For individuals who are recovering from a restrictive eating disorder, one important component of their treatment is to face their “fear” or “trigger” foods. For many people in recovery this task can ...
Patients have come to me in despair, saying, “There’s nothing left that I can eat! Beef contains hormones, chickens are raised under cruel conditions, salmon is endangered, cheese and eggs have too ...
While stress is a normal and healthy reaction to challenges throughout life (we call this good stress eustress), it can become dangerous when it's chronic or excessive. Regularly having extreme ...
Feeding children can be challenging. It is sometimes hard to know if you're getting it right. We want the best for our children, and we often think that means making sure they eat the right amounts of ...
A 5-week mindfulness-based eating (ME) intervention in adults with obesity and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) was associated with improvements in anxiety, depressive symptoms, emotional ...
You know that rush you get when you bite into something so spicy it makes your eyes water and your nose run? What if that intense physical reaction isn’t just masochistic food enjoyment, but actually ...
A teenager who lived with a fear of food and felt unable to consume anything solid for over a year, drinking only hot chocolate, is now able to eat again. August Grace, 18, from Gloucester, was ...