Nearly everyone encounters diets and weight loss. Societal expectations can make you feel bad for having an unhealthy snack or overeating on occasion, making you feel as though you need to do better. These feelings are normal, but when they start to escalate and affect your daily life, they can become an eating disorder.

There are a multitude of eating disorder diagnoses affecting more than 1 million people just in the United States. At the Yang Institute of Integrative Medicine, we strive to educate our clients and help them develop healthier relationships with their bodies. Learn more about integrative medicine for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other eating disorders.

Understanding Eating Disorders

Some people see anything that helps someone lose weight as a positive, but eating disorders often develop into serious illnesses that can be fatal. They affect the way a person sees, thinks of and treats themselves. Many people with eating disorders start off with food preoccupations or body dysmorphia that makes them feel as though they have to change to be attractive or even acceptable in the eyes of society. Common eating disorders include:

  • Anorexia nervosa: Anorexia presents as weight loss caused by excessive dieting or starvation and exercising. Even as they come close to starvation, they may see themselves as overweight and continue with their efforts until they become fatal.
  • Bulimia nervosa: Bulimia is characterized by cycles of bingeing, or extreme overeating, and purging. They may try to limit one part of the cycle, which further feeds the other.
  • Binge-eating disorder: People with binge-eating disorders often feel like they cannot control their eating. They tend to overeat in the extreme, even when they are full or not hungry.

Holistic Eating Disorder Treatments at the Yang Institute

The Yang Institute recognizes that moving past an eating disorder is not as simple as “eating well.” These conditions are complex mental illnesses that require a full physical and psychological treatment plan using a range of modalities. We will treat you with a mix of medical and psychological evaluation, nutritional counseling, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture for eating disorders and other alternative therapies.

Our holistic treatment for binge eating disorders and other diagnoses involves creating a customized plan with our practitioners focused on your precise situation and needs for care. We look at the whole person when we work with you, as well as the outside influences that may affect your condition — this practice is known as the functional medicine approach. We can make connections you may not have considered before and work toward a healthier you.

Get Started with Acupuncture for Eating Disorders at the Yang Institute

If you or a loved one is struggling with an eating disorder, let the Yang Institute become part of your support system by offering the crucial medical care you deserve. We will work with you to get to the root of this condition and help you reframe your thinking to produce healthier results. Connect with our care team today and discover what holistic eating disorder treatment can do for you.

 

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