by Life Cycle Nutrition | Oct 2, 2024 | Eating Disorder and Diabetes
After learning about the relationship between diabetes and disordered eating behaviors, it’s important to learn how to move forward and manage these conditions—particularly when they occur together. This post will explore the ways that disordered eating with diabetes...
by Life Cycle Nutrition | Sep 11, 2024 | Diabetes, Eating Disorders
As many as 20% of people with diabetes may have an eating disorder.¹ Regardless of whether a person has type 1 or type 2 diabetes, both conditions may go hand-in-hand with disordered eating behaviors. Regardless of whether the diabetes or disordered eating behaviors...
by Life Cycle Nutrition | Jun 7, 2024 | Eating Disorders
Diet culture is everywhere — in our social media feeds, magazines, and conversations with friends and family. As much as we’d love it if it ceased to exist, the sad reality is that it’s heavily ingrained in society and the way many people think. The word “diet” often...
by Life Cycle Nutrition | May 21, 2024 | Blog, Body Image
Many of us have a complicated relationship with movement. Diet culture has taught us that only certain kinds of movement are “okay” and that others are “not enough.” We’re told that we have to move a certain amount or in a specific way — either to be healthy, to lose...
by Life Cycle Nutrition | Apr 19, 2024 | Blog, Body Image, Eating Disorders
For many of us, body image may be a lifelong struggle. As much as many of us would love to embrace our bodies as they are, it can feel challenging not to compare ourselves with others (or what we’d consider idealized versions of ourselves) and be comfortable with the...
by Life Cycle Nutrition | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog, Body Image, Eating Disorders
Each child needs to choose recovery for themselves. However, when they are undernourished, they often don’t have the capacity to do this themselves — which is why they need you to choose it for them. ¹ Your child needs someone they trust to lead the way and maybe even...
by Life Cycle Nutrition | Apr 5, 2024 | Blog, Eating Disorders
As your child moves through the different phases of eating disorder recovery, you may wonder when they’re ready to begin having more autonomy over their meals and decisions of what to eat again. Of course, you don’t want to decide their meals longer than necessary....
by Life Cycle Nutrition | Mar 29, 2024 | Blog, Eating Disorders
Just as eating disorders are multifaceted, so is recovery. There are social, emotional, and physical components of your child’s health, and nutrition impacts each of those aspects. Your child can’t effectively navigate the social and emotional aspects of their...
by Life Cycle Nutrition | Mar 22, 2024 | Blog, Eating Disorders
If your child has been diagnosed with an eating disorder or you’ve noticed behaviors, you may be wondering, “How do you know which level of care is right?” Each child’s case is different. At times, they may need more support and structure. As they progress, they’ll be...
by Life Cycle Nutrition | Mar 8, 2024 | Blog, Eating Disorders
Parenting a child with an eating disorder can be overwhelming and frightening. You want to do what’s best for your child — but you may not be sure what that looks like. Knowing the steps to eating disorder recovery — from building a team to restoration of health to...
