Binge Eating Disorder Binge eating disorder or BED is an eating disorder that can be life-threatening but is also a disorder that can be treated.  BED is characterized by a person eating large quantities of food to the point of discomfort followed by purging to counter the binge eating episode.  It is the most common...Read More

Eating disorders are a broad category of mental health disorders. Included disorders are the well known anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. In addition to anorexia and bulimia are binge eating disorder, body dysmorphic disorder and a smaller subcategory called eating disorders otherwise not specified. Lesser known eating disorders can include pica, orthorexia, and more cultural...Read More

Disordered eating behaviors don’t always lead to an eating disorder. They can cause problems in one’s physical as well as psychological relationship to food, which can have long term effects. Food doesn’t have to be a debilitating part of your life. Instead, it can be empowering. Eat Everything, In Moderation We are prone to using...Read More

Food can be a form of self-medicating and therapeutic aid. When food becomes a problem through overeating or binge eating disorder there are serious health risks at hand. Overeating is different from binge eating disorder. Overeating is a compulsive issue, while binge eating is a diagnosable mental illness which necessitates specific treatment and recovery. Overeating...Read More

Food is an important, essential part of life. For too many people, food is a traumatic and triggering experience rather than a celebratory and necessary experience. Changing your outlook on food can help you redefine the role food serves in your life. Everything in moderation, even excess: A well balanced diet and healthy outlook on...Read More

Cottonwood Tucson Announces Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Program As Cottonwood Tucson launches our 30th year of providing innovative behavioral health treatment, using a dual-diagnosis treatment model and relying on the most recent research on the neurobiology of human development and the neuroscience of addiction and mood disorders to design cutting-edge, patient-responsive treatment programs, we are...Read More

Addiction is a disease that typically describes a person who has trouble refraining from using drugs and alcohol. Such people will continue to abuse mind altering substances despite the effects that is has on one’s life. And while it is possible for one to recover from addiction and repair the damage of their past, it...Read More

“Let’s diminish the stigma. Let’s remind one another that we’re beautiful. Maybe you’ll help a friend. Maybe you’ll help yourself. And if you’re reading this and you’re suffering, please know you’re not alone. Tell someone: The people who love you will listen, I promise. And you’ll feel better.”     Zosia Mamet, Glamour Magazine – September...Read More

New study examines men and eating disorders This week the BMJ Open Medical Journal published online the results of a new study, The role of gendered constructions of eating disorders in delayed help-seeking in men: a qualitative interview study. This research was conducted by Ulla Raisanen of the HERG Health Experiences Research Group at the...Read More

Do you remember the game telephone? For those of you who have never played telephone here are a few details provided by Wikipedia on how the game is played. …a game played around the world, in which one person whispers a message to another, which is passed through a line of people until the last...Read More