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Eating Disorder
What IS
Eating Disorder
Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that affect millions of people worldwide.
They are characterized by disordered eating behaviors, negative body image, and often co-occurring mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.
Types of eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, other specified feeding and eating disorder, pica and rumination disorder.
Behaviors associated with eating disorders include restrictive eating or avoidance of certain foods, binge eating, purging by vomiting, laxative misuse or compulsive exercise. These behaviors can become driven in ways that appear similar to an addiction. Anorexia nervosa involves restrictive eating behaviors and a preoccupation with weight and body shape. Bulimia nervosa involves binge eating followed by purging behaviors such as vomiting or using laxatives. Binge eating disorder involves recurrent episodes of binge eating without compensatory behaviors.
Eating disorders can have serious physical and emotional consequences, including malnutrition, gastrointestinal problems, and a high risk of suicide. Eating disorders often co-occur with other psychiatric disorders most commonly mood and anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and alcohol and drug abuse problems. Evidence suggests that genes and heritability play a part in why some people are at higher risk for an eating disorder, but these disorders can also afflict those with no family history of the condition.
They can also impact relationships, work or school performance, and overall quality of life.
Treatment should address psychological, behavioral, nutritional and other medical complications.
What we do
THERAPY
At HARMONY PLACE in Athens, Treatment for eating disorders typically involves a multidisciplinary approach, including medical management, psychotherapy, and nutritional counseling. Medical management may involve monitoring physical health, such as addressing malnutrition or electrolyte imbalances. Psychotherapy can help individuals address underlying psychological issues, such as trauma or negative self-image that may contribute to their disordered eating behaviors. Nutritional counselling can help individuals develop a healthier relationship with food and learn how to make balanced and sustainable dietary choices.
In addition to these traditional treatment methods, several complementary therapies may be helpful for individuals with eating disorders. These may include acupuncture, mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and art therapy, which can help individuals develop greater self-awareness and self-compassion.
Recovery from an eating disorder is a long-term process that requires ongoing support and dedication.
It is important for individuals to work closely with OUR professional team at HARMONY PLACE and to be focused on their treatment programs for their support. With the proper treatment and support, it is highly possible to
overcome an eating disorder and lead a fulfilling and healthy life.
At HARMONY PLACE, our psychologist, nutritional expert and life coach plan specialized diets based on a new lifestyle way. Our priority is not only to help and positively empower patients to lose excessive weight via
exercising activities and healthy diets but to teach and build a whole philosophy around your new life, the way you want to live, free from heavy. Because of this, we always succeed with that kind of therapy when we use a holistic approach. Our team at our luxury healthcare centre is next to you anytime 24 hours a day, every day, to support, help and give you everything you need to renaissance and rejuvenate your life.
ANOREXIA
What IS
What IS
Anorexia nervosa, often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by low weight, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin. Anorexia is a term of Greek origin: an- (αν-, prefix denoting negation) and orexis (ορεξις, “appetite”), translating literally to “a loss of appetite”; the adjective nervosa indicating the functional and non-organic nature of the disorder.
Many people with anorexia see themselves as overweight even though they are, in fact, underweight. Anorexia is described as this perceptual symptom as a “disturbance in the way in which one’s body weight or shape is experienced”. They often deny that they have a problem with low weight. They may weigh themselves frequently, eat small amounts, and/or only eat certain foods.
In research and clinical settings, this symptom is called “body image disturbance”. The cause of anorexia is currently unknown. There appear to be some genetic components with identical twins more often affected than fraternal twins. Cultural factors also appear to play a role, with societies that value thinness having higher rates of the disease. Additionally, it occurs more commonly among those involved in activities that value thinness, such as high-level athletics, modelling, and dancing. Anorexia often begins following a major life-change or stress-inducing event.
What we do
THERAPY
Anorexia nervosa is a complex eating disorder characterised by self-starvation, an unhealthy body weight, an intense fear of
weight gain and a distorted body image.
Treatment of anorexia at HARMONY PLACE involves restoring
the patient to a healthy weight, treating their underlying psychological problems, and addressing behaviors that promote the problem.
Our number one priority is to understand your relationship with food and treat the underlying issues contributing to the eating
disorder.
At HARMONY PLACE in Athens, we provide extensive
psychoeducation during the treatment program to help you address these factors and understand the reality of your mental health condition. Other components of the bespoke program include psychiatry, psychotherapy, nutritional counselling, biochemical restoration
and numerous complementary therapies.
At our luxury health care centre, our team will be available for emotional support and therapeutic assistance 24 hours a day, every day you need it.
BULIMIA
What IS
What IS
Bulimia nervosa, also known as simply bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, or the misuse of laxatives or diuretics and excessive concern with body shape and weight.
Individuals with bulimia often feel a loss of control during binge episodes and experience guilt, shame, or disgust afterwards. Rather than not eating at all, it is a cycle of behaviour where one binge eats and then forcibly makes themselves vomit to keep weight off.
