Adderall is the prescription drug that just keeps on giving, regrettably continuing to give treatment centers like Timberline Knolls more profoundly addicted people to treat. Adderall is an amphetamine. It’s legitimately used to treat narcolepsy and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). For years, this drug was typically misused by college students to facilitate studying. Then, … Read More
In a previous TK blog we explored the concept of fat talk: who engaged in it, the whys behind it and the negative implications surrounding this type of interaction. Although fat talk is external, to a large degree, it begins as internal dialogue. This dialogue is a compilation of lifetime experiences. It’s a mental chorus … Read More
People talk endlessly about fashion models – how they are far too skinny and serve as an unrealistic example of what women should look like, which of course, is all true. But, now the French government is actually trying to do something about it. They are working to pass legislation that would require models to … Read More
In my previous blog, I wrote about Vyvanse, a type of amphetamine, that recently received swift approval from the FDA to treat binge eating disorder (BED). No doubt, Vyvanse helps people who are accurately diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, there are other treatments that help with ADHD as well, many of which … Read More
Fat talk, which is defined as public body self-disparagement, is omnipresent throughout our culture. Negative talk of this type is actually viewed as a type of social bonding ritual among women. Whereas females may fail to connect on topics such as people they know or where they grew up and attended school, once they embark … Read More
How often does it come to our attention that things are not exactly what they seem? Let’s consider the recent launching of a nationwide media campaign to shed light on binge eating disorder (BED). Using well-known and probably well paid spokespeople, such as international tennis star Monica Seles, these public service advertisements are supposedly designed … Read More
When most people think of yoga, they think only of sweaty bodies breathing deeply and moving in and out of different postures. But what people don’t know is that the postures are actually only a very small part of the whole system of yoga. Yoga is more than just a practice that you do on … Read More
In a perfect world, there would be absolutely no need to have an entire week dedicated to eating disorder awareness. However, as long as the rate of eating disorders continues to escalate throughout our country, Timberline Knolls is extremely thankful for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDAW). This week is designed to educate the public … Read More
The holiday season has come and gone; it does so every year with great predictability. Thanksgiving leads to Christmas, which leads to New Years. It all goes according to plan, and by and large, it is good. Equally predictable, and far less positive, is what happens the very minute America steps into a new year. … Read More
