Since the start of the pandemic, calls to the hotline at the National Eating Disorders Association are up 70-80%. According to a 2014 article in World Psychiatry, eating disorders have the second highest mortality rate of any psychiatric diagnosis, second only to opioid use disorder. Today on The Point's Healthy Lifestyles program, we focus on who is at risk, what are the signs of eating disorders, and what supports are available.
Here's a link to the National Eating Disorders website, including helpline
Eat and feed with joy: The Ellyn Satter Institute's resources for healthy eating in children
Book mentioned on the program: Well Nourished
Guests on the program are:
Dena Irwin, Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist at the Community Health Center of Cape Cod and Registered Yoga Teacher. She practices integrative nutrition, using whole foods healing and offers holistic nutrition counseling and cooking lessons through her business Nourish.
Stacey Richmond, Registered Dietitian specializing in eating disorders, and practitioner of Integrative Nutrition Therapy for over 20 years. She provides individual counseling, coaching, workshops and retreats for women through her business Kind Eating.
