If you’re male and overweight or obese, or afraid of becoming overweight or obese, you might unknowingly be dealing with Binge Eating Disorder, which is not only as more common than anorexia and bulimia combined, but more prevalent among men than any other type of disordered eating, regardless of sexualmore …
Why I cried when Lizzo won! When Lizzo won the Emmy, I instantly burst into tears. My reaction was so unexpected, so spontaneous, it caught me a little off-guard. In fact, the whole thing was rather strange. I rarely watch any awards show all the way through, so I videoedmore …
Thank you to Global News for the following article on binge eating disorder written by Natalie Valleau It affects every area of life: Toronto psychotherapist sheds light on rarely discussed binge eating disordermore …
OMG, there’s a camera in my fridge! Seriously. This actually happened. Recently. The idea came from CTV cameraman, Steve Rafuse, who accompanied Pauline Chan, Health & Lifestyle Reporter/Anchor for CTV News in Toronto, who stopped by to interview me about Binge Eating Disorder, given my personal experience, my specialization asmore …
If you’ve ever lost weight only to regain it back, you know how frustrating this can be. For men and women alike, regaining weight can be devastating. You begin to feel like a failure. In my experience, both personally and professionally, there are many reasons for this yo-yo roller-coaster ride,more …
Reaching goal weight has advantages, but it doesn’t solve all your problems. When I was much younger and much heavier, I sincerely believed with all my heart that all I had to do was lose weight and get thin, and my life would turn into a happy wonderland. This ideamore …
Whatever your dress or pant size, shape, height, weight, skin tone, gender, sexual orientation or disability, it is difficult in this media driven society preoccupied with appearance to feel good about our bodies. We are constantly besieged to improve almost every part of us, even those aspects we’ve felt okaymore …
Many people overeat or binge from time to time, especially on holidays and special occasions. But now, binge eating disorder, a serious, chronic syndrome, appears to be on the rise. To mark Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) in Canada, Feb 2 to 8, 2014 – here are 5 main mythsmore …
How can you tell when a comment is sexist? What’s the difference between a sexist remark and just joking around? Lots of folks don’t seem to know! Can I be the only one who was put off by some of Michael Bublé’s sexist comments at the recent 2013 Canadian Junomore …
Lots of folks are terrified of getting fat, and they project their fear onto others The doctor who recently criticized New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for his weight, with the excuse that his death from a heart attack could be imminent, is far from the “genius” Christie sarcastically called hermore …