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Food Psychology and the Holidays

November 14, 2011 Read the full article →

Now that Halloween is behind us, the holiday season is off and running. With it comes all the goodies that we so desire and that we so fear will make us overindulge. But with a little planning, the food conflicts that can drain the joy from the holidays can be a thing of the past. [...]

Normal Eaters aren’t Perfect

September 5, 2011 Read the full article →

People being treated for eating disorders and other eating related problems often believe that they’re more dysfunctional than they actually are.  Invariably, I find myself showing patients that many of the behaviors they think are unique and “weird” about themselves are experienced by people they consider “normal eaters.” Most articles discussing the differences between thin [...]

How Depression Can Affect Weight: Dealing with Weight Problems and Depression

September 16, 2010 Read the full article →

Trying to lose weight while battling depression can be a difficult task but some logical advice can make the process easier. Being depressed makes any task more difficult and dealing with weight can be especially hard. Many people experience problems with weight gain when depressed and there are logical reasons for it. Some Reasons Why [...]

Why People Lose Control of Eating: What Causes Compulsive Eating or Binging

September 1, 2010 Read the full article →

Most people with problems controlling their eating think that it’s caused by some weakness on their part. In reality the problem has more to do with the human brain. Compulsive eating problems are not rare today, but for the person experiencing the problem, it feels like no one could possibly understand what it’s like. Sadly, [...]

To Keep Weight Off, Don’t Fall For Fad Diet Myths

July 21, 2010 Read the full article →

Weight-loss talk is heard too often these days. If there’s a new fad diet going around, you hear about it and its so-called “successes.” • Weight-loss success ought to be defined not by how much weight has been lost, but by how long the weight loss is maintained. • People who have had long-term success [...]

Weight Loss Nutrition Made Easy

July 6, 2010 Read the full article →

How to Eat Healthy Food Without Measuring, Weighing, or Counting Diets that involve rigid measuring, weighing or counting never last. But there are simple and fun ways of improving nutrition without becoming a scholar on the subject. Who wants to be bothered with studying up on nutrition to eat better or lose weight? Learning about [...]

Sweet Cravings: How Do I Stop Them?

June 1, 2009 Read the full article →

Most of the time sweet cravings boil down to habit. Like other animals, humans can be easily conditioned to things. For example, if you grew up always having dessert after dinner, your brain will be conditioned to expect that and it will prepare your body for eating sweets after dinner. That usually means not feeling [...]

Food Addiction: Fact or Fiction

May 4, 2009 Read the full article →

Food problems and addictions are  similar only on the surface. “Overeating and drug addiction may converge on some of the same neurons,” says Endocrinologist Barbara Kahn. “but other pathways are also involved. And from a biochemical point of view, the two are not the same thing. Drug addictions are much stronger.” Unfortunately for people who [...]