As a person recovering from food addiction one of the tools given to me was the ability to determine if my eating was being done while I was conscious? Or was I unconscious? Individual’s reading this don’t have an eating disorder that may sound funny, however, those of us who are in recover know firsthand how simple it needs to be.

Alcohol drinking patterns differ widely among age groups and gender. There are any numbers of variables that contribute to the differences in alcohol consumption among the cross section of drinkers. Family history is an important variable to be considered when looking at tolerance among those early in their drinking history.

A positive body image can be difficult as a result of the social media and the message infused in our cultural conditioning. Discontent with the way we appear can cause spiritual and physical problems. Searching for happiness through a culturally biased standard of physical attractiveness can result in disordered eating or other negative means of [...]

Men and Eating Disorders is a topic that does not draw much attention. There are 8 million people that suffer from eating disorders in the United States; 1 million are men. Twenty years ago in Drug Rehab we saw similar numbers but with men being the majority and the women being the minority. Eating Disorders are not gender specific just as both genders are susceptible to problems of addiction.