by Carolyn Ross | Jul 27, 2009 | Carolyn Ross MD
Did you know that stress can promote weight gain by: If stress affects your sleep causing insomnia or unrefreshed sleep this can promote release of cortisol, the stress hormone which causes insulin resistance and weight gain. Also poor sleep may affect other hormones...
by Carolyn Ross | Jul 11, 2009 | Carolyn Ross MD
My new book, The Binge Eating and Compulsive Overeating Workbook is threatening to take over my life. I’ve been out promoting the book and feeling very proud of my accomplishment of spending 2 years with writing and EDITING the book and now realizing that my...
by Carolyn Ross | Jun 18, 2009 | Carolyn Ross MD
There are so many opportunities in modern culture to fool yourself and others. You can date on the internet so you can lie about your age and how you look – at least for awhile. You an use clothing to cover up “flaws” in your body. And the list...
by Carolyn Ross | Jun 11, 2009 | Anorexia, Bulimia, Compulsive Overeating, Depression, obesity
How did we end up as a nation where over half of our citizens are losing the battle of the bulge? I’ve talked about genetics already. But our genes haven’t changed in the last 50 years while the percentage of us who are overweight or obese has skyrocketed. ...
by Carolyn Ross | Jun 10, 2009 | Carolyn Ross MD
I’ve had many patients tell me that they are overweight/obese because they “love to eat.” When I ask them which foods they love most, they usually have a quick answer – Italian food, Mexican food, chocolate, sweets, or (fill in the blank). But there’s always a...