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When the Illness Hides Itself: Anosognosia as a Barrier to Eating Disorder Treatment
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...
Why Anorexia Doesn’t Let Go: What’s Really Happening Inside the Brain — And How Long Healing Actually Takes
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 continue down a...
When Eating Feels Like the Enemy: Understanding Binge Eating Across the Spectrum
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 lose...
The Shocking Link Between Acid Reflux and Eating Disorders:
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...
Magnesium: How The 3 Different Forms Target Sleep, Bowels, Muscles & the Mind
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....
The Lie We Swallowed: How America Became Terrified of Carbs—and How to Take Back Your Sanity
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....
When Anxiety Feels Like Hunger: Understanding the Body’s Overlapping Signals
One of the most confusing parts of recovery is learning to understand what your body is truly asking for. Many people describe moments when they can’t tell if they’re anxious or hungry — both sensations show up in the same physical space, and both can feel urgent,...
“The Orchid and the Pastry Chef: A New Lens on Eating Disorders, Addictions, and the Sensitive Personality”
Introduction Eating disorders are often misunderstood as being “about food,” or dismissed as choices rooted in vanity or stubbornness. Nothing could be further from the truth. At their core, eating disorders are complex psychological conditions where the visible...
Families as a Bridge to Recovery: How To Move Beyond Boundaries to Connection
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