Holistic Therapy OC - Anxiety and Eating Disorder Treatment

Spain to Ban Some Diet, Beauty TV Ads Before 10 PM

2010-01-26T14:56:00Z

Spain to Ban Some Diet, Beauty TV Ads Before 10 P.M.
Government Hopes Move Will Help Halt Growth of Eating Disorders adage.com - by Emma Hall on 01.20.10 @ 04:38 PM
LONDON (AdAge.com) -- Marketers in Spain could be banned from advertising certain beauty products and services before 10 p.m., as the government attempts to stamp out the growing number of eating disorders and improve the mental health of young women fixated on their weight and appearance.

Corporacion Dermoestetica, a national chain of cosmetic surgery clinics, is the biggest advertiser in the about-to-be-banned category.

Ads for diet products, some beauty treatments and plastic surgery are now officially considered more dangerous for young people than commercials for alcohol, which can be advertised from 9 p.m.Read More

30 Day Challenge

2010-01-25T16:56:00Z

Each night, for the next 30 days, write a list of at least 5 of you achievements or successes for the day (big and small). How does focusing on achievements/successes change your mood, self-esteem, and confidence?

Often, we're so focused on our perceived failures or shortfalls that we completely ignore or minimize all of the things we accomplish each day. What would life be like if you spent as much time and energy focusing on the positive as you do the negative?

Think about it and give it a try. What do you have to lose?

Fashion Photographer Works to End Eating Disorders

2010-01-25T16:55:00Z

A Renowned Israeli Fashion Photographer Changes the Rules of the Game - New Tang Dynasty Television - January 21, 2010

Adi Barkan is a renowned Israeli photographer who also runs a modeling agency. He has witnessed the harsh results of eating disorders exhibited among some of his models, and it shook him badly. It became evident to Barkan that the current concept of beauty in the modeling world is in serious need of alteration.
"When I just started photographing those talents, their size was 37, 38... during the past ten or twelve years the size shrank to 24, 25, meaning we've lost two sizes within a decade or so. These 2 sizes are exactly what set a healthy, slim and sexy model apart from the plague of eating disorders."Read More

Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2010

2010-01-21T15:21:00Z

Eating Disorders Awareness Week

It's Time to Talk About It!

NationalEating Disorders Awareness Week 2010 is coming up, February 21-27, andregistration is free! You can make a difference: NEDA invites you to dojust one thing to raise awareness about eating disorders in yourcommunity. Register today to access NEDA's free online resources andnetworking group; download the electronic Educator Packet; sign up tobe, or host, a Volunteer Speaker; post your event on NEDA's Website;and get your discounted NEDAwareness Week Kit and Resource and PlanningGuide CD-ROM. Visit www.NationalEatingDisorders.org to register and learn more about how you can get involved!

If we all do just one thing, together we'll have a huge impact!

Click here to register now!

The False Self: When Feeling Bad Feels Real

2010-01-20T15:26:00Z

Symposium 2010 =Sunday, March 14, 2010: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Swan 2 (The Walt Disney Swan Resort )

Asclients who struggle with eating disorders move into recovery, they mayfeel anxious about feeling good. Often they state "I don't feel like me" and do not feel "right" or authentic because feeling good feels sounfamiliar. This workshop will focus on the issue of identity and howto help attendees move clients through a figure/ground shift inwhich the negative self moves into the background and the authenticself emerges as the foreground. Attendees will learn strategies forworking with body boundaries and mirror work. This presentation isbeing taught from both a clinician's and client's perspective. Join Adrienne Ressler and Jenni Schaefer for this exciting presentation. Read More

Conformists at more risk of eating disorders: study

2010-01-19T14:24:00Z

By Bob Beale - University of South Wales Faculty of Science
January 14, 2010

Youngwomen who conform to the expectations of others and follow the crowdare more likely than non-conformists to have a negative image of theirbodies and signs of eating disorders, a new psychological studysuggests.
Being conformist appears to be a risk factor for suchdisorders and may provide a target for therapeutic efforts to treatthem, says Dr Lenny R. Vartanian of the UNSW School of Psychology andMs Meghan M. Hopkinson, a student in the Department of Psychology,Syracuse University, in a report published in the journal Body Image. Read More

Cindy Crawford: 'Don't Buy Magazines If You Don't Like Skinny Models'

