Food Junkies (eBook)

The Truth About Food Addiction

Vera Tarman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
256 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-2857-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Drawing on her experience in addictions treatment, and on many personal stories of addiction and recovery, Dr. Vera Tarman offers practical advice for people struggling with problems of overeating, binge eating, anorexia, and bulimia. Food Junkies is a friendly and informative guide on the road to food serenity.

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A fact-filled guide to coping with compulsive overeating problems by an experienced addictions doctor who draws on many patients' stories of recovery.Overeating, binge eating, obesity, anorexia, and bulimia: Food Junkies tackles the complex, poorly understood issue of food addiction from the perspectives of a medical researcher and dozens of survivors. What exactly is food addiction? Is it possible to draw a hard line between indulging cravings for "e;comfort food"e; and engaging in substance abuse? For people struggling with food addictions, recognizing their condition - to say nothing of gaining support and advice - remains a frustrating battle.Built around the experiences of people suffering and recovering from food addictions, Food Junkies offers practical information grounded in medical science, while putting a face to the problems of food addiction. It is meant to be a knowledgeable and friendly guide on the road to food serenity.

Autor

Vera Tarman is a medical practitioner who focuses on addictions. She is the medical director of Renascent, an addictions treatment centre. Dr. Tarman conducts workshops and speaking engagements on the science of food addiction and “comfort food” abuse. She has reached audiences across the world. She lives in Toronto. Phil Werdell is a recovering food addict, a social work clinician, and an educator. He is the primary organizer of the Food Addiction Institute and the International Society of Food Addiction Professionals, and is Director of ACORN's Professional Training Program. Phil currently teaches Addictions Studies at Springfield College, School of Human Services, Tampa. He lives in Florida.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.11.2014
• Co-Autor: Philip Werdell
• Zusatzinfo: notes
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Ernährung / Diät / Fasten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Schlagworte: 12 step program • Acorn diet • addiction • Anorexia • anxeity • Anxiety • Binge Eating Disorder • bulemia • bulemorexia • bulimarexia • Bulimia • craving • dangerous • Depression • DSM • Eating Disorder • food abstinence • Food Addiction • food serenity • Liaisons • Obesity • obessession • Obsession • Recovery • Sugar • sugar addiction • Unplugged • weight gain • weight loss
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-2857-2 / 1459728572
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-2857-8 / 9781459728578