A pilot study that aims to develop new approaches for the treatment of overeating in children, has noted promising results through 2 new methods. The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine study which is published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology focuses on improving childrens’responses to their body’s internal hunger and …
TherapyHub.com announces the launch of a new online therapy website. TherapyHub.com enables users to instantly schedule video therapy sessions with licensed therapists; all that is required is an internet connection and a webcam. TherapyHub.com delivers confidential, affordable online therapy in HD video. Clients can schedule appointments and develop a relationship with a therapist or start …
At least 12 adult patients have been discharged from a British Columbia Canada treatment program for eating disorders despite being dangerously underweight and experiencing failing health. According to a CBC News report, the authorities at the eating disorder program state that the decision to discharge patients was based on stringent criteria. However, affected individuals claim …
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) have joined forces and opened an intensive treatment program for girls suffering from anorexia nervosa. The Program The program is an intensive day program. That combines several different types of therapies. It focuses on individual counseling and family therapy. The program also allows for the girls to …
A resource for eating disorders has expanded to help those suffering with treatment: “Eating Disorder Hope, a respected independent resource for individuals suffering from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other body image and eating disorders, has expanded its Eating Disorder Specialist Library to further help sufferers of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder find treatment …
Researchers have determined that type 2 diabetes may be reversed or even cured by weight-loss surgery. Two studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine compared the results of stomach-reducing surgery to the effects of medication taken to control type 2 diabetes. Both studies clearly indicated that the surgery was more effective than the …
A new study has determined that people who consume a daily dose of green coffee (unroasted coffee beans) lose approximately 10 percent of their body weight. The results of the study were published in the journal Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, and presented recently at the American Chemical Society (ACS) in San Diego. Researchers tested …
For most cancer patients it has always been thought that the only purpose cannabis provided was to act as a painkiller a recent study has suggested that it can also help the patient regain their appetite and sense of taste. If this is true for cancer patients one must wonder if it is true for …
A team of scientists at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the National Institutes of Health has piloted psychotherapy treatment to prevent excessive weight gain in teenager girls deemed ‘at risk’ for obesity. Teenagers & Obesity The research team, led by Dr. Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, aimed to target youth considered at high-risk of …
A Vogue columnist who placed her 7 year old daughter on a strict diet has sparked a debate on how parents should react when their child is overweight. Dara-Lynn Weiss tells how her daughter Bea had come home from school in tears because another child had called her “fat”. Dara-Lynn reacted by enrolling her daughter …
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