As the subtitle indicates, Bingeing It is an account of the author's leisure reading between 2016 and 2022, when it was no longer possible to pursue his academic research. The "binges" in question were often a matter of chance--a trip to Italy, a Christmas present, a hospital visit--but they aim to show how and why the books became life-long friends.

February 2007, a landmark clinical study by researchers at Harvard University was published in Biological Psychiatry and was soon picked up widely by the media. A survey of 3,000 participants found that 2.8 percent of them suffered from binge eating disorder (BED); that women were twice as likely to report binge eating; and that BED occurs across the age span, from children to the elderly. By extrapolating the statistics to the general population, health professionals estimate 5,250,000 American women and 3,000,000 men suffer from binge eating. The same month the study was published Jane Brody revealed in the New York Times that when she was a 23 years old, her food binges were so extreme that "Many mornings I awakened to find partly chewed food still in my mouth...." Cynthia Bulik, director of the UNC Eating Disorders Progam, is a foremost authority on binge eating. BED can affect anyone, and can be caused by brain chemistry, genetic predisposition, psychology, and cultural pressures--but none of those triggers make giving in to food cravings inevitable. Crave helps readers understand why they crave specific foods, recognize their individual triggers, and modify their responses to those triggers. Binge eating disorder is highly treatable; 70% to 80% of patients at the UNC Eating Disorders Program triumph over their binge eating by using techniques to "curb the crave". Through the stories of some of these patients--men and women, young and old--and with the guidance of Bulik, readers will develop a variety of strategies to use in conquering their cravings and establishing healthy eating habits.

Professor J. Hubert Lacey says that understanding the factors that cause and maintain eating disorders is crucial. This expert guide presents a specialised treatment programme designed to help people who want to stop binge-eating and get on with their lives. Bulimia is on the increase, affecting women and men, and is primarily a psychological condition rooted in low self-esteem and depression. Other symptoms include weight fluctuations and irregular periods, and complications can be life-threatening, from rupture of the stomach to heart attack. The good news is that bulimia is highly treatable. Bulimia, Binge-Eating and their Treatment, whose lead author is the pioneering expert in the field, gives the latest thinking and advice on this sensitive subject.

Control binge eating and get on the path to recovery Overcoming Binge Eating for Dummies provides trusted information, resources, tools, and activities to help you and your loved ones understand your binge eating — and gain control over it. Written with compassion and authority, it uses stories and examples from the authors' work with clients they've helped to overcome this complicated disorder. In Overcoming Binge Eating For Dummies, you'll find information and insight on identifying the symptoms of binge eating disorder, overcoming eating as an addiction, ways to overcome the urge to binge, how to institute a healthy eating pattern, ways to deal with anxiety and emotional eating, and much more. Provides professional resources for seeking additional help for binge eating Includes advice on talking with loved ones about binge eating Offers tips and guidance to establish a safe and healthy recovery plan Overcoming Binge Eating For Dummies is for those currently suffering or recovering from BED, as well as families and friends looking for a comprehensive and expert resource to this widespread but largely misunderstood disorder.

This is a 3-book bundle, which addresses various subtopics, including but not limited to these: Book 1: This guide will guide you along in a crazy world with supermarkets full of shelves with snacks that contain absolutely no valuable nutrients whatsoever. Welcome to the binge eating book, the book that can help you stop snacking on things that aren’t healthy for you. Many people face this problem. It has become more common as the media is found mostly at home, with billions of people who have gotten into the habit of watching TV daily. Are you binge eating or just overeating? Is binge shopping based on the same dopamine triggers as binge eating? How can you quit binge eating anyway? These questions and many others will be addressed and discussed in this book. Book 2: Based on various research projects, this book helps you see the best ways to stop binge eating. For some people, it’s an actual disorder. For others, it’s a bad routine they got into and want to break through. Why do people binge eat? What causes them to reach for unhealthy snacks, aside from the fact that they are at least affordable and tasty? Is there more involved in such an addiction? And what about chocolate? Is that a distinct case? Do men and women both binge eating in equal numbers? Find out why so many people are confronted with their binge eating habits. Learn why it is possible to stop, and even more so, exactly how to do it. Book 3: How do you subdue your cravings without going crazy? What are the roots of binge eating disorder? People who binge eat, and by that, I mean seriously eat excessive amounts of food, are in danger. They may be more vulnerable to depression, anxiety, obesity, and a number of other psychological, mental, and physical health problems. The urge to constantly eat can be a nagging annoyance in your brain that won’t cease until you do something about it. Therefore, this guide has been created. It is precisely the thing you can use to help you understand why you may have those strong urges, and at the same time provide you solutions to solve your issues with unhealthy food eating habits. Don’t ignore this precious information. You will not regret it if you give this book a chance.

Written for those who either suffer from or come into contact with bulimia nervosa, this book will be an invaluable source of support for all those who wish to understand and to change their behaviour. It provides a framework for understanding what maintains the disorder, why it has developed and a step-by-step programme to aid recovery.

Binge Eating Disorder, written by a clinician and an advocate who have personally struggled with Binge Eating Disorder (BED), illuminates the experience of BED from the patient perspective while also exploring the disorder’s etiological roots and addressing the components of treatment that are necessary for long-term recovery. Accessible for both treatment providers and patients alike, this unique volume aims to explore BED treatment and recovery from both sides of the process while also providing a resource for structuring treatment and building effective interventions. This practical roadmap to understanding, resilience, and lasting change will be useful for anyone working clinically with or close to individuals suffering from BED, as well as those on the recovery journey.