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Gift Giving Around the Holidays for Someone who is in Eating Disorder Treatment
The holiday season is filled with get-togethers, candy, decorating, gift giving and even more sweets and desserts. Many believe that maintaining…
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Seasonal Depression and the Link to Eating Disorders
Weather changes as the seasons shift from summer to fall to winter to spring are often a welcomed transition. Many people…
Read MoreEmotional Eating
Emotional eating is loosely defined as eating in response to negative or stressful emotions or using food to dull or avoid…
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Anorexia Nervosa Complications
Anorexia is a life-threatening eating disorder that has the highest mortality rate of any mental health disorder. It is characterized by…
Read MoreWhat Causes Bulimia Nervosa?
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that impacts an individual’s mental and physical health. Though we often visualize someone suffering with…
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Common Mental Health Disorders Associated with Eating Disorders
Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are known as the deadliest mental health disorders. Men…
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Disorders Associated with Purging Behavior
Purging is a self-inflicted behavior regularly practiced by individuals who have eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Purging refers…
Read MoreOverview of Orthorexia
Overview of Orthorexia An overview of orthorexia is an eating disorder characterized by having an unhealthy obsession with healthy food. The…
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The Relationship Between Trauma and Eating Disorders
Trauma can come in all forms; from witnessing a brutal murder or having experienced abuse first handedly to being involved in…
Read MoreIs Fast Food the New Painkiller?
The addiction circuit in the brain is wired to release dopamine, a feel good neurotransmitter that is increased in the limbic…
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