People who engage in extreme fitness go to great lengths to attain their desired body shape or weight. They are often so focused on the physical aspects of exercise that they overlook their mental health, which can lead to severe consequences. Sadly, extreme fitness can mask eating disorders that go undetected or misdiagnosed. At Recovery Ranch, […]
Though most people are familiar with substance use disorders, process addiction is unfamiliar to many. A process addiction is a compulsion to engage in a specific activity, no matter how much it adversely affects a person’s ability to stay healthy and functional. Individuals might feel a high from engaging in the behavior and experience guilt
Can spending time with a horse help release some of the core issues associated with eating disorders? Equine therapy has been used successfully for substance use disorders and may soon enter the field of eating disorder treatments with a strong presence. People with eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder have learned to
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Understanding Your Relationship with Food for Healthy Mental Wellbeing To eat in a way that’s considered acceptable by society’s latest diet trends, and in their pursuit of building a healthy relationship with food, many people end up obsessing about what they put on their plates. Constantly bombarded with television and social media messages about dieting
The recovery process is full of temptation: from sugar cravings that threaten to derail your efforts towards physical health to the monumental urges that threaten to steal your sobriety. Anyone taking on the task of recovery should be aware of these threats to the recovery process, no matter how big or small.In addition to knowing
Today’s idea of eating for mental wellness represents a much different facet of health than we grew up with. In school, it was common for people to receive lessons about food groups and the importance of eating a balanced diet. However, for many, those lessons never materialized into actual practice. From a young age, we may
Battling through an eating disorder is immensely difficult, especially after the holiday season. Even people without a diagnosed condition struggle to redetermine their relationship with their body and with food. Here at The Ranch Tennessee, we believe in setting positive intentions for the year. With that in mind, here is a collection of 12 eating disorder