Binge Eating Disorder & Type 2 Diabetes Considerations

Brain Reward Response on Anorexia Binge-eating disorder (BED) and it’s related behaviors have been found to co-occur with some medical conditions, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Researchers have placed heavy emphasis on a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) as being responsible for part of this relationship. [1] A recent study by Papelbaum and colleagues published in September of 2019 [...]
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Why Early Intervention in Eating Disorders is Important

Couple walking while discussing his Eating Disorder Struggle Research on eating disorder treatments indicates that early intervention in eating disorder behaviors (that is, early identification and treatment of an eating disorder) improves the speed of recovery, reduces symptoms to a greater extent, and improves the likelihood of long-term recovery. For example, when adolescents with anorexia nervosa are given family-based treatment within the first [...]
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Research Seeks to Understand the Neural Mechanisms of Vyvanse on Binge Eating Disorder

Doctor researching effectiveness of Vyvanse on Binge Eating Disorder While psychotherapy is still the first line of treatment for individuals struggling with Binge Eating Disorder (BED), researchers are working to find other treatment avenues that might be successful. One of these avenues is how pharmaceuticals may be helpful in altering the neurological and biological mechanisms behind the disorder and learning the effectiveness of Vyvanse on [...]
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Peer Mentoring and Eating Disorders

Mentor talking Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Eating disorders are devastating mental health conditions that can be hard on both you and your loved ones. If left untreated, eating disorders can cause dangerous medical complications. It’s vital to receive effective eating disorder treatment in order to obtain useful tools such as peer mentoring to [...]
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The Healing Journey of Eating Disorder Recovery

path to healing journey of eating disorder recovery Eating disorder recovery is a challenging journey that is not linear or perfect. For many, the fear that recovery is unattainable for them or that it is not possible at all pushes them back into old disordered eating habits. Although difficult, the healing journey of eating disorder recovery is achievable. Many articles explore recovery through discussions [...]
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Eating Disorders and Anxiety: What Tools Are Available to Help?

Man sitting in the grass Eating disorders and anxiety often occur together. One study found 53% of patients with eating disorders were also diagnosed with anxiety [1]. Another group of researchers concluded that those diagnosed with anxiety by age 10 may be more likely to develop an eating disorder than others [2]. The thoughts, feelings, and sensations associated with an urge [...]
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Authenticity, Transparency, & Boundaries: What Are My Limits in Anorexia Recovery?

Asian American Woman in Wheat Field Anorexia Nervosa turns your entire life into chaos. It calls the shots about how you treat yourself and your body as well as how you interact with the world around you. In recovery, we get to take back control, learn our limits in anorexia recovery, recognize the limiting and harmful eating disorder beliefs that have kept [...]
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Are You Ready to Do the Work of Eating Disorder Recovery? What it takes…

Group of women overcoming an eating disorder We call it “recovery” because the process of overcoming an eating disorder will help you recover things that you have lost due to the obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors of an eating disorder. But “recovery” can also suggest that you are recovering the person you were before the eating disorder. I don’t think that’s true. [...]
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