The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) classifies eating disorders as mental health conditions. Because of that, treatments for eating disorders fall under Original Medicare (parts A and B ...

Examples of disordered eating habits include binge eating, fasting, and avoiding a whole food group. Doctors do not clinically define disordered eating as an eating disorder, but it does increase the ...

As a psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders and body image distress, I often hear from clients: “I don’t know why I do this. I’m not stupid. I know it’s not healthy. I just can’t stop.” They ...

Eating disorders have one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric illness. Yet many therapists are not thoroughly trained to assess for them. Here is the reality: It is very likely that ...

If you’re considering intermittent fasting to lose weight or improve your health, you’re looking to your future. But your past also plays an important role in the success – and safety – of your plan.

I can’t remember the day that I decided to start starving myself. I can’t remember if it was a particular day, specific event or a mounting of occurrences that spurred me into an eating disorder. Like ...