Mindfulness: A tool you can use at home to help reduce binge eating

When people describe binge eating, they often say that time passes by in a haze and they are barely aware of the actual act of eating. We all know it’s helpful to eat slowly, and many popular programs encourage eating “mindfully” such that we fully engage in the experience of each bite. New research released online this month offers support for the practice of mindful meditation as an important tool that can help reduce binge eating.

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Is bulimia like a drug addiction?

When the craving for a particular food hits someone suffering from bulimia it can seem impossible to overcome. Resisting the urge to binge, like resisting an urge to use drugs, can feel intensely horrible despite knowing that such resistance would ultimately feel better down the road. New research published this month analyzes the similarities between bulimia and drug addiction.

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How migraines might predict eating disorders

Did you experience severe headaches or migraines years before developing bulimia? While they seem like two independent medical issues, new research describes the neurological similarities between migraines and eating disorders. A study released online last week describes how parts of the brain that are implicated in migraines may also be contributing to eating disorders.

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Can a 4 hour program for couples prevent eating disorders?

What does your partner think about the way you look? How does this affect the way you think about your body? Based on the idea that individuals in a relationship can heavily influence each others’ body image, researchers from Texas A&M University recently developed and tested a training program to help couples improve their communication and attitudes related to body image. As a result, the researchers assumed, the training program would prevent eating disorders.

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