When Healthy Eating Becomes Extreme: Orthorexia
We’ve all heard of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa but, there’s a new eating disorder condition that’s becoming more understood as of late: orthorexia nervosa. Just like other eating disorders, orthorexia has to do with extreme, patterned eating but it’s distinct from these other, longer-established disorders in a major way. What is Orthorexia Nervosa? In . . . . Continue Reading
Is Food Addiction Real?
The American study is suggesting that some foods can be triggers for addiction as much as drugs and alcohol. This is why it’s so hard to fight the desire for so-called bad carbs like sugar. Food Addiction and Drug Addiction It is possible to stop yourself from eating but what you can’t stop is the . . . . Continue Reading