Is There A Connection Between Substance Abuse And Eating Disorders?
The two disorders share many of the same risk factors and characteristics, but when it comes to treating substance abuse and eating disorders, each must be approached differently. In recent years, the link between the two has become more obvious through various studies and treatment cases. As of now almost 50% of individuals suffering from […]
How Meditation Can Help With Binge Eating Disorders
Most people have heard about how beneficial meditation can be when it comes to reducing stress, encouraging focus, and fostering a greater sense of well being. Meditation has helped people struggling with a variety of issues, including eating disorders. Experts have found that treatment for binge eating disorders can especially benefit from a regular meditation […]
How Common Are Eating Disorders Among The Elderly?
When we think of eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia, often it’s the image of a young woman that immediately comes to mind. We think of an eating disorder as an issue that affects teenagers and young adults. But the truth is that it can be a struggle for older adults and even the elderly. […]
Does Poverty Play A Role In The Development Of Eating Disorders?
And other surprising factors that contribute to eating disorders. Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia have the highest mortality rates of any mental disorder. Sadly, they are also some of the most common. It is estimated that up to 8 million Americans are suffering from some form of an eating disorder, and most are […]
Why Diabulimia Is On The Rise
The term diabulimia describes the type of eating disorder found among those with type 1 diabetes and bulimia nervosa. The first officially reported case of diabulimia was in 1983 and was used to describe a patient who skipped or limited their insulin doses in order to experience weight loss. These individuals often have many of […]
How Anorexia and Addiction are Linked in the Brain
People with eating disorders often simultaneously suffer from issues of addiction, engaging in substance abuse alongside their restrictive or abnormal eating habits. Recent studies have proven that people with eating disorders like anorexia may have addictive tendencies due to the way their habits engage a certain part of the brain. People with anorexia develop certain […]
The Challenge Of Treating Male Anorexia
Eating disorders such as anorexia have been traditionally understood as issues that affect females only. Today, views on anorexia and other disorders such as bulimia and binge eating are changing as we continue to see a rise in eating disorders among the male population. Boys as young as 8 years old are being diagnosed with […]
Mindful Eating to Treat Eating Disorders
The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) estimates that 30 million people in the U.S. have an eating disorder, such as anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder. For people struggling with these potentially life-threatening eating habits, mindfulness can be a very important part of treatment. Mindfulness is defined as a a full […]
Narcissistic Personality Disorder And Anorexia
Narcissism is commonly associated with a variety of other disorders, including mood disorders like depression and anxiety, substance abuse, and eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia. A person who is extremely preoccupied with their looks, body, and image will often exhibit many signs of narcissistic personality disorder as well. Because recovering from an eating disorder […]
Personality Types That Are A Higher Risk For Eating Disorders
There are indeed specific fears, family patterns, communication styles, thinking patterns, and emotions that are associated with a higher risk of developing eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia. In the following post, we explore some of these personality types and backgrounds, as well as other factors that have been known to occur with eating disorders. […]