I have a wife with bulimia and it was getting to the point where I couldn't take it any more. She needed bulimia treatment badly, but I didn't know where to turn. Through the internet I came across your site and sent my wife for bulimia treatment at your center.
Whoever she first spoke with made her feel so comfortable, she even became excited about the possibility of not having to binge and purge any more. The change in her is amazing. I know she will always be recovering, but I am proud to say she is the most courageous person I know. Thank you for all of your help.
-- Preston V., Nashua, New Hampshire
I needed to find an eating disorder clinic so badly. I used to eat compulsively and had swung over completely to purging and laxatives. I felt so bad about myself, the shame and guilt was just killing me. I had been to an eating disorder clinic before, but they really did not address my mood swings, that I have since understood them to be a bipolar disorder.
Your staff kept telling me that my eating behavior was a symptom of other problems. Well even though I didn't believe them they turned out to be right. I don't use laxatives, I have even learned to exercise moderately. Thank you so much. By the way, it has been ten months since I last purged.
-- Bonnie S., Boston, Massachusetts
Well Shelly, I told you I would write when I had one year in recovery and here I am. Who would have guessed. I have so much gratitude for you taking your time and referring me to a great facility. I knew from the moment I walked in there that I was in the right place. The next time I come by it will be to visit, not as a patient. You are absolutely the greatest.
-- Venessa C., Raleigh, North Carolina
Sugar Addiction
The Women's Treatment Center for Healthy Living can help you overcome a sugar addiction. Call our nationally recognized toll-free eating disorder helpline at 1-800-941-5313. Get the help you need to recover your health and reclaim your life. Caring professionals are standing by 24/7 to assist you and all calls are confidential.
Many people believe that there is no such thing as sugar addiction and that an addiction to sugar is hardly something you should consider a serious problem. While just about everyone can find a way to associate other addictions to drugs or alcohol with severe, negative consequences such as acts of crime, legal entanglements or broken families, many fail to see the potential dangers sugar addicts face.
Granted, an addiction to sugar may not always carry the same irreversible consequences of more serious addictions to substances such as drugs or alcohol. We often associate these types of addictions with deadly overdoses, automobile fatalities and other life-threatening situations. However, it is important to recognize the real, potential dangers of an addiction to sugar.
Effects of Sugar Addiction
If you are one of the many people who believe that an addiction to sugar does not have an effect on your health or well-being, remove it from your diet. Soon, you will notice changes in the way you feel. In most cases, you will notice mild to intense cravings for sugar, mood swings, headaches and continual thoughts about sugary substances. These are all withdrawal symptoms that result from depriving your body of sugar.
The Dangers and Consequences of Sugar Addiction
An addiction to sugar can very easily lead to a life-threatening eating disorder if left untreated. Numerous individuals with extremely low self worth and/or poor coping skills turn to food as a means of managing their negative feelings. Health studies suggest that the majority of these foods are sugar based, creating cravings for more food and often leading to dangerous eating disorders such as binging.
Additional consequences of a sugar addiction include any or all of the following:
Diabetes
Hypertension
Heart problems
Weight gain
Joint pain
Mood swings
Headaches
Dental problems
Treatment for Sugar Addiction
Treatment for sugar addiction aims to provide patients with the help they need before any major health conditions develop. A treating physician will evaluate the sugar addict to determine the most beneficial approach towards their recovery and design an individualized treatment program based on their specific needs.
The physician will then address the deep-rooted psychological reasons that sparked the sugar addiction and administer nutritional education, instructing the addict about methods for developing daily eating habits to reach a healthy body weight and prevent a future relapse.
The Women’s Treatment Center for Healthy Living provides patients with 24-hour medical and psychiatric care, nutritional counseling, comprehensive clinical care, intense therapy and education, recreational therapy as well as family and group sessions. In treatment, patients learn how to accept their addiction to sugar and how to recognize the “trigger foods” that cause their cravings. The patient will also learn about important daily coping skills to utilize after their discharge from treatment.
To start your path towards sugar addiction treatment and recovery, call our nationally recognized toll-free eating disorder helpline at 1-800-941-5313. Professionals are standing by 24/7 to assist you and all calls are confidential.
