Speaking Of Hungry

Did you know that binge eating disorder (BED) is a widely misdiagnosed eating disorder?  I am chatting with Jennifer McGurk, a NY-based registered dietitian nutritionist who specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and the practice of intuitive eating.  She explains what binge eating disorder (BED) is and why so many people try to “fix” this disorder with a diet or even bariatric surgery. The trouble is that these “fixes” rarely get to the root of why a person is bingeing. It is a much more complex disorder requiring more than the temporary “band-aid” of weight loss.  My conversation with Jennifer about binge eating disorder is straightforward, factual, and eye-opening. We talk about: How EVERYONE has ups and downs when they embark on disordered eating recovery and most of us don’t hear about the “messy middle” of others’ recovery process.  Jennifer’s personal journey with food, an eating disorder, and how it played a role in the work she does today. How her education in nutrition taught her that the