I have worked in the field of treating eating disorders for almost 18 years. In those 18 years I have experienced times of great joy as I’ve watched the miracle of a patient’s healing unfold before my eyes. During that time I also had times of deep...
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THE BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS, PART 4,279: Eating disorders are psychologica
Doctors consider anorexia, bulimia and obesity as a mainly psychological problem, but new research shows that vitamin deficiencies and even allergies are often the hidden causes of eating disorder ...
Q: I was diagnosed with prostate cancer several years ago, and had treatments initially with radiotherapy and then with a drug called Zoladex. Zoladex is meant to prevent a recurrence of cancer
Fainting is a brief loss of consciousness. Someone who faints may pass out for several seconds or up to an hour. There are many reasons people faint. Medical reasons include: Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) which is common in early pregnancy; anemia;...
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are two kinds of eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is a form of self-starvation. Bulimia is eating large amounts of foods (binging) and then forcing oneself to throw up or using laxatives and water pills to get rid of...
Jeanne Rust
What Doctors Don't Tell You
American Institute for Preventive Medicine