In response to increasing demand for eating disorders care, Eating Recovery Center, a national center for eating disorders recovery providing comprehensive treatment for anorexia and bulimia, has expanded its treatment capacity. The Center has relocated its Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), an 11.5-hour-per-day, non-residential eating disorder program, from its adult behavioral hospital to a new 16,000-square […]
Eating out-fad fashion?
It has become a fashion these days to eat out. People like to eat out to celebrate an occasion, to entertain guests or simply to get out of the monotony of eating at home. It has become more of a ritual or routine, more a habit than a necessity. Of course, it is a necessity […]
Back to School/Back to Frantic? Here’s help in the kitchen… Six Ways to Get Kids to Try New Food
For most parents, finding ways to encourage their picky eaters to try and enjoy new foods is a top priority. In fact, a recent survey showed more than 68 percent of registered dietitians who counsel new parents frequently receive questions about getting finicky eaters to eat at mealtime. And now, faced with a new school […]
Should prayer practitioners get paid as much as doctors for faith healing?
Interestingly, why is the government considering requiring insurers to cover prayer treatments but not treatments by unlicensed nutritionists that are not registered dietitians? Since you don’t need a license in California to call yourself a nutritionist (but not a dietitian) anyone can print up business cards and "treat" clients by recommending special diets, natural foods, […]
How chocolate is used for healing in the past and present
History of Chocolate Timeline The beginning of chocolate is the cacao tree, known by ethnobotanists as "theobroma cacao." According to the article, "Introduction: Chocolate’s History at a Glance," chocolate in its raw state grows in a pod like a pea, but on trees 40-60 feet tall. Cacao is native to the tropics of America. Ancient Mayans […]
Does what you eat in the morning influence how you’ll do on a school or work exam?
Thousands of students from first grade through graduate school take exams ranging from quizzes to college entrance and state licensing assessments, but few know what’s best to eat in order to ace the test. According to an October 18, 2009 press release, "Eat to excel on exam day," from the Dietitians Association of Australia, healthy eating […]