Tackling Food Addiction Recovery with Carolyn Coker Ross, MD

Food can be used to numb feelings. Many people who binge eat or restrict use it as a way to disconnect from the body. Food addiction specialist Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, thinks we don’t talk a lot about how we use food in our culture to help us deal with stress. That’s why we have the term “stress eating” to help us deal with the emotions that are uncomfortable. Carolyn says food is a regulator in a way because it helps you. Physiologically, eating comfort foods has a direct impact on the brain and they give a temporary sense of happiness, reward, peace, or comfort. Carolyn is a consultant for treatment centers around the US who want to include her unique integrative medicine approach to help clients recovering from eating disorders and addictions. She delves into the subject of food addiction and body image issues, and using integrative medicine for treating them.