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Call me crazy, but I’m tempted to respond to a doctor’s closed-ended questions in ways that would knock his socks off. When he asks me about alcohol, for instance, he frames it something like this “you don’t drink much, right?” Or perhaps to assess risk of STDs he suggests “just one partner—you’re married, right?” Well, yes, he’s right, but would I ever say anything other than what he’s led me to believe is the only acceptable answer possible? Isn't it time to get the support you need? This brings me to the important topic of educating your healthcare team, your doctor, in particular, about how to truly support you. In honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDAW) (here in the States) I thought that health care providers could use a bit of awareness, to hopefully make your visits, and your life, a bit less stressful. Please consider adding your own two cents to the comments—then pass it on to others—and your providers! While this is prompted by NEDAW, I’ve included recom...

Ready to take control? You, my readers, are a diverse bunch. Some of you are overweight, perhaps higher than your usual and healthy weight. You struggle to have balance in your eating—to eat what you’d like, and to learn to eat just enough. Others maintain their weight in a healthy range, yet grapple with these very same issues. Just because you may look fine, doesn’t mean you’re not challenging yourself to improve your relationship with food. You, too, may be working on legalizing foods, moving from a diet mentality. Many of you are underweight, as evidenced not only by the scale, but by your body’s function—your low heart rate, body temperature, or hormone levels, resulting from inappropriate weight loss, food restriction or over-exercise. You too may be trying to release yourself from the grips of disordered thoughts and behaviors around food, whether or not it is visible to those around you. Yet as diverse as you are, it seems most everyone gets challenged around holiday and social...

Here's what she had to eat. Take a look. Then write down your assessment and tell me what you think. You know, as if you were the nutritionist working on helping her improve her diet and her relationship with food. 8:30-9:00 Bread and jam, 2 slices Freshly juiced red grape and berry juice, ~8 oz. Coffee with whole milk ------------------------------------------------ Vanilla yogurt with fresh peaches ------------------------------------------------ Semolina cake with plum topping ------------------------------------------------ 1 fried egg Bread and jam 12:30 PM Medium gelato, ~2:00 PM Wine samples and bread sticks 3:30 PM ½ a thick cheese and tomato sandwich, on white Italian bread ½ a thick pesto and roasted veggie sandwich, same bread ---------------------------------------------------- Wine tasting, approximately 6 oz, and a few bread sticks 7:45 PM Cheese samples, approximately 1-2 oz. 8:00 PM Bread, 2 slices Large vegetable salad (enough for 2 or 3 people) with olive oil and...