodiesarebeautiful I’m sure you have read these hashtags at some point while scrolling through social media. What a great way to empower individuals to embrace their true selves. Isn’t it? But it’s common to see these hashtags thrown around by brands and social media influencers to gain followers and a positive image on social media rather than promote the true message behind the movement. So, what are the origins of body positivity? It began with Fat Activism in the 1960s when the…
Thanksgiving is a hard day for everyone. Family, lack of family, plans, lack of plans… Most people don’t actually binge at Thanksgiving dinner. They usually eat until they are comfortably full or even uncomfortably full. The binge comes when they get home or later that night. Because for people with eating issues, being full is NEVER comfortable. Usually the binge comes when you’re in the kitchen cleaning up, or after you get home, or after everyone has gone to sleep. And it’s pretty much always alone. I have been getting emails all day from people telling me that they overate…
We are entering that joyous time of year; the winter holidays! For many, this season is a precious time centered around family, friends, gifts, and traditions. It is a time to slow down and reflect as the evening arrives earlier and the cool air invites us inside. We swaddle ourselves in cozy clothes, sit by a fire with a mug of hot cocoa, and exchange presents and laughter with family and friends. We gather around a festive table to partake in a meal lovingly prepared for the special occasion, eyeing the table full of colorful confections. It is a season…
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Given his dating history and currently rumored bae (hint, hint: Kim Kardashian), Pete Davidson is no stranger to making headlines in the press. Though recently, the “Saturday Night Live” star revealed a more vulnerable side of himself while appearing on iHeartMedia’s “River Cafe Table 4” podcast. During the interview, the comedian touched on his diet and eating regime, which almost acted as a reward and punishment tactic on the nights he worked SNL or stand-up. “I would usually base my eating off whether I had a good show…
Lots of parents who have kids with eating disorders ask me why they can’t talk about weight. This is because whether you’re mentioning it as praise or criticism, weight is a highly sensitive topic that parents should be really careful about. I’m going to tell you why that is and give you some ideas for what to do instead of talking about weight. The letterDear Ginny, Our daughter was diagnosed with anorexia a few years ago. She’s been hospitalized multiple times, goes to the ER and urgent care regularly, and has been in inpatient treatment twice. She’s a young adult and is…
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