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Book Review: Anatomy of a Food Addiction

Written by Anne Katherine

Topic: Eating DisordersPublished March 5, 2008
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This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Eating Disorders. Eating Disorders are potentially life-threatening neurotic conditions characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits that involve insufficient or excessive food intake. Tricia Greaves is the Official Guide to Eating Disorders.nnAnatomy of a Food Addiction: The Brain Chemistry of Overeating: An Effective Program to Overcome Compulsive Eating, by Anne Katherine, is a valuable resource for people interested in Eating Disorders, and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

nBook Description

nHOPE, HELP, AND A REAL EXPLANATION FOR THE DISEASE OF FOOD ADDICTIONnnIf you have struggled with compulsive eating, dieting, and the guilt and conflict they bring, your life will be changed by this important, life-affirming, and astonishingly wise book. Anne Katherine, a Certified Eating Disorders Therapist and former compulsive eater, explains the chemical reactions in the brain that work in conjunction with lifelong emotional conflicts to make food—particularly sugar and refined carbohydrates—such a comfort that it's almost like a drug. Once you realize that your binge eating is a physical disease that can be treated, you can use the book's self-tests, exercises, examination of family issues, and complete recovery program for newfound understanding and confidence.

nPublisher Description

nFeaturing an honest account of the author's own struggles with food, Anatomy of a Food Addiction helps readers understand binge eating and plan a recovery through exercises, self-tests, and an examination of family issues.

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About the Author

n This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Eating Disorders. The Official Guide to Eating Disorders is Tricia Greaves. After overcoming her own lifetime battle with compulsive eating and losing 50 lbs. —without the use of diets, pills, medication or excessive exercise—in 2000 Tricia Greaves founded Be Totally Free!, a non-profit that helps people overcome eating disorders, emotional eating and addictions.

Additional Resources covering Eating Disorders can be found at:nnnWebsite Directory for Eating Disorders Articles on Eating Disorders Products for Eating Disorders Discussion Board Tricia Greaves, the Official Guide To Eating Disorders

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