Big Pharma Muscles In On Obesity Gold Rush CHEWABLES? – Nov. 28, 2022 - Yet a class of drug known as GLP-1 analogues sold by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly appears to be almost as good. The U.S. group’s Mounjaro, for example, reduced patients’ weight by mor... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022diet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionRecovery
Processed Foods ‘as Addictive’ as Tobacco THE TASTE OF A SLOW DEATH – Nov. 25, 2022 - Highly processed foods meet the same criteria as tobacco for addiction, and labeling them as such might benefit public health, according to a new US study that propos... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionNov 29 2022Recoverysmoking
State of Addiction: Sweet Success VIDEO – ICE CREAM YOU SCREAM, WE ALL... – Nov. 24, 2022 - WELL, FOR ANYONE WHO HAS EVER STRUGGLED WITH ADDICTION OR SOBRIETY, YOU KNOW, THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A TOUGH TIME YEAR. BUT TONIGHT WE WANT TO SHARE WITH Y... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionNov 29 2022Recovery
Handling Eating Challenges During the Holidays IT’S SO HARD – Nov. 18, 2022 - The goal should not be to plan or control every aspect of the holidays or get through them without slip-ups. Rather, the goal should be entering the holiday season with a p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMental HealthNov 22 2022RecoveryRehab
Can Deep Brain Stimulation Cure Binge Eating Disorder? THE ANSWER IS ON THE TABLE – Nov. 8, 2022 - If that were the case, people who live with binge eating disorder — a psychiatric diagnosis — might be no more at fault for overeating than a patient with Parkinson’s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionNov 15 2022Recovery
Sugar Rush: Mexico’s Addiction to Fizzy Drinks Fueled Health Crisis COKE ADDS LIFE? – Nov. 4, 2022 - “Femsa, which bottles Coca-Cola in Mexico, has enormous power,” says Alejandro Calvillo, director of Consumer Power, a campaigning association. “It operates more than 20,000 Oxx... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderinterventionlife expectancyNov 8 2022Recovery
‘You Don’t Look Anorexic’ EATING AS A RELIGION, OR NOT? – Oct. 18, 2022 - Food had long been a fraught subject in the Maxwell household. Her parents were also bigger-bodied and dieted frequently. They belonged to a fundamentalist Baptis... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMental HealthOct 25 2022RecoveryRehab
Men Who Eat This Have 29 Percent Higher Rate of Colorectal Cancer WHY NOT BE HEALTHY – Oct. 10, 2022 - Medical Journal, men who frequently eat ultra-processed foods are at a 29 percent increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, compared with men who eat this type ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionlife expectancyOct 18 2022
After years of food addiction & depression, Tamara Walcott says powerlifting ‘saved me from myself’ VIDEO – WORTH THE WEIGHT – Sept. 13, 2022 - The private, deep-rooted significance powerlifting assumed in her life perhaps goes some way to explaining Walcott’s success in the sport. In July, sh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehabSept 20 2022
Deep Brain Stimulation New Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder NO MORE EATING YOUR BRAINS OUT – AUG. 31, 2022 - Expanding on work conducted on mice, the team discovered that the cravings just before an episode of binge eating set off a specific low-frequency electrical pat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSept 6 2022
Forgiveness Is the Key to Healing from Body-Image Issues IT’S THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM – Aug. 25, 2022 - “Forgiveness is simply about understanding that every one of us is both inherently good and inherently flawed.” —Desmond Tutu Forgiveness can show ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 30 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Diet Can Influence Mood, Behavior and More VIDEO – THINK BRAIN FOOD – Aug 24, 2022 - As with vitamin C, deficits in other vitamins and minerals can also precipitate nutritional diseases that adversely impact the brain in humans. For example, low dietary... Read More...Aug 30 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecovery
Addicted to Food? Is It Your Parent’s Fault? IT’S NOT YOUR PET’S – Aug. 11, 2022 - “People who have a family history of addiction may be at greater risk for developing a problematic relationship with highly processed foods, which is really challenging in ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Highly Processed Food Linked to Fast Cognitive Decline STILL SAY GRACE – Aug. 1, 2022 - “Independent of the amount of calories, independent of the amount of healthy food that you try to eat, the ultra-processed food is not good for your cognition,” said Clau... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 9 2022diet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMental Health
Model Exposes the Dangerous Side of the Fashion Industry SHE’S WORTH THE WEIGHT – July 29, 2022 - I felt like I was constantly being body-shamed by people in the fashion industry. I remember getting measured for a job and being told that even my fingers were t... Read More...Aug 2 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthObesityRecoveryRehabTrauma
