Recovery for Binge Eating Disorder-The hidden epidemic by Cynthia Marshall
We all eat too much from time to time. Let�s take Thanksgiving and holiday season for instance; the turkey, sides, all of those pies, the stress of preparing the party or seeing your family, and oh the sweet relief of that delicious pumpkin pie. Millions of Americans nationwide consider this a day where you are supposed to binge on food. Over-eating on Thanksgiving is as normal an accepted American tradition as baseball and apple pie! We even promote these types of bingeing behaviors with comedic television ads about taking antacids with you this year to your holiday celebrations- or giving them as gifts. In fact the holiday season sanctions bingeing as just part of the norm, expected behavior and quite frankly unavoidable.

So when does binge eating cross the line into disordered eating for an individual and what exactly does that mean? Angela Harmon Co-Founder of Woodleaf Eating Disorder ... Read more »