Semaglutide – a quick-fix for weight loss?
Doctors are reporting a rush of patients asking for SEMAGLUTIDE which promises rapid weight-loss. Even psychotherapists working with obesity are asking us about the value of these medications to...
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A conference of Interest
The Royal Society of Medicine Hosts a conference on the latest thinking for eating disorder treatment in late February 2023 Here it is. Always ready willing and able to upskill our wisdom and...
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Strong Fixations
We see a lot of hyperfixation in eating disorder work How do Fixations Show Up? People are fixated about the quality of food – is it clean, does it contain meat or dairy, is it good for me? Fixated...
View ArticleDoes ADHD AhDD up?
Does ADHD AhDD up? Dominic Lawson writes in the Times that we may be too willing to create for ourselves an “illness identity”. A gaggle of celebrities have come out to claim that they have ADHD and I...
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Weight-loss tricks and calorie nonsense
Weight loss, tricks, keto diets and calorie nonsense Today I heard on the radio that eating a handful of nuts daily is associated with longevity, short term weight loss and long term weight control....
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Ozempic and similar drugs
Ozempic and risk of thyroid and pancreatic cancer? Reproduced from an article on Medscape March 2023 Ozempic works by affecting expression of GLP1 – a pancreatic hormone that boosts the effects of...
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COACHES CAN The Guardian article regarding the suitability of coaches for working with eating disorder persons has raised a lot of angst. Out of the woodwork pour well-meaning academics, authors and...
View ArticleHadley Freeman Anorexia
Hadley Freeman has written a searing account of her anorexia and her change in the Sunday Times. I don’t use the word “Recovery” because this word doesn’t quite capture what for many of us was not...
View ArticleEmotional Eating: It isn’t all emotional
Not all Emotional Eating is Emotional “Food understands me” says one of my clients in a larger body. I am taken slightly aback. She has been struggling to explain why she continues to eat when she is...
View ArticleLeaky Gut
And its link to eating disorders by Jenny Tomei What is leaky gut? Our gut lining is made up of a barrier of tight junctions, like little doors that open and close to control what gets into our...
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