97% of dieters regain all of the weight they lose within three years [1]. Further, losing weight doesn’t actually improve health biomarkers such as blood pressure, fasting glucose, or triglyceride [...]
Eating disorders are all too common among adolescents. Often we think of anorexia or bulimia as the most common types of EDs and do not frequently think of obesity as [...]
The term “high-achieving” may seem self-explanatory, but there are a few behaviors and traits that stand out as high-achieving. Individuals that have high-achieving personalities, first and foremost, have a strong [...]
Knowing how to tell your family about your eating disorder can be daunting. Often you may be unsure of how they will react, or even how you will react or [...]
When a chronic illness, such as an eating disorder is a part of a marriage, it can be challenging to keep the relationship [...]
The link between eating disorders and perfectionism has been studied extensively, with most researchers and clinicians maintaining that one of the common central features of all EDs involves the desire [...]
Approximately 3.1 million Americans follow a gluten-free diet. Yet, 72% of those 3.1 million Americans are classified as [...]
The history of anorexia nervosa and fasting is a fascinating one. It has been traced for hundreds of years across the globe. Most interesting is the history of Saints and [...]
“Thinspiration” is a phrase that has caught on within social media like wildfire and has started a world of pro-ana and pro-mia websites that promote and support eating disorder behaviors. [...]
Eating disorders among women over 30 is becoming more common, and a study suggests that almost 4% of middle-aged women between their 40s and 50s are affected by an eating [...]
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