by Carolyn Ross | May 20, 2009 | Bulimia, Compulsive Overeating, Depression, obesity, Weight
Fact #6 – Obesity is associated with a number of health risks. When you got to most doctors, they will tell you that if you don’t reach your “ideal weight” you will get heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Your risk for heart attacks and certain cancers...
by Carolyn Ross | May 19, 2009 | Bulimia, Compulsive Overeating, Depression
I just recently attended and was a speaker at the 6th Annual Nutrition and Health Conference put on by the University of Arizona (www.nutritionandhealthconf.org). The conference was held in Chicago and May 11th was declared by Mayor Daley to be Nutrition and Health...
by Carolyn Ross | Feb 24, 2009 | Depression, stress
My son, Noah suffered from severe depression for ten years before his untimely death at the age of 29. He was a fashion photographer, a brother and an uncle. His death five years ago this month left a hole in many of our lives. Depression is the number one cause of...
by Carolyn Ross | Dec 14, 2008 | Compulsive Overeating, Depression, financial crisis, stress
The financial crisis has really made me stop and think about my own patterns in life. I can see that I have always assumed that I lived in a “land of plenty” and that I would be able to feel safe sampling from the bounty that we as Americans take for granted. Now,...
by Carolyn Ross | Dec 14, 2008 | Anorexia, Bulimia, Compulsive Overeating, Depression
Finding your anchor The Anchor process is a technique I’ve developed in my practice to help people make changes which are difficult. It is a way of finding your safe place, your place of stability in the stormy seas in our lives. Perhaps you’ve had some trauma or...
by Carolyn Ross | Nov 17, 2008 | Anorexia, Bulimia, Compulsive Overeating, Depression
If you don’t feel you eat large quantities of food in one sitting, but you have struggled with your weight and have been on and off diets most of your life, you may be a compulsive overeater (CO). The main difference between binge eating disorder and...