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Navigating Co-Occurring ADHD and Eating Disorders

Co-occurring ADHD and eating disorders can intensify the symptoms of each other. Impulsivity can lead to binge eating or purging and emotional dysregulation can make it challenging to cope with life’s difficulties. Addressing both ADHD and an eating disorder at the same time can best forge the path to recovery and healthy coping. 

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Being a health nut could actually make you crazy

Many people are essentially obsessed with eating healthy – whether it be a vegan diet or cutting out gluten, dairy and sugar. November is “Good Nutrition Month,” so it’s a good time to be conscious, for sure. But could being so healthy actually make you mentally ill? Doctors and dietitians are now getting concerned about […]

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Are Adult Onset Eating Disorders the New Midlife Crisis?

Each year, pediatricians see increasing numbers of very young children, who have fallen prey to eating disorders (EDs), in their clinics and hospitals.  But the specter of anorexia, bulimia, and other eating-related disorders can manifest in people of any age.  Increasingly, women in their thirties and forties fall prey to these devastating psychological disorders. Starving […]

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Think Eating Disorders only Affect Teens? Think Again.

Eating disorders occur most often in young adolescents and teens; however, young children can develop eating disorders as well. Healthcare professionals are seeing a disturbing trend of children as young as age 5 developing eating disorders. While these eating disturbances often seem similar to the anorexia nervosa and bulimia, most commonly found in young teen girls, those occurring at a very young age often have other causes.