2010-01-18T18:22:00Z

nymag.com - Nov 1009

French lawmakers are mulling passing laws to regulate Photoshopping. One reason for the proposed legislation is to try to combat eating disorders in young women. Cindy Crawford has other ideas for people who want to see change. We as the consumers, we as the women, have the power. If you don't like something, don't buy it. Don't buy the magazine if you don't like what it says. If you don't like the image a brand is putting out, don't buy it. What I really don't agree with is people who complain about it but still support it. You're giving your power away. If people don't want skinny models, stop buying the magazine with the skinny model, and believe me those magazines will change fast. It's business. Read More

Eating Disorders in the News 12-14-09

2009-12-14T14:47:25Z

Eating Disorders in the News

Antidepressants May be Missing the Mark According to Study Using Advanced Brain Imaging to Measure Levels of Brain Protein

By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on December 9, 2009 Psychcentral.com

A new study suggests most antidepressants do not target a key brain protein believed to be of importance in maintaining mood. Read More

Personality Profile of Medical Students Can Predict Their Success

By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on December 10, 2009

Psychcentral.com
A
new study by industrial-organizational psychologists evaluates if
giving personality tests to prospective medical students would help
predict which applicants will be successful.
"Our findings show that
personality factors do have a predictive value as to the success rate
of admitted medical students. Considering personality of applicants can
be quite helpful to medical school admissions programs," said Deniz
Ones, a professor in the department of psychology at the University of
Minnesota who conducted the study with colleagues Filip Lievens at
Ghent University in Belgium and Stephan Dilchert from City University
of New York's Baruch College. Read More

India is the Diabetic Capitol of the World with 50.8 Million Diabetics (2007)
Puducherry, India, December 8
-- According to a new study, fear of gaining weight has forced many
diabetic women and teenagers in limiting their use of insulin, which
can cause damage to their health.Read More

The Dual Diagnosis of Eating Disorder and Diabetes Mellitus iaedp Symposium 2010

Saturday, March 13, 2010: 3:30 PM-5:30 PM Ovidio Bermudez, MD

This
presentation will review what is currently known about the association
of diabetes mellitus and eating disorders. Recommendations for
comprehensive care approaches will be presented. Specific aspects of
inpatient care in an eating disorder residential setting will be
discussed. We will describe the clinical consensus in nomenclature,
epidemiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, and management of
the dual diagnosis of eating disorder and diabetes mellitus. This is an
important association for clinicians to recognize due to the increase
risk of eating disorders in patients with diabetes, increased morbidity
and mortality in the dual diagnosis. Read More

Katie Goode, M.A., MFC 45129

Eating Disorder and Anxiety Specialist
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612

(949) 395-7161
www.HolisticTherapyOC.com

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Inspiration for Getting Through Difficult Times

2009-12-09T16:00:23Z

All too frequently we relate like timid birds who don't dare to leave the nest. Here we sit in a nest that's getting pretty smelly and that hasn't served its function for a very long time. No one is arriving to feed us. No one is protecting us and keeping us warm. And yet we keep hoping mother bird will arrive.

We could do ourselves the ultimate favor and finally get out of that nest. That this takes courage is obvious. That we could use some help is also clear. We may doubt that we're up to being a warrier-in-training. But we can ask ourselves this question: "Do I prefer to grow up and relate to life directly, or do I choose to live and die in fear?" - Pema Chodron, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times

Katie Goode, M.A., MFC 45129

Eating Disorder and Anxiety Specialist
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612

(949) 395-7161
www.HolisticTherapyOC.com

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Learning Non-Judgmental Awareness

2009-12-07T19:03:33Z

One of the core Mindfulness skills is non-judgmental awareness. Here are a few techniques to help you accept the moment without judging:

See but don't evaluate. Take a nonjudgmental stance.
Just the facts.
Focus on the "what", not the "good" or the "bad", the "terrible" or the "wonderful", the "should" or the "should not."
Unglue your opinions from the facts, from the "who, what, when and where."
Accept each moment, each event as a blanket spread out on the lawn accepts both rain and sun, each leaf that falls upon it. Acknowledge the helpful, the wholesome, but don't judge it.
Acknowledge the harmful, the unwholesome, but don't judge it.
When you find yourself judging, don't judge your judging.

