we specialize in the nutritional treatment of bulimia, anorexia, PICA, binge eating, disordered eating, exercise obsession and body image dissatisfaction. We develop compassionate individualized nutrition programs that simultaneously address your behavioral, emotional, and physiological needs.

YourFide dietitian, is qualified to collaborate with other licensed healthcare professionals on the care team, such as physicians and mental health professionals.

Whether you, or a loved one, struggles with bulimia, anorexia nervosa, binge-eating, or other disordered eating problems, working with YourFide Dietitian, for your recovery ensures that you receive evidence-based, quality, and effective nutrition therapy.

Do You Have an Eating Disorder?

Early Warning Signs

If your feelings, thoughts, behaviors, or actions with regard to your weight, food, exercise or body image interfere with the quality of life, emotional well being, and/or physical wellness, you may have an eating disorder. Essentially, when your relationship with your body and weight interfere with you being able to be yourself or when your thoughts become obsessive, it may be time to seek professional help.

Anorexia

Excessive weight loss and self-starvation due to an intense fear of fatness and an unrelenting pursuit of thinness.

Bulimia

A secretive cycle of binge eating followed by some form of self-inducing purging, and over exercising.

Binge Eating Disorder

A destructive cycle of impulsive grazing, gorging, bingeing and/or continuous eating, not in response to physical hunger. It is accompanied by a sense guilt, shame and lack of control. Eating is driven by emotions rather than hunger and is used as a way of coping and soothing ones self.

Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS)

Can include a combination of the signs and symptoms of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder that ultimately takes up a disproportionate space in your mind while stealing time and joy from your life.

ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)

Distain or dis-interest in eating food in general, or specific groups of food. (ex: only consuming white food).Usually related to the sensory characteristics of food or concern about consequences of eating. Usually an extension of anxiety disorders, the autism spectrum, OCD and ADHD.

ORTHOREXIA

An unhealthy fixation on eating“pure” or healthy food. The is disorder is typically characterized by an extreme obsession with avoiding foods perceived to be harmful or wholesome.