Understanding Different Forms of Yoga and Which to Incorporate in My Treatment

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Woman practicing yoga The practice of yoga, which is based in ancient Eastern teachings, has grown in popularity over the past few decades within Westernized societies. Yoga incorporates the movement of physical postures, or asanas, with the breath of mindfulness and meditation.  Yoga offers new methods of treatment to those struggling with an eating disorder as a mind–body [...]
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How to Support a Child in Recovery From ARFID

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Child spending time with Mom. Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a type of feeding disorder in which food consumption is limited based on several potential factors, including smell, texture, taste, appearance, or a negative association with the food itself [1].  In the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), diagnostic criteria has been [...]
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Tweens with Eating Disorders: Warning Signs and Treatment Options

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Girl laying grass with flowers A 7-year-old states that she is vegetarian because she loves animals, and begins to eat a more restricted diet. A 10-year-old is concerned about starvation in the world and begins to feel guilty about their abundance of food, and slowly begins to eat fewer food choices. An 8-year-old eats less in response to stressful family [...]
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Co-Occurring Process Addictions and Eating Disorders

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Woman sitting in desert struggling with Bulimia Nervosa Process addictions are behavioral addictions to activities or processes, such as gambling, eating, tanning, video gaming, financial spending, sexual intercourse, and internet activities. Research has suggested that process addictions can be just as debilitating and difficult to overcome as drug and alcohol addictions [1]. Like all addictions, behaviors are typically ones that the individual continues [...]
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What is the Connection Between Autism and Anorexia?

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Boy concerned about bulimia nervosa Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects the way individuals interact and communicate with others [2, 4]. Those on the autism spectrum have repetitive or restricted behaviors or interests, and can have sensory sensitivities. Eating disorders can be common among individuals on the autism spectrum. What is Autism? In the DSM-V, Autism [...]
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Celebrating Body Diversity: Why Being Overweight Is Not Something to Fear

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Woman getting away from work and enjoying the sunshine If you look through our history, there is no question that the ideal body and body diversity for both women and men has changed dramatically over the years. Evolving with cultural influences, fashion trends, and more, the ideal body type has inadvertently created stigmas and stereotypes about body size in general. When you take a [...]
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Dealing With the Loss of a Loved One in Eating Disorder Recovery

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Woman struggling with eating disorders As human beings, we experience a range of emotions throughout our lifetime, some of which are stronger than others. Some emotions utterly change our perspective on life. Grief is one of these intense emotions that perhaps never goes away completely, but rather evolves and changes over time. For a person who has an eating disorder [...]
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Making Amends with Loved Ones in Eating Disorder Recovery

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Helpful Family Involvement with family walking on a beach Making amends is an important step in the recovery process, both for you and for your loved ones. Eating disorders can wreak a path of destruction and family, friends, and significant others end up becoming collateral damage. How do we heal those relationships? The Importance of Making Amends Making amends is the incredibly difficult but [...]
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Exploring Sensory Process Disorders Connection to Eating Disorders:

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boy with head in food A sensory processing disorder (SPD) alters typical food responses. You’re more likely to notice how something tastes, feels, or sounds. And during mealtimes, your senses could keep you from enjoying some types of food. Children with ADHD or autism are sometimes diagnosed with SPD. But adults can have the problem too, and if you do, [...]
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