process addiction

Eating disorder treatment is a complicated process that requires a combination of many factors to be successful.  By using a blend of hard work, personal effort, and expert counseling an eating disorder can be overcome.  This difficult process often requires a lot of dedication on behalf of the client.

Eating is controlled by external and internal factors. External factors include the availability of food, the context, cultural practices, social pressure. Internal factors include brain chemistry, physiological function, and our own attempts to control our eating. Eating is required to sustain life but for some people their eating becomes problematic to the point where it threatens their physical and mental well-being. Research is being conducted to try and explain how these "eating disorders" develop and how they can better be treated.