Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, M.A. - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - Certified Eating Disorders Specialist
Posted by in Blog When diabetes and eating disorders intermix… A popular term that refers to this is “diabulimia” (likely a combination of words “diabetes” and “bulimia”), but that isn’t necessarily the the most accurate verbiage. People with diabetes can experience almost or full-blown Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, or Binge Eating Disorder along with their diabetes. Should we instead call these combinations,…Read more »
Posted by in Blog My goodness, there has been a lot of eating disorder content in the news lately. (Cool!) Since my last blog post (I am new to this blog-thing), articles have addressed—and hopefully inspired conversation about—some worthwhile topics. Mid and later-life onset eating disorders received some media attention. I am glad for this because eating problems, diets…Read more »
Posted by in Blog According to the Los Angeles Times, information from a recent survey challenges the assumption that young males don’t get eating disorders. In fact, it seems that teenage boys are nearly as likely as teenage girls to use vomiting and laxatives as purging methods for weight loss or weight control. The survey also reveals that teenage…Read more »