Food Insecurity and Eating Disorders

By Mary Lynn Kardell, RD, LMNT ​Food insecurity can have lasting psychological and physiological effects. Food insecurity has typically been thought of as only affecting individuals with limited economic resources. Research, however, has shown that individuals who...

Promoting a Positive Body Image

   By:  Angie Heim, LMHP One thing that can lead to eating disorders, and is also subsequently perpetuated by eating disorders, is poor body image.  Body image is multidimensional, and includes what one subjectively thinks of their own body, their perceived level of...

Is Food Addiction Really a Thing?

By:  Crystal Zabka Belsky, MS, RD, CSSD, LMNT We’ve all heard the concept, and perhaps have seemingly fallen victim to it ourselves. But is “food addiction” truly a scientifically-proven concept? In taking a closer look at preliminary animal studies, the findings are...

What Eating Recovery Day Means to Me

By Casey N. Tallent, Ph.D. Eating Recovery Day is an opportunity to highlight the fact that RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE. It’s important for everyone to know that Recovery is possible. It’s also important for people to know that recovery is messy. I’ve heard my good friend...