Anatomy of a food addiction the brain chemistry of overeating : an effective program to overcome compulsive eating

Hope, help, and a real explanation for the disease of food addiction.;Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One: Addiction is an Illness; Chapter Two: Chemical Warfare; Chapter Three: Deprivation; Chapter Four: The Great Escape; Chapter Five: Nature's Telegrams; Chapter Six: How Healing Happens; Chapter Seven: Achieving Abstinence; Chapter Eight: Help!; Chapter Nine: Dear Beloved; Chapter Ten: Fat Prejudice; Chapter Eleven: Anorexia and Bulimia; Chapter Twelve: Timing, Choices, and Hitting Bottom; Chapter Thirteen: Relapse; Chapter Fourteen: Further Abstinence; Chapter Fifteen: Wait! If you have struggled with compulsive eating, dieting, and the guilt and conflict they bring, your life will be changed by this important, life-affirming, and astonishingly wise book. Anne Katherine, a Certified Eating Disorders Therapist and former compulsive eater, explains the chemical reactions in the brain that work in conjunction with lifelong emotional conflicts to make food—particularly sugar and refined carbohydrates—such a comfort that it's almost like a drug. Once you realize that your binge eating is a physical disease that can be treated, you can use the book's self-tests, exercises, examination of family issues, and complete recovery program for newfound understanding and confidence. Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Acknowledgments Contents Introduction Chapter One: Addiction is an Illness Chapter Two: Chemical Warfare Chapter Three: Deprivation Chapter Four: The Great Escape Chapter Five: Nature's Telegrams Chapter Six: How Healing Happens Chapter Seven: Achieving Abstinence Chapter Eight: Help! Chapter Nine: Dear Beloved Chapter Ten: Fat Prejudice Chapter Eleven: Anorexia and Bulimia Chapter Twelve: Timing, Choices, and Hitting Bottom Chapter Thirteen: Relapse Chapter Fourteen: Further Abstinence Chapter Fifteen: Wait! Chapter Sixteen: FullnessNotes Sources of Help Index About the Author. Hope, help, and a real explanation for the disease of food addiction