![Diabulimia in Los Angeles, California [Image description: photo of purple scrabble tiles spelling "diabulimia"]](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_29583-1024x818.jpg)
By Carly Poynter, AMFT Diabulimia is the combination of diabetes—“dia”—and “bulimia.” While diabulimia is not a medical diagnosis, this term describes the comorbid diagnosis of an eating disorder and type-1 diabetes. Medical provider refer to diabulimia as ED-DMTI. Type 1 diabetes is a medical condition—an autoimmune disease. In type 1 diabetes (T1D), the immune system …
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Excessive exercise is often a component of various eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, atypical anorexia, OSFED, and subclinical eating disorders. It is a symptom that affects up to 80% of those with an eating disorder (Quesnel et al., 2023). By expending energy, exercise may contribute to the negative energy balance that may trigger …
![Therapy for ARFID in Children in California [Image description: a boy eating breakfast of cereal and juice and looking unhappy] Represents a potential client receiving counseling for ARFID in California](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Shutterstock_10970257732-1024x683.jpg)
Does My Child Have Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)? For the most part, kids are pickier eaters than adults. If your child is a “picky eater” you may be wondering whether their eating is normal or not. You may have heard about Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and wonder whether your child might have …
![Binge Eating Disorder Therapy In Los Angeles, California [Image description: drawing of two adults in therapy chairs representing a potential adult seeking therapy for bulimia nervosa in Los Angeles, CA]](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spot5FINAL-1024x566.jpg)
Are you struggling with binge eating–eating large amounts of food and feeling ashamed and disgusted with yourself? Do you try to eat healthily and then feel like you fall off the bandwagon? Do you repeatedly diet only to find yourself in a pattern of eating uncontrollably? What is Binge-Eating Disorder? If this feels familiar, you …
![Five Things You Should Know Before Jumping on the Ozempic Bandwagon [Image description: purple scrabble tiles spelling "The truth about Wegovy Ozempic Saxenda"]](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wegovy-2-1024x934.jpg)
Interested in trying out Wegovy or one of the new weight loss medications? Here’s what you should know. Second possibly only to the search for eternal life is the quest for thinness. Medical doctors and drug companies have for years been vexed by the challenge of making fat people thin. Accordingly, many solutions have been …
![Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa in Los Angeles, CA [Image description: drawing of two women seated in therapy chairs depicting a potential client seeking therapy for anorexia nervosa in Los Angeles, CA]](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spot6FINAL-1024x600.jpg)
If you, or a loved one, are struggling to eat, find meals stressful, and are terrified of gaining weight, you may have anorexia nervosa. Contrary to popular stereotypes, anorexia does not only affect affluent thin white young females. Anorexia can impact people of all ethnicities, economic statuses, body sizes, sexual orientations, and genders. You may …
![CBT plus HAES for Eating Disorders [Image description: large bodied gender neutral person seated and facing a therapist whose back is to the camera] represents a potential client with an eating disorder receiving CBT plus HAES in Los Angeles, California](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/allgo-an-app-for-plus-size-people-OxwQT1woe-Y-unsplash.jpg)
“CBT Plus HAES”–Never the Twain Shall Meet–Or Shall They? Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is the most effective approach for treating adults with eating disorders, including bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. The most recent and commonly taught and implemented version is an “enhanced” protocol, CBT-E (Fairburn, Christopher G., 2008). Unfortunately, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for eating disorders …
![Therapy for Atypical Anorexia in Los Angeles, California [Image description: a drawing of two adults sitting in a therapy session representing a potential patient seeking therapy for atypical anorexia in Los Angeles, CA]](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spot7FINAL-1024x535.jpg)
Maybe you’ve been dieting for years and you can’t get down to the weight you desire. Or maybe you’ve been at a much higher weight, but have successfully lost a lot of weight recently. You still don’t feel satisfied with your weight. Others may be applauding your weight loss. You may be skipping meals, limiting …
![College student with eating disorder home for the holidays [Image description; photo of mother and daughter sitting on her bed] Represents a potential college student with an eating disorder in California](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pexels-cottonbro-studio-6470988_2_50-683x1024.jpg)
Could Your College Student Have an Eating Disorder? The return home for the holidays after the first semester at college is often the first time you’ve spent significant time with your young adult since they moved away. Maybe your college student looks a little thinner to you. Or maybe they are not eating the foods …
![Dairy and Eating Disorder Recovery in Los Angeles, California [Image description: a person driving a bottle of milk through a straw] Illustrating a potential person in eating disorder recovery incorporating milk](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/nicole-calmet-QJWvv60fT3g-unsplash.jpg)
The Milky Way: Why We Encourage Inclusion of Dairy in Eating Disorder Recovery by Shelly Bar, MD, KatieGrubiak, RDN, and Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D. Dairy is tasty and good for you. Despite this, there are a lot of folks who are scared of it. You may have eliminated dairy from your diet in pursuit of better …