Katie Goode, M.A., MFC 45129

Eating Disorder and Anxiety Specialist
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612

(949) 395-7161
www.HolisticTherapyOC.com

Follow me on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/KatieGoode

Learning Non-Judgment Skills

2009-12-07T18:58:57Z

One of the core Mindfulness Skills is observing without judging. Here are some techniques to develop non-judgmental awareness:

See but don't evaluate. Take a nonjudgmental stance.
Just the facts.
Focus on the "what", not the "good" or the "bad", the "terrible" or the "wonderful", the "should" or the "should not."
Unglue your opinions from the facts, from the "who, what, when and where."
Accept each moment, each event as a blanket spread out on the lawn accepts both rain and sun, each leaf that falls upon it. Acknowledge the helpful, the wholesome, but don't judge it.
Acknowledge the harmful, the unwholesome, but don't judge it.
When you find yourself judging, don't judge your judging.

Katie Goode, M.A., MFC 45129

Eating Disorder and Anxiety Specialist
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612

(949) 395-7161
www.HolisticTherapyOC.com

Follow me on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/KatieGoode

Eating Disorders in the News 12-07-09

2009-12-07T15:07:41Z

Eating Disorders in the News

Can Yoga Fight Eating Disorders?

by Kristin Cantu on November 30, 2009
A
recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health suggests
that yoga is a successful tool in fighting eating disorders. However,
not everyone agrees... Read More

High Mortality Risk for Bulimia Nervosa and Unspecified Eating Disorders American Journal of Psychiatry December 2009 A large, long-term study extends the finding of high death rates in anorexia nervosa to bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders.Crow
et al. (p. 1342) determined diagnoses for 1,885 outpatients with eating
disorders evaluated between 1979 and 1997 and searched the National
Death Index for matches through 2004.
Read More (Scan Down to Middle of Page)!

Dr. Walter Kaye Responds to the High Mortality Risk: Hope Despite Mortal Risk American Journal of Psychiatry December 2009
The
crude mortality rates for the patients with diagnoses of anorexia
nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and "eating disorder not otherwise specified"
were 4.0%, 3.9%, and 5.2%, respectively. Compared to national mortality
data for demographically similar groups,the rate for eating disorder
not otherwise specified was significantly elevated, suggesting that
this diagnosis does not indicate a less severe disorder. In addition,
13 of the 84 deaths identified were due to suicide, and eight of these
were among the patients with bulimia nervosa. These findings are
discussed by Dr. Walter Kaye in an editorial.

Read Dr Kaye's Response

Becoming More Comfortable Taking Care of the Sickest Patients with Anorexia and Bulimia: Understanding the Medical Issues

iaedp Symposium 2010

Anorexia
and bulimia can be associated with many medical complications, and in
the most severely ill patients these complications may affect multiple
organ systems and may become life-threatening. In patients with
bulimia, medical complications vary with the means of purging utilized,
and shifts of fluid and electrolytes both before and during treatment
must be recognized and managed. In patients with severe anorexia
nervosa, medical complications result from prolonged starvation.
Awareness of the physiology of severe starvation and of early refeeding
allows the practitioner to avoid harmful treatments, respond to
patients' physical symptoms, and ultimately achieve more successful
nutritional rehabilitation.

Join
Philip S. Mehler MD, CEDS and Jennifer L. Guadiani MD at iaedp
Symposium 2010 as they review in a case-based, interactive, and
evidence-based manner the common medical complications found in
patients with severe bulimia and severe anorexia, and how to manage
them.
Read More..

Katie Goode, M.A., MFC 45129

Eating Disorder and Anxiety Specialist
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612

(949) 395-7161
www.HolisticTherapyOC.com

Follow me on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/KatieGoode

Eating Disorders In the News 11-23-09

2009-11-23T15:11:56Z

Eating Disorders in the News

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania, 'A biobehavioural model of the night eating syndrome,' is now available.

www.behavioralhealthcare.com Nov 17, 2009
According
to the study, "This paper will propose a biobehavioral mechanism for
the Night Eating Syndrome (NES), a disorder characterized by a delayed
circadian rhythm of food intake and neuroendocrine function. Food
intake consists of at least 25% of daily caloric intake after the
evening meal and/or at least two nighttime awakenings with ingestions
per week." Read More

KATE MOSS: "Nothing Tastes as Good as Skinny Feels!"

Impressionable youth will again be influenced by a thoughtless self absorbed pop culture icon.

