When used responsibly, social media can be a great tool for raising eating disorder awareness and providing encouragement.

The road to recovery is paved with many good things, like goals, healthy habits, and knowledge that motivates positive changes. When recovering from an eating disorder while also managing ADHD, understanding how to navigate both can lead to a richly fulfilling life.

Like many mental health issues teens and adults face, eating disorders have a genetic component to them. However, that doesn't mean that adolescents who have parents with eating disorders are destined to inherit one at some point in their lives. Eating disorders are complex with many different factors that can contribute to the onset of anorexia, bulimia, and other types of eating disorders. 

Eating disorders can affect the brain in several ways. This includes negatively impacting mental health and overall emotional well-being for teens and adults. 

We are born into the world knowing that we eat when we are hungry and we stop when we’re full. We quickly learn what foods we enjoy and what foods we don’t. As we continue to grow, our taste buds evolve, busy schedules and routines affect our meal times, and messages of what’s healthy and what’s not fill our minds.

When seeking out a professional to provide nutrition counseling or meal planning help, the options can be overwhelming! Should you look for a dietitian or nutritionist? Here are some quick facts to help guide you in your search.

Probiotics are a hot topic right now in health and wellness, as well as mental health, due to the perceived benefits for both body and mind. But are probiotics worth all the hype? The answer is more complex than you probably think.

Diets. We’ve seen them all. From SlimFast, to Weight Watchers, to South Beach, countless diets have trended through society over the years. When one fades out, another one rolls in.