We often hear our patients expressing that they don’t feel hungry. Hunger cues can often be suppressed for many reasons including malnutrition, weight loss, dieting, over-exercise, illness, nausea, gastroparesis, medications, …
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“Why is My Heart Rate Still Low if I am Weight Restored?”
We see low heart rates all the time in patients who are weight restored – and this can be very confusing, frustrating, and upsetting. This can occur for variety …
Posted in Eating Disorders Tagged with: anorexia, bradycardia, eatingdisorders, heart rate, REDS, relativeenergydeficiencyinsports
Don’t Let Sickness Derail Your Recovery
Sickness can be very disruptive for those with an eating disorder.
Even when a person has been in a solid place for awhile, sickness can rattle someone so seriously …
Leaving for College? What Do You Need to Know
Many are heading to college! For those in eating disorder recovery, there is a lot to think through and “practice” ahead of time. Before leaving, not only is …
Posted in Eating Disorders
Are “Safe Foods” Keeping Your Eating Disorder Alive?
For some people, “safe foods,” might be foods that feel “good” or “healthy.” They may be consumed in a repetitive way, day in and day out, without deviation. Safe foods …
Posted in Eating Disorders, Relationship with Food