by Iris Epstein | Apr 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Iris Epstein RDN, CEDS, ARISE Interventionist One of the most frustrating and heartbreaking realities I encounter in my work with individuals struggling with anorexia nervosa is this: the very brain that is starving is the same brain being asked to recognize the...
by Iris Epstein | Apr 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Iris Epstein, RDN, CEDS, ARISE Interventionist One of the hardest things for families to understand about anorexia nervosa is why it persists. Why doesn’t the person just eat? Why, when they can clearly see the worry on everyone’s faces, do they...
by Iris Epstein | Apr 11, 2026 | recovery, self-care, Uncategorized
For many people living with an eating disorder, food doesn’t feel neutral. It feels dangerous. Whether someone is cycling between restriction and bingeing or experiencing binge eating disorder without restrictive behaviors, one feeling tends to unite them: I...
by Iris Epstein | Feb 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
In eating disorder recovery, physical symptoms are often misunderstood, minimized, or blamed on the wrong cause. One of the most common — and most distressing — clusters of symptoms involves acid reflux, throat tightening, mucus buildup, coughing, and sometimes even...
by Iris Epstein | Dec 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why food is the foundation — and supplements are the targeted tools Magnesium has become the darling of the wellness world — praised for easing constipation, reducing anxiety, relaxing muscles, improving sleep, and boosting energy. The truth? Those benefits are real....
by Iris Epstein | Nov 30, 2025 | carbohydrates, brain food, dietitian, eating disorders, holiday season, microbiome, recovery, self-care, Uncategorized
Carbohydrates didn’t fail America. America failed carbohydrates. What we’re dealing with today isn’t a nutrition crisis—it’s a psychological one. The fear of carbohydrates dominating the American diet isn’t rooted in physiology or evidence; it’s rooted in repetition....