Read More

Katie Goode, M.A., MFC 45129

Eating Disorder and Anxiety Specialist
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612

(949) 395-7161
www.HolisticTherapyOC.com

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Dr. Andrew Weil's thoughts on treating Depression

2009-11-18T16:00:00Z

According to Dr. Andrew Weil, the World Health Organization has predicted that more people will be affected by depression than any other health problem by the year 2030. In the USA, Depression is usually treated with medication "a complex, multifaceted problem is frequently treated with an oversimplified, expensive therapy that, sadly, is often ineffective."

What else can we do for Depression?

Dr. Weil's article details the options he teaches at the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (the program Dr. Weil founded in 1994 at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson):

- Nutritional Approaches including specific diet and supplement recommendations
- Somatic Approaches: exercise, phototherapy, acupuncture, and massage
- Mind-body Approaches: psychotherapy, yoga, meditation, mindfulness training, and conscious efforts to socialize

To read the complete article, visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-weil-md/integrative-mental-health_b_354332.html

Eating Disorders in the News - 11/17/09

2009-11-16T15:11:17Z

Let's Skip Lunch, say the hungry generation

TimesOnline - UK - Nov 9, 2009
"A
generation on, teenagers are further encultured in dieting and
body-image issues," says Professor Hill. "They are growing up in an
environment where it is considered almost normal to exclude food and to
pursue what has been billed as the perfect body shape. Regulating their
food intake is socially sanctioned - and even sanctioned by health
promoters to some extent." Read More

Boston University School of Medicine researchers show dieters can experience neurobiological similarities of drug addicts
Press Release - Nov 9 2009

(Boston)
- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have
shown that intermittent access to foods rich in fat and sugar induces
changes in the brain which are comparable to those observed in drug
dependence. The findings, reported in the journal Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences, may explain how abstinence from these
foods contributes to relapse eating among dieters as well as related
eating disorders. Read More

Katie Goode, M.A., MFC 45129

Eating Disorder and Anxiety Specialist
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612

(949) 395-7161
www.HolisticTherapyOC.com

Follow me on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/KatieGoode

Mindfulness for Depression

2009-11-11T18:42:00Z

There's an interesting blog post on Psychology Today about Mindfulness for Depression. The author struggles with Bipolar Disorder and has learned to use mindfulness to help her manage her moods.

Practical mindfulness, one tool I use to manage the emotional storms of my mood disorder, involves something more: a purposeful, ‘unconditional friendliness' and awareness towards the inner goings-on of my mind, the subtle shifts in my emotions and body, ideally, just as the microscopic changes from ‘normal' mood into depression begin.
Under this warm light of compassionate witnessing, unspoken, almost unbelievable, transformations start to take place.
Practicing this art daily, when things are going well or especially when they're not, increases clarity, compassion, patience, and allows well-being to unfold.

To read the entire article, visit Psychology Today.

Eating Disorders in the News 11-9-09

2009-11-09T14:01:07Z

Eating Disorders in the News

Even Angelina Jolie's Eating Disorders are More Charitable Than You Or Me

By Daniel Dominguez on November 3, 2009
Most
women get into an eating disorder spiral because they're worried about
fitting into a prom dress, or because of a larger need for some
semblance of control, or because of the harsh light society casts on
women of excess weight. Not Angelina Jolie. According to her brother
James Haven, "She sees food differently and she feels guilty about what
she has compared with so many starving people who she wants to help."
You may think that becoming so skinny that you could use your collar
bone to fight crime is an excessive way to show solidarity with the
poor, but celebrities have long been known for their willingness to
hurt themselves for the sake of others. Read More....

The Cellular and Molecular Substrates of Anorexia Nervosa

John J. Medina, PhD - Psychiatric Times Nov 1 2009

Appetite
regulation is made up of complex interlocking, incentive-driven
motivational hormonal and neuronal circuitries . . . that can be pulled
in many directions, especially where food is cheap and readily
available. The event that created the most indelible memories of my
graduate experience recurred each morning as I trundled down to the
lab. I always crossed paths with a well-disciplined jogger, heading in
the opposite direction, running feverishly up a hill I was descending.
It was very difficult not to stare at her, for she looked like someone
freshly liberated from a concentration camp.Read More.

