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Study shows limited benefits of elimination diets for children with atopic dermatitis – News-Medical.Net
Study shows limited benefits of elimination diets for children with atopic dermatitis News-Medical.Net Source link
Opinion | It’s not as simple as a ‘magic pill’ – The Washington Post
Opinion | It’s not as simple as a ‘magic pill’ The Washington Post Source link
ADHD and Eating Disorders: Treatment and Recovery Insights
When Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and eating disorders co-occur, the recovery process can become more complex. The interplay between these conditions—each with its own challenges—can make the journey to healing feel daunting. ADHD, which is marked by symptoms like impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, and difficulties with executive functioning, can worsen disordered eating behaviors. Understanding how these conditions […]
The Virtues of Spicy Food – Perfect Health Diet
I’ve been blogging recently about gut health, and emphasizing that an impaired gut often leads to systemic diseases (“Disease Begins in the Mucus,” June 23, 2015). Impairment of the gut most commonly comes from (or is associated with) infections, or what amounts to the same thing, microbial overgrowth. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a […]
Winter Issue of Weight Matters Magazine
For my friends with kiddos, I wanted to bring your attention to the Winter issue of Weight Matters Magazine. I had the privilege of writing this issue’s Kids Korner article. I loved writing this article. Early childhood education is my first love so it was nice to be able to tap into that creative side. […]
Self-Care is not Selfish Feed Your Soul Therapy
I mean the type of selfishness where you think about yourself more often. Women often ask, “Am I being too selfish?” I ask them to tell me more about what they mean, they want to know is it ok to put their needs first. Women have been taught to put their needs second to their […]
Agness: Finding Hope and Healing in Recovery | ANAD
The most important thing I’ve learned through my recovery is that healing is possible, no matter how long you’ve been struggling. It took me years to reach this point, but I never gave up, even when I felt like recovery was out of reach. If you’re reading this and feeling lost or hopeless, I want […]
Teal-o-Ween Catches On
It appears that pumpkin aficionados will be spotting more teal pumpkins this year. The color does not simply mean “no candy,” although that concept in itself is quite valid — but there is a lot more to it. A few years back, in a relatively quiet American state, a revolutionary movement began with the Food […]
Weight Stigma in Schools: Q&A with Dr. Rebecca M. Puhl
Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D has been studying weight bias for over a decade and has published extensively on this topic. She is an editor of the book Weight Bias: Nature, Extent, and Remedies (Guilford Press, 2005), and served as guest editor for a supplement issue in the journal Obesity, “Weight Bias: New Science on a Significant […]
Binge eating disorder and dieting: Often two sides of the same coin
In the US, 9% of the population will struggle with an eating disorder at some point in their lives. Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the second most common eating disorder; in any given year, 0.96% of women and 0.26% of men have BED. While the diagnostic criteria for Binge Eating Disorder focus on the binge […]
Just because you are an adult with anorexia doesn’t mean shouldn’t have support
I’ve got a presentation coming up with the fabulous Rebecka Peebles, Rachel Millner, and Therese Waterhaus in April at AED that stems from this topic. It is titled “Why go it alone? How Family-based Treatment of Young Adults with Anorexia is Possible and Productive in Reaching a Full Recovery” If you’re going to the ICED conference, […]
Executive Coaching for Wellness and Well-being
Hello, everybody. Come on in. Welcome to another episode. Today I thought I would share with you an idea or a concept, a thought, I guess, that has been floating around for me. See, I was at this event recently and in the course of a conversation, somebody asked me what it is that I […]