An international group of researchers has found that food craving activates different brain networks in obese patients than it does in normal weight patients. The team believes that this indicates that the tendency to want food may be “hard-wired” into the brain of overweight patients, becoming a functional brain biomarker. A release on August 30th… Continue reading Food May Be Addictive
Category: Eating Disorders (anorexia/bulemia, hypergymnasia, etc.)
Are You Encouraging Your Grandkids to Have An Eating Disorder?
According to Stanford psychologist Dr. Megan Jones, who also serves as Chief Science Officer of Lantern (www.golantern.com), the groundbreaking mobile tool that helps prevent the onset of eating disorders, many grandparents(and parents) inadvertently trigger confidence or body image issues in their teenage grandkids based on how they give compliments and praise. So how can you… Continue reading Are You Encouraging Your Grandkids to Have An Eating Disorder?
Stop the Dieting/Binge Cycle and Reclaim Your Body
Despite what all those weight loss ads tell you, being able to fit into a size zero bikini should not be your greatest life accomplishment. Nor will it help you achieve true happiness, inner peace, self-confidence or self-worth. Yet our culture puts such an emphasis on appearance and thinness it’s difficult to not be swayed… Continue reading Stop the Dieting/Binge Cycle and Reclaim Your Body