Upcoming Events
Integrative Medicine for the Treatment of Eating Disorders:
Malnourished Minds, Malnourished Medicine
September 25, 2010
Newton, MA
CEUs Available
James Greenblatt, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care, will explore a novel, approach to the treatment of eating disorders Practical clinical applications of nutritional therapies based on individual metabolic testing will be emphasized as well as a new protocol that provides a neurophysiologically based method for predicting personalized medications. This full day seminar will explore a multi-factorial approach based on individual dietary, metabolic and nutritional therapies, along with personalized medication. Learn More About Event.
Recent News Coverage
Understanding Eating Disorders with Dr. Anita Johnston Daily Collegian April 2010 Johnston stressed that people who struggle with eating disorders have an uncanny ability to find what is wrong in many situations, even when others do not notice the issue. This translates to eating disorders as women begin to feel there is something wrong with their own body. Once they discover the issue may be their appearance, they begin to diet in order to fix that problem. They focus on food, fat and the number on the scale instead of listening to their bodies' signals of when they are actually hungry and when they are not. moreOut of Control: Eating Disorders Among Athletes Max Sports & Fitness February 2010 Help for athletes with eating disorders is not a one-size-fits-all approach, says Dr. James Greenblatt, the Chief Medical Officer of Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts. "Individuals with eating disorders respond differently to different types of treatment." moreIn Tara's Name, Runners Battle Insidious Illness Northampton Gazette November 2009 Looking back on it, there were signs. When she'd scrutinize ingredients on food labels and remove one item after another from her diet. When, even after cross-country practice ended, she stayed out there on the Williston Northampton School's fields and keep running and running, her auburn curls bouncing off her shoulders, her gaze unwavering, her weight beginning to melt away. morePerspectives in Nasogastric Feeding the Eating Disorder Patient ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition October 2009 Pearle Lamb: I believe that enteral feeding needs to be considered in the setting of severe malnutrition when an individual demonstrates an ongoing struggle to consume enough solids or liquids to improve his or her nutritional status. more Study Shows Increasing Hospitalization For Eating Disorders, But Reality May Be Even More Alarming Hospital Newspaper May 2009 A study from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that eating disorder-related hospital stays increased 18 percent from 1999-2000 to 2005-2006, with a total of 28,155 patients treated in hospitals. more
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