200 pg, paper, '09

There are nearly as many reasons why people overeat as there are reasons to stop. Using a holistic approach, this book draws on a variety of practices drawn from traditional as well as complimentary and alternative medicine to help you replace unhealthy habits with nourishing rewards and self-care. Unique to this book are discussions of the difference between symptoms of and healing approaches to binge eating disorder vs. compulsive overeating.

CONTENTS:

Part 1: Healing the Body
1 – What Are Binge Eating and Compulsive Eating?
2 – Your Body's Response to Too Much of a Good Thing
3 – Understanding Nutrition Basics
4 – Nourishing Your Body

Part 2: Healing the Mind
5 – Overview of Traditional Approaches to BED/CO
6 – What's Food Got to Do with BED/CO?
7 – Mirror, Mirror
8 – Challenging Your Core Beliefs
9 – Co-occurring Diagnosis

Part 3: Healing the Spirit
10 – Coping with Stress
11 – Tools to Manage to Stress
12 – Nourish Your Spirit

Conclusion: Five Steps to Healing from Eating Disorders

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH is a physician, author and nationally recognized speaker. She is currently in private practice in Denver, CO, and is a consultant for eating disorder and chemical dependency treatment centers nationally.

REVIEWS:

"Dr. Carolyn Ross's workbook is a breath of fresh air! Jam-packed with cutting edge information, The Overcoming Binge Eating and Compulsive Overeating Workbook helps readers find freedom and health in our weight-obsessed culture. By shedding light on the truth about recovering from binge-eating disorder and compulsive overeating, this book promises to make a real difference in peoples live's."
— Jenni Schaefer, author of Life Without Ed and Goodbye Ed, Hello Me

"Dr. Ross's holistic explanation of binge eating and obesity can change our views of dieting forever. She has lectured to medical and professional audiences about changing our country's dieting mentality. Her wisdom about healing the relationship with food, weight and body image is presented in a way that finally makes sense. This book can make a difference that can last a lifetime."
— Rebecca Cooper, MA, CCH, CEDS, author of Diets Don't Work and founder of Rebecca's House Eating Disorder Treatment Programs