⭐️ Not Enough Nutrition
When the body isn’t getting enough energy or nutrients (during malnutrition, weight loss, or during recovery from an eating disorder) it will shift into survival mode …
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Getting your period doesn’t mean your work in recovery is done!
We see this a lot: when a patient’s menstrual cycle returns, it can often feel like they are “done” with recovery.
‼️ But note: Periods can return early….even before …
Posted in Eating Disorders
Exercising During ED Recovery
Can I start exercising again?”
That is a question we hear a lot in our work with our patients.
How do you know when the body, mind, and nutrition are
Posted in Eating Disorders, Exercise, Sports Nutrition Tagged with: athlete, fueling, REDS, relativeenergydeficiencyinsports, sports nutrition
“But I don’t feel hungry…”
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, …
Posted in Eating Disorders
“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