Episode #3 Where is your Destination

Deciding the road and pathway in your understanding and essentially career in the eating disorders field can be daunting. We want you know have a sense of the direction you are going with loads of support, education, and guidance from a couple of well-traveled (at least one!) tour guides. We've been where you want to go and want to help you avoid the pot holes, and dangerous places, tolerate the heat and rain and enjoy the sunshine and beautiful views along the way. You get to see a sneak peak into the back end that only those that subscribe to the podcast get to experience. We hope you'll find this content eventually a great investment in your career. You'll also get to receive a lot of great resources that we've found helpful in our journey right at your fingertips. Remember: you start with what you DON'T know; then LEARN and THAT will help you become a well travelled and confident clinician. Let's climb: Malnutrition We wanted to start with malnutrition as a key pathway to understanding eating disorders. Malnutrition comes in all sizes and shapes and want you to be aware of what to begin looking for. Remember, this does not take the place of needed formal supervision or consultation but does help you know what to dig deeper in for knowledge and understanding of a complex population. Malnutrition is often MISSED by well meaning clinicians. It can show up through behavioral issues, emotion dysregulation, eating patterns, height changes, poor performance in sport, frustrated parents and clients (having gone through multiple treatment providers and tests) searching for THE answer, often found in what food to avoid. It has to be that simple right? Let's dig into how malnutrition is missed. Understand how BMI is a very poor indicator of health but IS important in the ED field. Things you can look for in anthropometrics and physical exam and how these things may not show you the full picture and resources to boot. Important take away resources: Nutrition Focused Physical Exam: https://www.eatrightstore.org/product-type/ebooks/nutrition-focused-physical-exam-pocket-guide-3rd-edition-ebook  Everything you need to know about the Minnesota Starvation Study: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/10/hunger  Journal article: https://jn.nutrition.org/article/S0022-3166(22)10249-X/fulltext Video from a participant: http://www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi/video/the-minnesota-semistarvation-experiment/  Great podcasts: https://seven-health.com/2021/02/226-minnesota-starvation-experiment/  Another great podcast (follow up of participants) and important to know and see longer term effects of malnutrition: https://seven-health.com/2020/02/rebroadcast-the-minnesota-starvation-experiment-follow-up/#2  An important PURPLE Book (4th addition) to reference. You can provide this to physicians too who many not be versed in EDs. This resource is also published in many languages too!: https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AEDWEB/27a3b69a-8aae-45b2-a04c-2a078d02145d/UploadedImages/Publications_Slider/2120_AED_Medical_Care_4th_Ed_FINAL.pdf