Food and Mood – A New Twist
A recent article reported that a diet high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and high-quality meat and fish may help prevent depression and anxiety. The typical Western diet high in refined an dprocessed foods and lots of saturated fat actually may increase the...Food is a metaphor… Part II
In the last blog, I talked about how food often represents something besides just food. We’re not always aware of this. For example, people may say “I love food.” But is it really food that they love or that food represents someone in their lives...Food is a metaphor….Part I
If you have used food to medicate your feelings or if your extra weight helps you feel safe, then you are using food as a metaphor. A metaphor describes one thing as if it were something else. Saying that “food is love” is an example of how we use food as a metaphor....What does spirituality have to do with eating disorders?
I used to believe that we must choose between science and reason on one hand, and spirituality on the other, in how we lead our lives. Now I consider this a false choice. We can recover the sense of sacredness, not just in science, but in perhaps every area of life....Taking care of home
The recent crisis in the Gulf brought to mind, as I’m sure it has for many, how we take care of our home. The earth, our terrestrial home is under siege and it is heartbreaking to watch the damage she is suffering. We can use this macro lesson in caring for...
Books by Dr. Ross
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The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook |
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The Emotional Eating Workbook |
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The Binge Eating and Compulsive Overeating Workbook |
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Healing Body, Mind and Spirit |
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Miracles Beyond Medicine |
Audio CD
About Dr. Carolyn Ross
Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH is a suboxone doctor and addiction therapist with offices in Denver and San Diego, who helps people with opioid addiction treatment, binge eating disorder treatment, eating disorder treatment, and more.