Eating Disorder Coalition of Arkansas

11/22/2024

Prioritize your mental health this holiday season!

https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/nutrition/eating-well-for-mental-health?fbclid=IwAR1zGXxhrwC8mJc0Ca7PaCYYwp_owinmgx7moNU7bME0tSRuKp0ev1Go_6Q

Consuming fewer processed foods can lead to better brain and emotional health.

11/13/2024

10/24/2024

“Instead of fixating on counting calories or macros, people can use intuitive eating to build trust in themselves.”

Dietitians explain what intuitive eating is, how to follow this practice, and how it serves as a rejection of diet culture.

10/03/2024

“Start paying attention to how eating different foods makes you feel…”

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/nutritional-psychiatry-your-brain-on-food-201511168626 #:~:text=Start%20paying%20attention%20to%20how,and%20see%20how%20you%20feel.

09/25/2024

“Intuitive eating is an increasingly popular alternative to diet culture…”

Stay off the hangry-to-bingeing road by using the hunger-fullness scale -- here's how.

08/13/2024

“The media has a tremendous impact on body-image. Social media platforms are accused of distorting reality, in that the models portrayed are either naturally thin and thus unrepresentative of normality, or unnaturally thin due to forced dieting, malnutrition, and/or digital editing. Edited images have been reported to encourage men and women to compare themselves to heavily enhanced and often physically unachievable appearance ideals, which can have a serious negative impact on their wellbeing.”

January 28, 2021 By: Anita Daryanani, UCSD Dietetic Intern Photo by: Arielle Chen | Daily Trojan What Is “Diet Culture”? “Diet culture” refers to a set of beliefs that values thinness, appearance, and shape above health & well-being 1,2,3. Additionally, the concept places importance on restr...

07/30/2024

Horticultural therapy for can help with mood and anxiety!
“While horticultural therapy and tending a garden at home appear to be similar, the difference is in the purpose and method of each. Gardening can be a relaxing hobby and can provide other benefits like having fresh fruits and vegetables. Horticultural therapy involves gardening or other plant-based activities but is goal-oriented and takes place under the direction and guidance of a professionally registered horticultural therapist, according to Jonathan Irish, MA, coordinator of horticultural therapy at Rogers.”

This blog post is sponsored by Rogers Behavioral Health. Being out in nature, enjoying the warmth of a greenhouse, and working with plants all have a positive effect on someone’s mood and can also reduce anxiety. Because of this, horticultural therapy has been a valuable component of care across a...