Conditions such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating are "bio-psychosocial disorders" - meaning that the root cause involves a complex array of genetic, behavioral, and social factors.
Read More
If you are unhappy with your weight, you might be thinking you need to correct it with diet and exercise. Weight and body shape are influenced not only by physical health, but by mental health too. Our brains and bodies work together, such that challenges in one affect the other.
Read More
Eating a tub of ice cream after a breakup seems to be an accepted behavior in response to a stressful situation. However, it also reveals a relationship to food that, in excess, can be unhealthy. Here, Dr. Beata Lewis describes the signs of a binge eating disorder and offers tools for addressing it.
Read More