by Dr. Tarra Bates-Duford | Feb 28, 2019 | Counseling News, Eating Disorder
Educate Yourself First, Talk to Your Friend SecondIf you suspect a friend or loved one has an eating disorder you should first educate yourself about the disorder. You want to familiarize yourself with the signs of an eating disorder, gain a better understanding of...
by Lenora KM | Feb 26, 2019 | Counseling News, Disorder, Eating Disorder
There are two different kinds of anorexia: the restricting type and the binge eating/purging type.With the former, the individual severely restricts their food intake, but does not binge eat or purge.In the latter case, the individual eats large quantities of food and...
by Lenora KM | Feb 25, 2019 | Counseling News, Disorder, Eating Disorder
Binge-eating is eating a lot of food in a short time period; it isn’t occasionally pigging out, but is instead often characteristic of a binge-eating disorder.Symptoms of binge-eating disorder include engaging in recurrent episodes of eating a large amount of food in...
by Guest | Oct 12, 2017 | Counseling News, Eating Disorder, Guest Bloggers
Today’s society places tremendous importance on body size and shape. People of all ages are consumed with physical beauty. With celebrities flaunting their lives on social media, magazines showing photoshopped, airbrushed models, and television shows creating flawless...
by Jon Negroni | Dec 4, 2013 | Counseling News, Eating Disorder
If someone you know is struggling with the hazardous effects of Anorexia or a related eating disorder, here are some key things to know. Anorexia Nervosa is a prominent eating disorder that is usually found in young women during puberty, as well as men in some cases....
