Understanding the Motivations of Others
I’m grateful that my training as a
therapist focused on understanding motivation, that is, why people say what
they say and do what they do. Understanding motivation is key to having positive
interactions with people whether talking
about eating or anything else under the sun. After all, the why is as
important as the what.
Did it ever occur to you that
someone’s remarks or actions have nothing to do with you even though they’re directed at you? Here’s an example. Say you’re telling a friend that binge-eating
is now considered a disorder under the same clinical umbrella as anorexia and
bulimia, whi...
Source: Normal Eating - March 25, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders Authors: eatnormalnow Source Type: blogs
The happy “coincidences” of wheatlessness
Wheat Belly Blog reader, Limor, posted this triumphant story of freedom from the health-destroying bonds of wheat:
You validated what I have felt for so many years!! I read you book and watched your lectures over and over again and was fascinated by your knowledge and findings.
I am a therapist in NYC specializing in Eating Disorders and I also recovered from Anorexia and Bulimia. I have been gluten-free for over a year and, after reading your book, I am working hard on being wheat-free.
Prior to being wheat-free, I suffered severe pains and cramps in my stomach. After several failed attempts to ask various doctors why I...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Eating disorderes Wheat-elimination success stories Source Type: blogs
Join us on Tuesday 2/26 for a Tweet Chat on eating disorders
It is estimated that 8 million Americans have an eating disorder – seven million women and one million men. One in 200 American women suffers from anorexia and 2-3 in 100 American women suffers from bulimia. Please join us for a Tweet Chat and get the latest info on this emotional issue. The chat is hosted by ABC News’ chief medical correspondent Dr. Richard Besser. Guests include experts from the Mayo Clinic, NEDA, NYU and others, including Disruptive Women’s own Robin Strongin! Be sure to check out Disruptive Women’s Body Image ebook, which contains some very compelling personal accounts of eating disor...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - February 25, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Body Image Events eating disorders Source Type: blogs
Chef Pete Evans goes wheat-free!
Australian chef and TV personality, Pete Evans, asked me to write a section for his new cookbook:
Over the last 12 months we have been working on a new cookbook, which will be available in about a years time [February 2014]. Dr William Davis, a preventative cardiologist who wrote “WHEAT BELLY” (a must read book) has kindly shared his research for our new book, along with a host of other highly respected health and wellness pioneers and experts.
And for the record the only flour we use at home is coconut and almond flours.
Pete tells me that, in the new cookbook, “there will be no recipes featuring wheat&...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 24, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Celiac is not a disease
. Lest you think I’ve gone off my rocker, let me explain.
Say that, of 100 people you know who smoke, only 1 gets lung cancer. Do we declare that the only person who has problems with cigarettes is the poor unfortunate guy or girl with the one lung cancer? Shall we ignore the 60 cases of chronic bronchitis and emphysema, the 10 abdominal aortic aneurysms, the 5 thoracic aortic and iliofemoral aneurysms, the oral, tongue, and laryngeal cancers, and the several dozen other conditions that typically develop in smokers–but not as imminently fatal as lung cancer?
In other words, do we dismiss all these conditions ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 5, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Celiac disease Source Type: blogs
After the pause...
That was a long good night, wasn't it?
Life has moved along in the usual way here on the coast of Maine. We are just ending a period of fierce cold, with daytime wind chills in the range of -20F, so a lot of at least the last week has been lived indoors, not that I am a big outdoor winter sports person anyway. I have been working, reading, knitting, watching movies and doing some work on my maybe-someday book.
Along the way I ran across this little item --
Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway, and a team of bariatricians are applying for a device they call AspireAssist. From the website,
...
Source: Jung At Heart - January 26, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
Plan to Attend 2013 Binge Eating Disorder Conference in March
The Binge Eating Disorder 2013 National Conference will be coming to Bethesda, Maryland this March 8-10, 2013. Binge eating disorder affects more than 8 million people — more than anorexia and bulimia combined. It’s often not talked about so many people aren’t aware of it.
Registered Dietitians / Nutritionists Special Workshop
I spoke and attended the conference last year (and am speaking again this year), and it was an amazing experience for me seeing as I have many clients who struggle with binge eating disorder.
There will be a day-long track targeting what RDs need to know in identifying BED, effec...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - January 9, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: eating healthy nutrition BEDA binge eating disorder Source Type: blogs
High-Tech Bulimia? AspireAssist Sucks Food Directly From Stomach
It’s right around the time folks are starting to feel guilty about their New Year’s resolutions. Weight loss is not easy, especially when dieting takes a lot of the pleasure out of eating. Diet pills have a risky and uneven reputation, and stomach-stapling surgery seems like a big step… What if there was another, more straightforward way to lose weight?Well, chew on this: A team of inventors headed by the prolific Dean Kamen have developed a system that can suck undigested food directly from the stomach through an implanted tube. This invention has been developed into a commercial product by Aspire Bari...
Source: Medgadget - January 8, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: GI Medicine Surgery Source Type: blogs
Say “no” to drugs!
Tobechi posted this question about emotional and physical struggles just 2 days into his/her wheat-free experience:
It’s only the end of my second day of not eating wheat, and I have has this constant headache since I’ve stopped eating wheat products. My headache seems to be constantly getting worse, but I’m eating fruit, veggies and fish, so I’m not sure if there are any essential vitamins/nutrients I’m lacking? I’ve been having crazy cravings for cereal, bread, crackers, cake, anything with wheat! Will the cravings ever go away?
Tobechi is experiencing headache, along with cravings for wheat-containing foods....
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat withdrawal Source Type: blogs