Other efforts to lose weight may include the use of diuretics, stimulants, water fasting, or excessive exercise. Bulimia is frequently associated with mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, borderline
personality disorder, bipolar disorder and problems with drugs or alcohol.
Sometimes also, can have serious physical and emotional consequences, including gastrointestinal problems, electrolyte imbalances, and a higher risk of suicide. It can also impact relationships, work or school performance, and overall quality of life.
Pressure to look slim and images of supposedly perfect bodies are omnipresent in modern
society and this can also be a factor in the prevalence of the disease, which may have serious long-term health effects. Most people with bulimia are at a normal weight. The forcing of vomiting may result in thickened skin on the knuckles, breakdown of the teeth and effects on metabolic rate and caloric intake which cause thyroid dysfunction. Bulimia is more common among those who have a close relative with the condition. Other risk factors for the disease include psychological stress, cultural pressure to attain a certain body type, poor self-esteem, and obesity.
Living in a culture that commercializes or glamorizes dieting and having parental figures that fixate on weight are also risks.
What we do
THERAPY
Treatment for bulimia at HARMONY PLACE involves a multidisciplinary approach, including holistic therapy. At our luxury health care centre our number one priority is to understand your relationship with food and treat the underlying issues contributing to the eating disorder. At HARMONY PLACE in Athens, we provide extensive psychoeducation during the treatment program, a thorough assessment is carried out on arrival to determine the exact underlying root causes for thedevelopment of bulimia, whether these are other mental health issues, physical or biological issues, to help you address these factors and understand the reality of your mental health condition. Other components of the bespoke program include psychiatry, psychotherapy, nutritional counselling, biochemical restoration and numerous complementary therapies. In addition to these traditional treatment methods, several complementary therapies may be helpful for individuals with bulimia. These may include acupuncture, mindfulness, meditation, yoga and reflexology which can help individuals develop greater self-awareness and self-compassion. Recovery from bulimia is a long-term process that requires ongoing support and dedication. With the right treatment and support, however, it is possible to overcome bulimia and lead a fulfilling and healthy life. At our luxury health care centre, our team will be available for emotional support and therapeutic assistance 24 hours a day, every day you need it.
OVEREATING
What IS
What IS
The compulsive overeating disorder is the result of specific patterns of thinking and feeling and is often a coping strategy in response to trauma, relationship issues, childhood problems or stressful life events including marriage, family issues or pressure at work. In response to these painful experiences, food functions as a coping mechanism, allow the person to feel momentarily detached from themselves, their emotions and their stress.
Foods high in fat and sugar can be extremely addictive because they trigger the release of feel-good chemicals such as dopamine. Dopamine is a chemical mes- senger in our brain that encourages us to repeat an action by producing feelings of pleasure or euphoria. When eating food causes the release of dopamine, the pleasure felt will override the body’s signals of fullness or physical satisfaction so the person will continue eating even though they are no longer hungry. Overeating is a common issue that affects many people. It is characterized by consuming more food than is needed for the body’s energy needs, often to the point of discomfort. While occasional overeating is normal, chronic overeating can be a sign of Compulsive Overeating – also known as Binge Eating leading to weight gain and other health problems.
Overeating can be caused by a variety of factors, including stress, boredom, and depression. In some cases, it can also be a symptom of an underlying eating disorder such as binge eating disorder.
What we do
THERAPY
It is our mission at HARMONY PLACE, a luxury health care facility in Athens, to help you find the health solutions you need. With our nurturing, holistic, and empathetic approach to treating compulsive overeating disorders, we will help you regain control over your diet, life, and health.
At HARMONY PLACE, we tailor-make our treatments for the compulsive overeating disorder to suit your specific needs. Treating every client with confidentiality and unparalleled care, our team of spe- cialist
therapists can address all the psychological and physical factors that contribute to the compulsive overeating disorder. This ensures health is restored on a physical, emotional and neurobiological level. Treatments include intensive psychotherapy, psychoeducation, biochemical restoration, complementary therapies and nutritional counselling.
Everyone is different that’s why your plan will be personalized and we will focus on improving your mind, body and energy. Depending on your objective and ability, we will arrange many sessions, which will include therapies focusing on Biochemical Restoration of nutrition, mind control & your lifestyle.
In addition to these sessions, there will be enriching treatments related to body and mind conducted by our complementary therapists – improving your well-being and energy levels.
At HARMONY PLACE our unparalleled team of experts is designed to offer you a sustainable weight loss solution to change your life.
By switching your metabolism into a fat-burning mode, improving your energy and vitality, while reducing your cravings for food and increasing satiety, our program combines techniques to boost self-confidence and to rebalance body and mind successfully. We will also identify any underlying mental issues that may walk hand-in-hand with obesity with methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and psychotherapy. Gradually, we can improve your mobility and indepen- dence, reducing your reliance on others. Rest assured, a healthy relationship with food can be restored and a positive future is designed for you. HARMONY PLACE offers treatment programmes for compulsive overeating disorder that will help you regain control over your food, life, and health. At our luxury health care centre, our team will be available for emotional support and therapeutic assistance 24 hours a day, for every day you need it.