Control binge eating and get on the path to recovery Overcoming Binge Eating for Dummies provides trusted information, resources, tools, and activities to help you and your loved ones understand your binge eating — and gain control over it. Written with compassion and authority, it uses stories and examples from the authors? work with clients they?ve helped to overcome this complicated disorder. In Overcoming Binge Eating For Dummies, you?ll find information and insight on identifying the symptoms of binge eating disorder, overcoming eating as an addiction, ways to overcome the urge to binge, how to institute a healthy eating pattern, ways to deal with anxiety and emotional eating, and much more. Provides professional resources for seeking additional help for binge eating Includes advice on talking with loved ones about binge eating Offers tips and guidance to establish a safe and healthy recovery plan Overcoming Binge Eating For Dummies is for those currently suffering or recovering from BED, as well as families and friends looking for a comprehensive and expert resource to this widespread but largely misunderstood disorder. INDICE: Introduction 1 Part I: Binge Eating Disorder: What It Is and What It Isn’t 5 Chapter 1: The World of Binge Eating Disorder 7 Chapter 2: Defi ning Binge Eating Disorder 23 Chapter 3: Who Binges and Why 39 Chapter 4: Physical and Psychological Effects 51 Chapter 5: Distinguishing Binge Eating Disorder from Other Eating Disorders 63 Part II: Do You Have Binge Eating Disorder? 75 Chapter 6: Understanding the Symptoms of Binge Eating 77 Chapter 7: Becoming Motivated for Change 89 Chapter 8: Deciding to Seek Treatment 105 Part III: Getting Well: The Team Approach to Recovery 119 Chapter 9: Is Binge Eating an Addiction? (Well, if it Walks Like a Duck ) 121 Chapter 10: Seeking Out Professionals and Support Groups 131 Chapter 11: Using CBT to Replace Damaging Behaviors with Healthy Ones 147 Chapter 12: Nourishing Your Body with Proper Nutrition 161 Chapter 13: Considering Medication and Dietary Supplements 173 Chapter 14: Enlisting Family and Friends 191 Chapter 15: Relapsing and Reassessing: It’s a New Day 201 Part IV: How BED Affects Special Populations and Biological Systems 217 Chapter 16: Men Who Binge 219 Chapter 17: Children and Bingeing 229 Chapter 18: The Endocrine System and Binge Eating 243 Chapter 19: Menopause and Bingeing 255 Chapter 20: Obesity and Bingeing 267 Part V: Providing Help: Advice for Family and Friends 279 Chapter 21: Helping Someone with Binge Eating Disorder 281 Chapter 22: Finding Help with Family 293 Chapter 23: Changing Family Habits and Routines 307 Chapter 24: Taking Care of Yourself 317 Part VI: The Part of Tens 329 Chapter 25: Ten Do’s for Binge Eaters 331 Chapter 26: Top Ten Myths about Binge Eating Disorder 335 Chapter 27: Ten Best Ways to Help Someone who Binges 339 Index 343
- ISBN: 978-1-118-55087-8
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 384
- Fecha Publicación: 22/11/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés