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Overcome Dysfunctional Eating Patterns: Reframe Your Thinking

Dysfunctional eating includes making repeated unhealthy food choices, eating too much or too little for your body’s needs, and ritual behaviors associated with food. Psychologists have identified different types of distorted thinking that contribute to dysfunctional eating as well. To overcome dysfunctional eating, these distortions must be reframed into healthy, balanced thoughts. Disordered Thinking When …

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Out of Control Stress and Dysfunctional Eating

Everyone experiences stress. And everyone eats.  How does stress affect eating?  Many people who experience out of control stress are dysfunctional eaters, meaning they make unhealthy food choices and use food to lessen their stress, at least temporarily. Scientists have concluded there is a strong relationship between out of control stress and dysfunctional eating. Out …

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Healthy Options to Deal with Difficult Feelings

We all experience difficult feelings. Everyone feels sadness, anger, frustration, anxiety, and fear during their lives. Sometimes people may feel depressed and overwhelmed by their feelings. And most people know the unhealthy options to deal with difficult feelings like overeating, avoidance, denial, and substance abuse. You may have chosen unhealthy options in the past. But …

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Identifying Real Hunger Versus Eating For Pleasure

Are You Really Hungry? Identifying Real Hunger Versus Eating For Pleasure It’s safe to say that, as humans, we don’t always eat when we’re hungry. Sometimes we eat because a nicely prepared dish is served at dinnertime. Other times, the cells in our bodies crave certain nutrients like vitamins or minerals that need replenishing. On …

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