Like all great tales, Leslie Binch’s story begins with love and good food. A native New Yorker, Leslie moved to Tennessee for a man – a man she eventually married and joined forces with in pursuit of his lifelong dream: to own a restaurant. Together, the couple opened Papa Boudreaux’s Cajun Café and Catering Company […]
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Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a relatively new psychotherapeutic weapon for counselors to aim at eating disorders. CBT has been around for a number of years, but its effectiveness at meeting the tremendous challenges eating disorders present has only recently been recognized. In relatively short order, CBT has become the gold standard treatment for
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The Twelve Step program of recovery encourages members to aim for progress, not perfection. But addicts are commonly a perfectionistic bunch. Any hint of failure or setback shuts us down completely. Fear of failure paralyzes us from even getting started. The founders of the Alcoholics Anonymous program understood this. And thus we have this directive
The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, when applied to the recovering anorexic, bulimic, or compulsive overeater, lead the addict out of addiction and into a new life of sanity and recovery. In themselves, the steps are a complete program and solution for food-related diseases and disorders. The “Tools of Recovery” build upon the steps, implementing
Eating disorders are among the deadliest mental illnesses there are. Because secrecy plays such a part in these disorders, they are often difficult to detect. Since the disorder has gone undetected for so long, its mechanisms are often firmly entrenched by the time the person seeks help, making it very tough to overcome.
The idea that some eating is emotionally driven is not new, but experts suggest that when the emotional component leads to unhealthy over-eating, it could be a sign of mental or emotional dysfunction. Some experts have gone as far as creating an emotional eating spectrum for gauging how strongly feelings influence food choices. Most professionals
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Bulimia is an eating disorder in which the sufferer binges on large amounts of food and then purges to rid their body of the calories. Binges typically consist of high-calorie foods like fried food, cookies, potato chips or sweets. Purges may take the form of forced vomiting, abusing laxatives and diuretics, or excessive exercise. The
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Most of us are familiar with many of the popular sites for social networking that may include photo postings such as Facebook. However, some social blogging networks like Tumblr are taking a stand to block pro-anorexia photos and blogs.
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Obesity is a national health problem today. But, is a person’s weight a matter of personal willpower, genetics, proper or insufficient exercise, or could being overweight be a result of a food addiction? There is new discussion on the causes of being overweight and obesity as the nation’s health professionals look for ways to address
Eating disorders carry with them not only the physical challenges and mental anguish of trying to change dangerous behaviors, but also a social stigma. Many in the general public don’t have any knowledge of the signs of eating disorders or the factors that can increase risk.
