Real Healing

Real healing bubbles to consciousness as a call to use our illness to transform our lives

Carolyn C. Ross M.D., M.P.H.

Profile of the Opiate Addiction Crisis

Did you know that every day 90 people die from opiate overdoses? Learn about the integrative medicine approach and the real cause of addictions.

You Can’t Hate Yourself Thin

Do you call your body names or berate yourself when you don't do what you think you're supposed to do to get thin, diet, or exercise?

Eating: A Manifesto for Recovery from Food Addiction

Tired of constantly obsessing about food or your body? Tired of making New Year's Resolutions you never keep? If so, maybe you are ready to declare freedom from food addiction!

What Does It Mean to Recover from Food Addiction?

Are you obsessed about food? Do you find it hard to stop binging on certain foods? Do you wonder if you can ever be free of your food addiction?

What Black Women Need to Know About Eating Disorders

Eating disorders have long been seen as problems primarily affecting white women. That's because they too often go undetected and untreated in black women.

Responding Wisely to Food Addiction Relapses

When you have an eating addiction, it's not about the food. It's about how you use the food.

8 Probiotic Strains Proven to Help Improve Your Health

Learn to take care of your body no matter what your size. Gut health is key to overall health and well-being.

Your Gut Health and Your Weight

If you've struggled with obesity, you may not know that the state of your gut health may be part of the problem.

Getting off the Diet Treadmill

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to NOT make yet another New Year's resolution to lose weight?

You've Stopped Using, So Why is Your Brain Still Craving?

Recovery from addiction is not just about no longer using your "drug of choice." Your brain needs special care during recovery.

Food Addiction Is Not About Willpower

Food addiction is an obsessiveness with food and with your body.

Natural Remedies for… Pain?

Is your chronic pain starting to wear you down? Natural remedies may be of help.

Food Addiction Is Really About the Need for Love

Obsessions about food or food addiction can often go along with an obsessive focus on relationships. When one is active, the other is dormant. Emptiness may be the cause of both.

Are You Stressed Out and Exhausted?

Stress truly is the disease of the 21st century. Stress can affect all areas of our lives and yet most of us take stress for granted.

Is Alcohol or Drug Abuse Taking a Toll on Your Digestion?

Recovery from drugs and alcohol is a difficult process. A healthy diet and attention to gut health can improve mood, response to stress and may reduce risk for relapse.

Alcohol or Drug Use Can Rob Your Body of Nutrients

Recovery from substance use disorders is a difficult process. Often ignored is the role of nutrition in improving mental health and reducing risk for relapse.

When Eating Disorders and Drug Addiction Collide

Eating disorders and drug and alcohol addiction have many characteristics in common.

Eat Yourself Happy

What does food have to do with depression or anxiety? A lot. Paying attention to your diet not only promotes good physical health but can also improve your mental health.

Is Holiday Stress Creeping Up on You?

Holiday stress can make the holidays seem like torture rather than pleasure. Use integrative therapies and mindful activities to reduce the stress that holidays can bring.

What Causes Out-Of-Control Eating?

Food cravings affect millions of Americans but for some, these cravings may be an indication of an addictive relationship with food.

Do You Know Your Health Destiny?

Would you like to change your health? Do you want to know more about how your genetics don't have to be your destiny? Then tune in to an interview with Eva Selhub, MD, author of "Your Health Destiny."

For Parents Who Worry About Eating Disordered Children

As parents, we want the best for our children. What we may not be aware of is how our own behavior and the things we say in front of our kids may make them more likely to experience disordered eating or actually develop an eating disorder.

Binge Eating in Men

Today, men are catching up with women in body dissatisfaction and disordered eating.

Winter Blues?

Almost 10% of the US population living in wintery climates experience seasonal affective disorder, sometimes called the winter blues. Natural supplements can help.

Talking To Your Child About Their Weight

Childhood obesity is in the spotlight these days due to the fact that about one-third of children and teens are overweight or obese. However, when we put our focus on the number on the scale, it can lead to shame, embarrassment and blaming that only exacerbates the issue. There are many things parents can do to encourage and support their children and teens to be healthy

Don't Let Your Genetics or Your Past Hold You Hostage

Genetics and family eating styles play a huge role in the risk for obesity and eating disorders. However, new research shows that current lifestyle may be just as important and may be able to turn genes on or off.

Is Grain the Cause of Obesity?

Being gluten-free is an increasing phenomenon in America. Books blame gluten for everything from brain fog to obesity. What's really going on? Is a life without gluten-containing grains better for our health?

Suicide: One of Addiction’s Hidden Risks

Depression and other mental illnesses are well-known risk factors for suicide. What many don't know is that alcoholism and drug addiction can also increase risks for suicide. Prevention is the key.

A Novel Strategy for Beating Food Cravings

Food cravings are common during the holidays and are not easy to fight. They can often lead to unwanted weight gain and feelings of guilt that we can't control food cravings. Learning to use your body wisdom to deal with food cravings is the best approach.

Unintended Consequences

Is our fat phobia and focus on childhood obesity forcing children to use extreme measures to lose weight and increasing the risk for eating disorders in children and teens?

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