by Carolyn Ross | Feb 25, 2021 | Podcast
Despite the research, many people continue to look for a “perfect diet” (diet to go on) and cycle from one fad diet to the next, hoping that they will find a quick fix or a solution to their food and body image issues. They are often excited when...
by Carolyn Ross | Feb 11, 2021 | Podcast
There are over 200 million searches on google for the term “food addiction.” Food addiction affects a large number of individuals, even though it’s not accepted as a true diagnosis (yet) by the medical profession. Using the Yale Food Addiction Scale, 5-10% of...
by Carolyn Ross | Nov 10, 2020 | Podcast
The current pandemic has resulted in an increase in fears about financial security. People have been experiencing feelings of stress, failure and anxiety around money matters. Dr. Galen Buckwalter coined the term “financial PTSD” which may affect over 20% of the US...
by Carolyn Ross | May 19, 2020 | Podcast
Research has shown that toxic stress – for example adverse childhood experiences (prolonged and extreme stress without compensatory support) changes the brain – increasing risk for addictions, eating disorders and other mental and physical health issues....
by Carolyn Ross | May 8, 2020 | Podcast
Health, particularly behavioral health, has become bound up in morality. The term for this is “healthism” based on a philosophy that everyone is responsible for their health but in a way that makes “healthy behaviors” seem to be more morally superior. This is...