Food Addiction: The Science of Sugar
Sugar is a term of endearment. It helps us cope with the painful realities of life. To make it more palatable, we may “sugar-coat” a difficult truth. You may remember cookies in a jar in your mother’s...
View ArticleControlling Appetite with Amino Acid Supplements
Appetite control does not have to entail a lifelong battle. To control appetite, you need to experience a sense of fullness rather than a continuous craving for more. Amino acids can do just that....
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Controlling Appetite With Vitamin & Mineral Supplements
Nutrient deficiencies often contribute to the stranglehold of appetite disturbances and can intensify devastating patterns of disordered eating. When your body is provided with the right nutrients,...
View ArticleEating Disorders, Self-Harming Behavior & Suicide
Eating Disorders and Suicide Anorexia is the most lethal diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. On average, between 5% and 10% of patients diagnosed with anorexia will...
View ArticleWhat Not to Eat? High Fructose Corn Syrup
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is made from corn that is spun at a high velocity and combined with three different enzymes to create thick, supersweet syrup. Dr. Robert Lustig, the former chairman of...
View ArticleControlling Appetite with an Un-Diet
Dr. William Beaumont, known as the “Father of Gastric Physiology,” first met patient Alexis St. Martin in 1822 when he was accidentally shot in the stomach at close range by a shotgun loaded with...
View ArticleBinge Eating: Controlling Appetite with Medications
Suggesting medicine as a treatment for food addiction raises a red flag with many professionals. They argue that the solution to our nation’s weight problems will not be found in a bottle of pills....
View ArticleThe New Hope Model: Eliminating Binge Eating and Food Cravings
It’s been said the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who live to eat and those who eat to live. Those who are passionate about food and those who like food but who eat primarily for the...
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A Small Study Examining the Effects of Ketogenic Diets on Binge Eating
A small-scale study was published in the Journal of Eating Disorders looking at the effect of a ketogenic diet on three obese patients who experienced frequent bouts of binge eating disorder...
View ArticleIs There A Link Between ADHD & Eating Disorders?
ADHD on the Rise ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is one of the most common mental health conditions among children in the U.S. The diagnosis rate of ADHD has increased over the past...
View Article5-HTP, Appetite and Binge Eating
With all the excitement over weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, it’s become increasingly obvious that there are important biochemical mechanisms that influence appetite. These...
View ArticleThe Links Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder & Binge Eating
While it doesn’t often receive a lot of attention, obesity is a common comorbidity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). An analysis from 2024 found that having ADHD increased the risk...
View ArticleThe New Hope Model: Disordered Eating & The Restoration of Brain Health
Throughout many decades of working with thousands of patients who are struggling with eating disorders, my research has proven time and time again that disordered eating is caused by biology, not by a...
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