“Sodium-laced and commercially cooked food which make up more than 60% of the average American’s daily diet is every bit as addicting as heroin or cocaine,” says Dr. James Cocores, a leading food researcher and nationally recognized addiction expert This breakthrough, that provides the first credible explanation for the obesity epidemic is described in Dr. …
The Severity of binge eating disorder (BED), a psychiatric condition similar to other eating disorders like bulimia, minus the countervailing purging behavior, and compulsive overeating, but without the constant fantasizing about food, appears to be linked to very specific histories of childhood sexual or emotional abuse, which in turn lead to self-criticism, say researchers. Some …
It was that first bite that sent me spiraling into a world of confusion, anger, and pure hatred. That first bite of food was all it took. The craving’s name was pizza and it was love at first bite. I was hooked and nothing could tear me from the pleasures of the taste. The aroma …
There are people who think that if you’re obese, then by definition you must have a pathological relationship with food. Just as everyone who has a low body weight does not have anorexia, the notion that all individuals who have a higher body weight have an abnormal relationship with food is false. Weight doesn’t tell …
Happy Birthday America! Since 1776 we have become our own entity: free from the apron strings of Great Britain. This certainly describes how I like to live my life, independent and free of the grips from binge eating disorder. Like our country, I have learned to take care of my own needs. Some may call …
Binge eating. The secret little shame that so many women live with everyday. The thing about binge eating is it feels really good while you are doing it, but horrible afterwards. But somehow despite your promises and attempts you do it again. So how do you stop? I have FIVE tips to share with you: …
There are a number of people that eat a ton of food because of a pure love or obsession over it, but what about the ones who eat just as much and yet they never gain weight? At some point in your life, you will come across it. You will either see it in schools …
David Hunter, a music librarian, has spent more than 15 years piecing together Handel’s medical history, and believes Handel suffered from compulsive binge eating. Handel was clearly obese. According to friends and admirers he “paid more attention to [his food] than is becoming in any man” and was “corpulent and unwieldy in his motions”. Others …
Overeating is natural when a person enjoys a good and tasty meal. If overeating is done as a habit, in excess and with an abnormal craving, the person suffers from an eating disorder called binge eating. The patient eats too much food unlike other eating disorders where the patient eats too little. It is an …
The question that often arises when working with patients, is whether food addiction and binge eating are the same thing? Food addiction involves engaging repeatedly in episodes of binge eating regardless of adverse consequences, while in aggressive pursuit of a mood change. This compulsion is an irresistible impulse to eat a specific food(s), especially in …
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