Most people who notice weight changes during stressful periods assume they are simply eating more or moving less. Sometimes that is true. But the relationship between stress and weight gain runs considerably deeper than behaviour alone and understanding what is actually happening in the body explains why willpower-based approaches consistently fail to address it. According […]

Both orthorexia and ARFID involve a restricted relationship with food. Both can result in significant nutritional consequences and impaired social functioning. And both are frequently misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or missed entirely in clinical settings. Despite these surface similarities, orthorexia and ARFID are distinct conditions with different psychological drivers, different presentations and different treatment approaches. Understanding the […]