Understanding OSFED, Examples Of Its Various Forms & Treatment
Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that involve distorted attitudes towards food, body image, and weight. While well-known disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa receive significant attention, other eating disorders may not be as widely understood. One such disorder is OSFED, which stands for Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder. In this article, we will delve into the meaning, signs, types, examples, and prevalence of OSFED. Additionally, we will explore the journey of recovery through the lens of a prominent residential eating disorder facility in Florida.
How to Help Your Partner with an Eating Disorder
At Milestones in Recovery, a distinguished eating disorder treatment facility in Florida, we recognize the intricate journey of supporting a partner through their struggles with an eating disorder. The road to recovery is a challenging one, often marked by uncertainty and emotional upheavals. As a partner, your role in this journey is pivotal, and your understanding, patience, and unwavering support can make a significant difference. In this comprehensive guide, we offer insights and strategies to help you provide meaningful and effective support to your partner as they navigate their path to healing.
How To Tell Someone You Love That You Have An Eating Disorder
At Milestones in Recovery, a leading eating disorder treatment facility in Florida, we understand that opening up about your struggles with an eating disorder can be a challenging and emotional journey. Whether you’re planning to confide in a friend, family member, partner, or professional, initiating this conversation requires careful consideration and sensitivity. In this article, we provide guidance on how to approach the difficult task of telling someone about your eating disorder, drawing from our expertise and experience in supporting individuals on their recovery journeys.
Is Sugar Addiction An Eating Disorder?
In recent years, the debate surrounding sugar addiction and its classification as an eating disorder has gained significant traction. The prevalence of obesity and related health issues has led researchers and clinicians to examine the role of sugar consumption in developing and perpetuating disordered eating patterns. At Milestones in Recovery, an eating disorder treatment facility in Florida, we delve into the intricate relationship between sugar addiction and eating disorders to provide a comprehensive understanding of this complex issue.
The Infact School Podcast: Food Addiction – The Problem & The Solution
Check out the podcast Dr. Lerner did with The Infact School about Food Addiction, the problem, and the solution. The International School for Food Addiction Counseling and Treatment (The INFACT School) is the world’s first and only Food Addiction counseling training that awards professional certification from an accredited certification body.
Constructive Living: Integrating 12 Step Recovery With “CL” Principles
Constructive Living is a term coined by David Reynolds, PhD. Dr. Reynolds has held a faculty position at the University of California’s Medical School, Department of Psychiatry. Trained initially as an anthropologist, Reynolds lived and studied eastern philosophies and the practice of psychiatry and psychology in Japan for more than three decades. CL is his attempt interpret and bring the “Western” version of this treatment approach to both professionals and “patients” alike.
Compulsive Overeating and Brain Chemistry
By Marty Lerner, PhD Question: For the food dependent individual is the solution a food plan abstaining from sugar and flour laden or high glycemic foods, and, is this always and forever? Food, unlike other substances, is necessary in life and all around us. I find it difficult to imagine that an individual will realistically […]
How to Know if I Have an Eating Disorder?
Over the past 20 years, we have literally treated thousands of individuals whose lives had been negatively impacted by an eating disorder and then forever changed because they came to Milestones. As you can imagine, I have answered many questions from lots of individuals who are concerned about their own eating disorder behaviors, as well as their concern for others.
Eating Disorders and Food Dependency – What Makes Them Different
Food dependency has yet to be acknowledged as a legitimate phenomenon. There is, however, a growing number of folks who do indeed see it as a bona fide affliction. Among these are a group of professionals, scientists, and “recovered food dependent individuals” themselves. One grass roots group has offered the following:
Eating Disorders and Food Dependency
Eating disorders are typically associated with various maladaptive patterns of behavior related to food, it’s consumption, and the ensuing effects on a person’s emotional and physical well-being. It may, or may not, include attempts to offset the “consequences” of these behaviors by the use or abuse of compensatory agents and behaviors such as purging, compulsive exercising, periods of self-imposed starvation, and so on.