TL;DR If food is constantly on your mind and you’re struggling to focus on anything else, the cause may be simpler than you think. You’re likely not eating enough. Restriction triggers a primal survival response that redirects the brain’s attention toward food. It can lead to obsessive thoughts, irritability, and difficulty concentrating. These are predictable …
TL;DR The “Freshman 15” is more myth than reality. Research doesn’t support that most college students gain fifteen pounds, and the fear surrounding it does far more harm than the weight gain itself ever could. What often goes unmentioned is that some weight gain during the college years is completely normal and expected, since the …
By Dr. Elisha Carcieri, Ph.D., Psychologist at Eating Disorder Therapy LA Approximately 200,000 people elect to undergo bariatric surgery each year. Many are encouraged by their doctors to undergo surgery with the hope of improving physical health outcomes like diabetes, and many are hoping that this will be the final answer to a lifetime struggle …