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Archive for the ‘Eating Disorders in Men’ Category

Intuitive Eating as a Tool for Recovery

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

The idea behind intuitive eating has become a well-respected approach to help people recover from their eating disorders, and many California Eating Disorder Treatment Centers are adopting this way of thinking.

Intuitive eating utilizes mindfulness when sitting down for a meal, essentially, eating when you’re hungry and stopping when you are full. While this thinking seems relatively straightforward for a person without an eating disorder, for many people who struggle with overeating, it is not so simple because eating is often not tied into the feeling of hunger. However, intuitive eating is something many feel is teachable. Therapists explain that with practice, it will eventually become second nature.

Some tips for eating intuitively:

  • Make sure you unplug: Turn the t.v. off, don’t text or surf the internet; just being in the moment.
  • Don’t label food as “good” or “bad.” Such labels of good or bad, can cause a person with an eating disorder to actually fear whole food groups.
  • Slow down and actually enjoy your food. Pay attention to what your body is telling you–if you are hungry eat, and if you are full, stop. It becomes simple once incorporated into your daily routine.
  • This article was contributed by Rebecca’s House, a treatment facility that specializes in eating disorder treatment programs.

    Eating Disorders in Men

    Monday, July 20th, 2009

    Understanding Eating Disorders in Men

    Of all the millions of people in the United States that are suffering from eating disorders, only 10% of that is men.  Eating disorders in men aren’t often associated with them because it has long been believed to be something that only effects women.  This just isn’t true.  Men do have eating disorders and it can be detrimental and even deadly to their health if they do nothing for it.

    Learn about Eating Disorders in Men

    While Anorexia and Bulimia do exist in men, eating disorders in men usually revolve around overeating or compulsive eating.  In homosexual men, there is more chance for Anorexia or Bulimia than in heterosexual men.  Since so many of the therapy groups surrounding eating disorders are filled with women, men feel isolate without anywhere to turn.

    SoberRecovery.com can be used to locate clinics and specialists who can help men with eating disorders get the help they need.   They’ve been online 8 years and continue to serve the population of people who need help with addictions of all kinds.

    Eating disorders in men do exist and they need to be dealt with.  Men don’t have to be left in the dark to die from their poor relationship with food.  Help is out there, go and search for it.  Help someone you know with an eating disorder today!