No comments about Out of the Snare: Escaping the Grip of Eating Disorders & Addiction.

No comments about Professor Kedar's Nutrition Handbook: Vit-a-Eating (VaE): Lifestyle Intervention for Treatment and Prevention.

No comments about Conquering Anorexia - A Route to Recovery.

1 comments about Why Do I Eat When I'm Not Hungry?.

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   This book deals with eating for reasons other than hunger, and maintains that the reason people do this is that they are anxious. The author believes that what is actually going on when people overeat is that their body's electrical or energetic system is out of balance. Their systems can be rebalanced so that overeating is no longer necessary. Thus, the cause of the problem is dealt with instead of the symptoms. It explores this phenomenon of eating when not hungry and offers a cure via the "Callahan Techniques", a precursor to EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Callahan Techniques involves using specific algorithms to deal with overeating, gluttony, impatience to lose weight, etc. to rid the body of energy blockages. This book was interesting historically for me; it was a bit of energy therapy history since it was written over fifteen years ago.
   
   The book is written in a sales pitch style; fifteen years ago these ideas were new and readers would need to be persuaded of their veracity. Today, there is more openness to and familiarity with energy therapy, so the style of this book is a bit off-putting.
   
   The Callahan Techniques involves tapping on various of the body's acupuncture points while saying various affirmation statements. The steps are illustrated in the book and are very easy to follow.
   
   This book would be somewhat useful for anyone dealing with eating when not hungry, if the reader can get past the writing style. It also would be of interest to current EFT practitioners wanting to read an early energy therapy book. However, much more useful would be any book written today on EFT, and there are many. I especially recommend "The Promise of Energy Psychology".
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No comments about Body Traps: How to Unlock the Cage of Your Body Obsessions.

No comments about Anorexia Y Bulimia: Una Experiencia Clinica.

1 comments about Free at Last!: The Power of Relationships in Overcoming Trauma, Abuse and Eating Disorders.

1. This is really one of the best books written for survivors dealing with an eating disorder. The hardest thing for me is to be in relationships because of all the trust that was taken. This book allowed me to see that all the things I feel, experience, and struggle with in relationships are normal. Shari's relationship and experiences with her clients made me feel much more grounded. I did not feel as crazy, overwhelmed and out of control. I recommend this book to anyone that struggles to trust, that uses food as a friend, and that feels like there is not another way. Because there is another way...Shari's honest account has demonstrated this in her book, her life, but mostly in her relationships. She gives the reader a precious gift.....HOPE!

No comments about The Starving Mind: A Personalized, Comprehensive Approach to Overcoming Anorexia and Other Starvation Eating Disorders.

No comments about Understanding the Causes of a Negative Body Image (Hazelden/Rosen Teen Eating Disorder Prevention Books).

1 comments about SomeBody to Love : A Guide to Loving the Body You Have.

1. give you the groundwork to use a pen instead of a fork, to rebuild your esteem, but also see how you came to the point where you are! I am in the process of doing the exercise, where i form two characters one fat, one thin. Fun exercises that give you a new twist on perceiving your view of food and your body