Integratve medical approach expedites eating disorder treatment

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Integrative Medical Approach Expedites Eating
Disorder Treatment
Mirasol Eating Disorder Recovery Centers
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Overview

• Nearly 30 million Americans 20 million women
  and 10 million men have eating disorders.
  Whether its anorexia, bulimia or overeating,
  eating disorders can have severe social and
  health consequences if left unchecked. Many
  people with eating disorders try and fail to
  resolve the problem with a variety of medical and
  behavioral treatments. At Mirasol Eating Disorder
  Recovery Centers, we use an integrative medical
  approach to treat eating disorders. The
  integrative approach seeks to treat medical and
  psychological causes of eating disorders and uses
  a wide variety of treatments, including
  alternative methods like acupuncture,
  chiropractic and Neurofeedback, among others.

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What are Eating Disorders?

• Eating disorders are abnormal eating habits that
  result in an insufficient or excessive intake of
  food. The imbalance is so severe that it impacts
  the patients social relationships and health.
  Eating disorders are a lasting problem, and
  impact the quality of life of the patient.
  Because of self-esteem issues common in puberty,
  young people are particularly susceptible to
  eating disorders. About 1 or 2 of every 100
  students will struggle with an eating disorder.

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Why An Integrated Medical Approach?
An integrative medical approach attacks the
problem on multiple fronts, helping to deal with
both the medical and psychological aspects of
eating disorders. Including alternative
treatments like acupuncture and Neurofeedback
give doctors more tools to use to help patients
develop a healthier relationship with food.
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Traditional Approaches Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapy, Medication

• Traditional approaches to treating eating
  disorders are an important part of integrative
  therapy. Combined, these approaches have a
  greater chance of success as they leave no
  underlying issue unaddressed. Cognitive and
  behavioral therapies can help patients create a
  more healthy relationship with eating. Medical
  therapies can help address any physical problems
  and help the transition to healthier eating
  habits be less stressful and unpleasant. In
  addition to traditional approaches, there are
  also a number of alternative approaches that can
  help.

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Alternative Approaches Neurofeedback

• Neurofeedback reconditions and retrains
  brainwaves and can be used to influence behavior.
  With EEG Neurofeedback, patients can be trained
  to have more positive responses to healthy eating
  habits and to eschew negative reactions. The use
  of Neurofeedback can help reduce the need for
  more intensive interventions like medication.

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Alternative Approaches Acupuncture

• Acupuncture can help treat eating disorders by
  reducing the severity of digestive problems and
  food allergies. It can also help relieve stress
  that may contribute to the eating disorder and
  inhibit recovery. Mirasol Eating Disorder
  Recovery Centers has been using acupuncture to
  treat eating disorders for 11 years and has found
  it to be an effective alternative treatment.

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Alternative Approaches EMDR

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  aids patients in helping to eliminate negative
  associations caused by past experiences. In EMDR
  therapy, eye movement, tactile stimulation and
  bilateral stimulation is used to help activate
  opposite sides of the patient's brain helping to
  resolve past emotional experiences that may
  contribute to eating disorders.

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Alternative Approaches Functional Medicine

• Functional medicine helps to address the
  nutritional deficiencies of patients and
  underlying health issues and imbalances that may
  contribute to eating disorders, such as
• Oxidative stress
• Nutritional imbalances
• Intestinal dysfunction
• Impaired detoxification
• Immune/inflammatory imbalances
• Endocrine imbalances

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About Mirasol Eating Disorder Recovery Centers

• Mirasol Eating Disorder Recovery Centers are
  Tucson, AZ based treatment centers for adults and
  young people struggling with eating disorders.
  Mirasol combines psychiatric and medical care to
  help patients deal with eating disorders and lead
  happier, healthier lives. Our treatment also
  includes alternative medical treatments such as
  acupuncture and bodywork solutions.
• For more information visit http//www.mirasol.net
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