Eating disorders affect many people, young and old, male and female, and some people don’t even realize that they have a problem. An eating disorder is an illness that prevents people from eating normally and maintaining optimal health and body weight. And the consequences can be devastating. How Do You Know If You Have An…
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Eating Disorders and Their Symptoms Eating disorders are mental illnesses that affect both the mind and body. These disorders are potentially life-threatening if they are not properly treated by those who can help, and preferably by those who have actually had these problems and have overcome them. There are three main types of eating disorders:…
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Recent studies regarding eating addictions Scientific literature is gradually confirming the reality of eating addictions, which is characterized by obsessive thoughts about food, cravings and an inability to stop eating despite physical harm. Recent studies show that highly palatable foods, such as salt, sugar and fat, stimulate the same pleasure and reward centers in the brain…
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More and more people are looking for information on how to stop emotional eating and how to stop binge eating, and that’s because binge eating disorder is one of the most insidious addictions of our time. While people discourage on substance abuse or overindulging on alcohol, reaching for food as a coping mechanism is practically…
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All it takes is one look at the way tabloid newspapers and TMZ treat addiction to understand the importance of confidential substance abuse treatment and discreet drug rehab for celebrities. Living in the spotlight has a tendency to push business or political leaders and celebrities toward alcohol and substance abuse, and that very lack of privacy…
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We are honored to be hosting a special event to support and educate our community on the topic of eating disorders and food addiction. For those of you who are in the LA area, we invite you to join us for our “Lunch & Learn” on April 1st in Beverly Hills. We certainly hope to…
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Everyone has to deal with stress at work. Personality conflicts, the pressure of deadlines, hostile work environments, increasing workloads, and poor work conditions can all contribute to stress at work. If you’re like most people, you may not know how to cope with stress at work in an appropriate way. According to the American Psychological…
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Nobody wants to believe that they need help with addiction. The truth is that if you have already found yourself asking, “do I have a problem?” you most likely already do. If that is the case, you should not wait to start looking for addiction treatment options. Someone who isn’t addicted rarely asks themselves if…
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Is there any greater fear in a recovering addict’s mind than the possibility of a relapse? Seeking help and overcoming addiction can be difficult, but it is only the first battle in a lifelong struggle. Even if you are secure in your recovery, you should give thought to how to prevent addiction relapse. How to prevent…
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Addicts of all kinds hold many common traits and the lines between one type of addiction and another are often quite thin. Roy Nelson Healing helps people who have an addictive personality stop using unhealthy habits and addictions to cope with life, and create happy and useful lives instead. The Nelson Method is a rehab…
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