Orthorexia & Healthy Eating – Where to Draw the Line

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Organic fruits and vegetables used in Orthorexia and Healthy Eating to prevent Starvation Symptoms Contributed by Canopy Cove Orthorexia and Healthy Eating What is considered “healthy” eating can concisely be defined as “eating a variety of foods that give you the nutrients you need to maintain your health, feel good, and have energy [1].” The initial intention of this is often to improve daily living by nourishing oneself in a [...]
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The Gifts of Recovery

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Woman enjoying Gifts of Recovery Contributor: Camille Williams, MA, NCC, LCPC, Eating Disorder Program Coordinator at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Experiencing the gifts of recovery are sometimes overlooked. The holidays are often a challenging time in recovery due to increased time with family around lots of food. Being preoccupied with an eating disorder (ED) takes away many things such [...]
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Avoidant & Restrictive Food Intake Disorder & Family Therapy

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Woman thinking about Family Therapy for ARFID Contributed by Canopy Cove Family therapy is proven to be vastly helpful in treating numerous mental illnesses and eating disorders are no different. Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is often experienced by children and, therefore, can be particularly helped when the family becomes involved in treatment. Diagnosis ARFID is a disorder new to the [...]
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Genetics and Anorexia Nervosa – Anomalies on Chromosome 12

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DNA Strand relating to Genetics and Anorexia Sponsored By: The Refuge – A Healing Place Eating disorders are biopsychosocial disorders, meaning, the behaviors are impacted by biology, psychology, and sociology. Social aspects of eating disorders are often discussed. However, the biological aspect is one with which people are less familiar. Even so, the aspects of genetics and anorexia nervosa (AN) are essential to [...]
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The LGBTQ Community and Eating Disorders

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Multiethnic Group of Teenagers in the LGBTQ community Contributor: Timberline Knolls Team at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Among the reasons cited as to why individuals may develop eating disorders are concerns about body shape and weight, one’s idealization of being thin, and the social pressures that follow in that pursuit. Also identified is a family history that encourages dietary restraint, disordered eating, [...]
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Athletes, Eating Disorders and Incorporating Exercise into Treatment

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Young athletes have been especially effected by the pandemic Historically, eating disorder treatment programs have avoided incorporating exercise into treatment with the goal of helping patients restore weight more quickly and protect patients who may abuse exercise as a core feature of their eating disorder behaviors. For athletes, this could become a significant obstacle to seeking treatment. In fact, many athletes were encouraged to [...]
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Spirituality: A Critical Component in Eating Disorder Treatment

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Girl thinking about Spirituality Contributor: Bethany Casson, LCPC – Christian Program Coordinator at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Physical diseases like cancer can manifest in all areas of the body: bone, brain, and breast to name only a few. Psychiatric illnesses such as eating disorders are no different. An adolescent severely restricts food, delighting in the commensurate weight loss; [...]
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