by Melissa Gerson | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
Internet-based eating disorder interventions such as audio/visual communication (tele-therapy) and smartphone applications have demonstrated some promising outcomes in recent studies. Early feedback from e-health research has suggested that Internet-based cognitive...
by Melissa Gerson | Mar 16, 2018 | Blog
The importance of early change in eating disorder treatment cannot be over-emphasized. When we say “early change” we mean a significant reduction in ED symptoms like restriction, binge-eating and purging – within the first 6-8 weeks of treatment. Extensive...
by Melissa Gerson | Mar 3, 2018 | Blog
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2018 is a time when families and professionals alike come together to inform their communities, share stories and support one another. This week is internationally recognized and dedicated to fighting the various myths, stigmas...
by Melissa Gerson | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog
Over hundreds and thousands of years, our ancestors developed adaptations to survive famine. When faced with a dramatic shift in energy availability (i.e. decrease in food), the body responds with neurobiological, hormonal and metabolic changes. So what does that...
by Melissa Gerson | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog
You may have seen the recent Weight Watchers campaign that promotes free teen memberships starting in the summer of 2018. Weight Watchers is deploying a classic marketing technique—a free startup offer in the hopes that once hooked on the product, participants would...