Warm weather is conducive to outdoor sports and activities. Countless adults – and students out of school for the summer – are participating in tennis, soccer, cross country, gymnastics and other ...
These are all symptoms of exercise bulimia, a condition that, while lesser known than eating disorders like anorexia, is more common in men than you’d think. Do you find yourself plagued with ...
Celebrity psychologist Dr. Drew Pinsky recently admitted on CNN to exercising obsessively to stay slim, a condition not technically a mental disorder, but what some call exercise bulimia. He joked ...
Traditionally, eating disorder (ED) treatment stipulates that people refrain from exercising based on the assumption that patients will misuse workout practices to compensate for enhanced food intake.
Within the last several years, there’s been an increase in mental health issues due to a variety of factors, from the pandemic, inflation and political divisiveness to social isolation, intense social ...
Research led by Dr. Hester Hockin-Boyers (Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences), suggests that combining seemingly opposing approaches to health management could support eating disorder recovery.
Talk about it — no matter your body size, gender or background. If you find yourself preoccupied with thoughts about food, ...
Bulimia may lead to weight gain rather than loss due to binge eating, as purging doesn’t significantly reduce caloric intake. Weight changes are also possible during recovery. Bulimia nervosa is an ...
When presented with a vignette describing the behaviors and characteristics of a patient with disordered eating, only a quarter of mental health providers who participated in a new study were able to ...
Working past unrealistic body standards allowed these celebs to focus on their health and happiness. From Kerry Washington to Elton John to Demi Lovato, even the biggest entertainers of our lifetime ...