The Religion of Thinness: Satisfying the Spiritual Hungers beneath Women's Obsession with Food and Weight
(GÃ¼rze, fall 2009). This newly published book by Michelle M. Lelwica,
Th.D., M.T.S. calls attention to the quasi-religious quality and
function of women's pursuit of thinness, as well as the unmet spiritual
needs that this pursuit masks. More specifically, it will highlight the
search for a sense of meaning and purpose beneath women's obsession
with food and thinness.

Katie Goode, M.A., MFC 45129

Eating Disorder and Anxiety Specialist
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612

26081 Merit Circle, Suite 120, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

(949) 395-7161
www.HolisticTherapyOC.com

Follow me on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/KatieGoode

Recent Study Reports Yoga Benefits Teens with Eating Disorders

2009-11-05T21:41:00Z

A recent study published by the Journal of Adolescent Health reported that teens with eating disorders benefited from establishing a yoga practice, reports Time magazine. In the study, teens (mostly girls ages 11-16) with eating disorders showed longer-lasting improvement when they added a yoga practice to their treatment program. "Food preoccupation may be reduced by focusing attention on yoga poses," wrote researchers.

Yoga Therapy

2009-11-04T20:40:00Z

I'm often asked "what is yoga therapy?" and "how can yoga be used in therapy?" so I thought I'd pass on some information from some leading yoga experts:

This article originally appeared in the April 2006 edition of Yogi Times:

"Yoga Therapy: Unlocking the Hidden Vitality" by Antonio Sausys

It's widely known that Yoga can enhance your physical and emotional well being, but when Yoga is practiced with a therapeutic intention in the form of Yoga Therapy, it can help prevent and aid recovery from physical and mental ailments. Yoga has long been practiced with therapeutic intentions as way of transforming both the body and the mind.

According to classical texts, most of the problems in our health come from a state of ignorance of who and what we are. From a psychological standpoint, therapy is defined as the possibility of accessing self-knowledge that will enable us to change that what we consider dysfunctional. A number of research studies have proven the effectiveness of Yoga Therapy as developing exactly that type of awareness.

On a psychological level, the introspection promoted by yoga is essential to the self-knowledge process that fuels psychic transformation. The different relaxation techniques allow the troubled mind to calm and decrease its activity while promoting stability. A good example would be the way Yoga Therapy can help overcome panic attacks. By practicing a balancing breathing technique, a sense of control is gained, combating the fear and anxiety produced by its loss.

To read the article in its entirety, visit: http://www.yogatherapyconference.com/what_is_yoga_therapy.html

Some definitions of yoga therapy:

Yoga therapy is a holistic healing art. Rather than prescribe treatments, it invites presence and awareness. Using age-old yogic approaches to deeper presence and awareness, we are able to know ourselves more fully. Out of that knowing, we are more easily moved to embrace the opportunity for change, growth, and enhanced well-being in body, feelings, thought, and spirit. – Michael Lee

Yoga therapy is that facet of the ancient science of Yoga that focuses on health and wellness at all levels of the person: physical, psychological, and spiritual. Yoga therapy focuses on the path of Yoga as a healing journey that brings balance to the body and mind through an experiential understanding of the primary intention of Yoga: awakening of Spirit, our essential nature. - Joseph LePage

Yoga therapy may be defined as the application of yogic principals to a particular person with the objective of achieving a particular spiritual, psychological, or physiological goal. The means employed are comprised of intelligently conceived steps that include …the application of meditation, textual study, spiritual or psychological counseling, chanting, imagery, prayer, and ritual to meet the needs of the individual. Yoga therapy respects individual differences in age, culture, religion, philosophy, occupation, and mental and physical health. The knowledgeable and competent yogin or yogini applies Yoga Therapy according to the period, the place, and the practitioner’s age, strength, and activities. – Richard Miller, Ph.D.

(Yoga therapy is) the use of the techniques of Yoga to create, stimulate, and maintain an optimum state of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. - Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D.

Eating Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified

2009-11-04T16:30:00Z

A lot of people are familiar with the eating disorders Anorexia or Bulimia, here is a great article about the most common eating disorder diagnosis according to current Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) standards: http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/11/55533/the-most-common-eating-disorder-youve-never-heard-of/

Let me know what you think..

Katie Goode, M.A., MFC 45129

Eating Disorder and Anxiety Specialist
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612

26081 Merit Circle, Suite 120, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

(949) 395-7161
www.HolisticTherapyOC.com

Follow me on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/KatieGoode