Binge Eating Disorder with Amy Pershing LMSW
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CW: BED, OA, Some specific amounts of food used for examples
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Weight Science with Fiona Willer
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CW: Discussion of Weight Loss Surgery
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Update Spring 2020
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Hello all! I've missed you! This is a relatively quick update of the last six months or so of my life. My experience in the hospital gave me some additional insight to treating larger patients and I even talk a bit about the topic of the day, Covid-19. I personally love update podcasts, so I know some of you will be happy to listen. If you are not like me in this, I should be getting an interview or two out soon. Stay Safe!
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Compassionate Care with Deb Burgard, PhD
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This episode is fairly far ranging in topic and trying to pinpoint every topic was too daunting. We discuss philosophy, medicine, compassion, engaging with patients on a human level and more. Deb Burgard is such a thoughtful person who has taken a lot of time to really think about the topics surrounding not just fatness, but also social justice and how to make the world a more compassionate place. It starts with each of us individually, but I think it helps to listen to Deb and take in her joyous wisdom.
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Weight and Health Equity with Lesley Williams, MD
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Thank you for your patience!! What a whirlwind August has been. Here is my interview with the marvelous Lesley Williams, MD. She does a lot of work talking to other physicians about why weight independent health care is so important to improving health outcomes!
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Hypothalamic Amenorrhea with Nicola Rinaldi, PhD
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Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA), or a lack of menstruation caused by the disfunction of the hypothalamus often happens when someone is under-fueling their bodies. It is a common condition with athletes, but can affect anyone who menstruates and does not take in enough energy. A lack of the hormones that cause menstruation affect many aspects of health and can lead to infertility if not addressed. Nicola Rinaldi, PhD is the author of No Period, Now What? about HA and joins me today to discuss it.
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Fast Track Trial with Louise Adams
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The Fast Track Trial is a trial in Australia that is being done to determine the efficacy of intermittent fasting for weight loss in teens, which is significantly linked to eating disorders. My amazing guest, Louise Adams, has spent the last year actively trying to get the trial stopped.
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Ethical Medicine for Larger Patients with Ragen Chastain
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An interview with Ragan Chastain, an activist and dynamic speaker about Fat Acceptance, weight stigma in health care, and Health at Every Size®. The conversation ranged across a broad array of topics and I really recommend listening to all of it. The bit that really stood out to me is the idea that practitioners and fat people should be on the same side an asking how to break down barriers to health, including bias.
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Mindful Health with Michelle May, MD
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Dr. May is a recovered yoyo dieter and the founder of Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training (www.AmIHungry.com) that helps individuals resolve mindless and emotional eating and senseless yo-yo dieting to live the vibrant life they crave. Over 800 health and wellness professionals from 30 countries have been trained to facilitate Am I Hungry? mindful eating programs worldwide. Dr. May is also the award-winning author of the Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat book series.
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Eating Disorders with Jennifer Gaudiani, MD, CEDS, FAED
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Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, author of Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders, joined me to talk about eating disorders and Heath at Every Size. She has found that HAES has made a great deal of difference, not only in recovery, but also in identifying patients who might have otherwise had a delay in diagnosis, or not been diagnosed at all.
info_outlineThe Fast Track Trial is a trial in Australia that is being done to determine the efficacy of intermittent fasting for weight loss in teens. My amazing guest, Louise Adams, has spent the last year actively trying to get the trial stopped because it is unethical. The connection between dieting, especially fasting, and the development of eating disorders is quite strong. This is particularly concerning in relation to young people. She has collected studies, letters of support from medical professionals and organizations in Australia, as well as over 20,000 signatures from around the world on a change.org petition opposing the trial. Unfortunately, her efforts have been unsuccessful and the trial is proceeding.
Content Warning: This episode includes information about fasting, eating disorders, weight change, and a brief discussion of normal adolescent weight gain.
In this episode, we discuss:
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A bit about who Louise is and how she started working with eating disorders and the HAES movement
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A description of the Fast Track Trial
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Reasons why dieting can lead to eating disorders, particularly in teens
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How Louise has been fighting against the trial going forward
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What risks are not being fully explained to participants
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What the initial results of an initial study mean in practical terms
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Who the people behind the trial are
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And much more!
Resources:
FB group for Stop the Fast Track Trial
Parent information for the Fast Track Trial
That Time I Was in a Child Weight Loss Study link:
About Louise:
Louise Adams is a clinical psychologist, the founder of Treat Yourself Well Sydney and the creator of the UNTRAPPED online program and community. She has written two books, Mindful Moments and The Non-Diet Approach Handbook for Psychologist and Counsellors (with Fiona Willer, APD). She has been practicing in this field for more than 20 years. Louise is Vice President of Health At Every Size Australia.
She has a special interest in problematic eating, body image, and weight struggles. Louise fights to educate people about the cruel trap of dieting, which only sets us up to fail. She uses an evidence-based anti-dieting approach to empower people to achieve permanent lifestyle change.
Louise is wholly committed to the Heath At Every Size (HAES) movement, and to spreading the word about shifting our attitudes about weight and health. Louise is determined to make a difference in changing society’s perceptions about health, diets, weight loss, and bodies. Louise believes that people can approach health and happiness without attaching it to weight changes. She is for body diversity and against fat prejudice.
As well as her work with individual clients at her private practice, Louise conducts workshops and conferences for the general public and health professionals interested in changing their approach to weight issues. Louise is the host of the popular podcast All Fired Up!, and often turns up in magazines, newspapers, radio, and on television to spread her message. She blogs, she tweets, and she never shuts up about these issues!