Family Alcohol History May Put You at Risk of Junk Food Addiction TOO MANY TWINKIES? – July 17, 2022 - “People who have a family history of addiction may be at greater risk for developing a problematic relationship with highly processed foods, which is really challenging in a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 2 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Inside the Mind of an Addict VERY BUSY – July 4, 2022 - The concept of self-reinforcement shows how the first experience with drugs, sex, cigarettes or alcohol can lead to the second. It takes a memory of the experience as being at least p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictionGamingHeroin AddictioninterventionJuly 12 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapseSexual AddictionSmartphone Addiction
Your Eating Disorder Is Not Your Fault IT’S PHYSICAL – June 2, 2022 - Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and avoidant or restrictive food intake disorder are life-threatening psychiatric disorders that are generally difficult ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionJune 7 2022Recovery
This Diet Can Help Lessen Depression Symptoms YOU THINK LIKE YOU EAT – May 18, 2022 - Australian researchers at the University of Technology Sydney performed a randomized control trial for 12 weeks to assess how the Mediterranean diet would impact depressi... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadepressiondiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionlife expectancyMay 24 2022Mental HealthRecovery
Diet Sweeteners Damage the Intestines GOD BLESS SUGAR – May 12, 2022 - Artificial sweeteners such as saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame can interact with healthy bacteria in the gut. This can lead to increased adhesion of intestinal bacteria. Adh... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMay 24 2022Recovery
Mother and Daughter Share Their Journey Through an Eating Disorder WALKING HAND IN HAND – May 14, 2022 - By this point — at the recommendation of her counsellor — she had given the voice a name and started to speak to it. She called the voice “the bitch.” saying it tried to co... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMarch 17 2020Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
I’ve Always Struggled With My Weight, Losing It Didn’t Mean Winning AUDIO – IT’S WHAT’S ON THE OUTSIDE THAT COUNTS – May 11, 2022 - ...guzzling chips, chocolate, chocolate chips, peanut butter, peanut butter chocolate chips, chocolate peanut butter ice cream sprinkled with pea... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewMay 17 2022Mental HealthRecovery
16 Celebs Who Refused To Lose Weight for Work VIDEO – TAKING A STAND – May 6, 2022 - Despite her success and show of range on Saturday Night Live, Aidy Bryant was only offered mediocre and offensive roles. She told AdWeek, “There was one where — and I don... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Ireland Baldwin Recalls Being “Tortured” by Eating Disorders VIDEO – WHEN SNACK FOODS KILL – April 26, 2022 - “I just hit a total breaking point,” she told the talk show’s co-host Willow Smith. “I was self-medicating with Xanax and I was drinking. And I have a lot of al... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Is the Military Creating ‘A Perfect Storm’ For Eating Disorders? TOO MUCH WEIGHT TO CARRY – April 15, 2022 - To Rand, that meant meeting the strict military standards for weight and body fat percentages. At the same time, she was coping with a sexual assault that happened wh... Read More...April 19 2022Eating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
“Real Housewife” Pulls Back Curtain on Her Eating Disorder VIDEO – YOU CAN BE TOO THIN – April 12, 2022 - In the carefully curated Bravo universe, thinness is considered a laudable moral success, and the Real Housewives franchise is ground zero for linking it to aspira... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 19 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Teens Talk Social Media and Body Image A REFLECTION OF THE TIMES – Mar. 31, 2022 - As we regularly do when The Times writes about an issue that touches the lives of young people, we used our daily Student Opinion forum to ask teenagers to share the... Read More...April 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating DisorderinternetinterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma
Deadlier Than Covid and Opiates READ THE LABELS – March 25, 2022 - Front-of-package warning labels that alert consumers to unhealthy levels of sodium, as pioneered by Chile and now implemented in Israel, Mexico and elsewhere, give consumers ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Focus on Smoking, Obesity and Alcoholism has ‘Gone Backwards’ A VISIONARY? – March 23, 2022 - He warned that some of the solutions would “require political capital” and were “not necessarily going to be immediately popular”. Prof Whitty said the temptation was to “alwa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMarch 29 2022marijuanaMental HealthRecoveryRehabsmoking
Why is There a Mental-Health Crisis Among American Children? SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN – Mar. 23, 2022 - Last June, researchers from Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine documented six unusual cases in the journal Movement Disorders. The subjects wer... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusdepressionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionlonelinessMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma