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1200 Calories a Day Myth

The 1200 Calories a Day Myth

Have you ever gone online to find out how many calories you should be eating to lose a certain amount of weight and the calculator spits out something like “you should be eating 1200 calories a day to lose 10 pounds by… ” whenever? The fact that a 1200 calorie per day diet is healthy is […]

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I stop eating sugar

Friday Q & A- Help I’m addicted to sugar! How can I stop eating sugar?

This comes to us from a reader in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Q- So I’m pretty sure that I’m a sugar addict. I’ve been in treatment for years to deal with my eating disorder. It started as anorexia when I was in high school. Spun into bulimia when I was in college. When I was 22, I

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Binge Eating Disorder

Ten Myths About Binge Eating Disorder

1. All binge eaters are obese Completely untrue. In fact most of the people I see in my practice are considered a “normal weight.”  Food is their drug and bingeing is something they do in private and something people will go at lengths to hide, including maintaining a normal weight. In fact, I’ve  had clients

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A recovery story

A recovery story

I’ve been seeing *Emily in therapy for four years. She has written her recovery story and agreed to have it posted. I actually remember the first time I binged and purged. I was in eighth grade and we were at Thanksgiving dinner at my grandparents’ house. My grandma used to make these huge elaborate meals,

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Everytime I smoke

Friday Q & A – Everytime I smoke Pot, I binge eat- Help!

Question: Everytime I smoke pot, I binge eat. I really wish that I didn’t, is there something I can do to prevent this? Answer: Your brain contains cannabinoid receptors, which are specialized proteins that react to particular stimuli to produce results such as pleasure, pain relief, and hunger. The THC in marijuana is the number

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