Pet Therapy for Eating Disorder Recovery While in College

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Pet Therapy Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Director of Content and Social Media at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope There is no questioning how difficult and challenging the road to recovery can be for those who have struggled with an eating disorder. Because of the complexities of these mental health illnesses, the recovery process often involves many [...]
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Drunkorexia: Eating Disorder or Addiction?

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Woman with beer Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Director of Content and Social Media at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Circulating the media lately and becoming widespread around college campuses and universities, the term “drunkorexia” has been used more commonly. Used to describe the combined behaviors of restricting caloric intake in order to binge drink, drunkorexia has become [...]
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College and Learning How to Fit In Without Compromising Who You Are

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Lady at Lake in College and Learning about life In the age of selfies and social media, it is no wonder college and learning how to fit in is difficult especially with how the messages concerning body image have become skewed and distorted. Self-worth and acceptance are often interpreted through a number of photo likes, shares, retweets, and more. Coupled with the ongoing message [...]
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Overcoming Nutritional Deficiencies With Long Term Recovery

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Girl Exercising for Health Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Director of Content and Social Media at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope The abnormal behaviors associated with an eating disorder, such as restricting caloric intake, binging, purging, excessive exercise, use of diuretics or laxatives, chewing and spitting, etc. result in grave physical consequences on the body. A chaotic relationship with [...]
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Support Group Options For Males Dealing With Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Director of Content and Social Media at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Body dysmorphic disorder is a debilitating mental illness that impacts countless of individuals. People who struggle with BDD will typically experience an obsession with a perceived flaw, whether actual or imagined. This preoccupation with one’s appearance can lead [...]
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Effective Methods for Addressing Orthorexia in the Middle-Aged Adult

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Woman working with Eating Disorders and Exercise Contributor: Courtney Howard, B.A., Executive Assistant at Eating Disorder Hope and Addiction Hope Though anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder (BED) often get the most attention from the media and researchers, a recent study [1] reports that the rate of other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED) is almost as high among adolescents [...]
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Multitasking While in College In Eating Disorder Recovery: Benefits and Drawbacks

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College Students Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Director of Content and Social Media at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Look around you. Everyone today is multitasking – doing multiple things at once. It is not uncommon to see a person driving, while eating lunch and simultaneously scrolling their phone for the latest social media updates. We have [...]
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Causes of ARFID in the Pediatric Patient

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Pediatric patient Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Director of Content and Social Media at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope When it comes to eating disorders, it is easy to conjure stereotypes based on things that circulate in the media. Sadly, these types of stereotypes are what create dangerous misunderstanding about those who struggle with eating disorders. An [...]
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