for about 30 years I’ve been working with women and men with psychiatric
with women and men with psychiatric
with women and men with psychiatric eating disorders and I’m still baffled
eating disorders and I’m still baffled
eating disorders and I’m still baffled by these disorders and I’m moved and
by these disorders and I’m moved and
by these disorders and I’m moved and affected by the suffering of my patients
affected by the suffering of my patients
affected by the suffering of my patients eating disorders such as anorexia
eating disorders such as anorexia
eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa bulimia nervosa and binge eating
nervosa bulimia nervosa and binge eating
nervosa bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorders are serious mental disorders
disorders are serious mental disorders
disorders are serious mental disorders which lasts on average for six years
which lasts on average for six years
which lasts on average for six years anorexia nervosa is by far the most
anorexia nervosa is by far the most
anorexia nervosa is by far the most visible eating disorder women with
visible eating disorder women with
visible eating disorder women with anorexia nervosa have a 6 times higher
anorexia nervosa have a 6 times higher
anorexia nervosa have a 6 times higher chance of dying than women in the
chance of dying than women in the
chance of dying than women in the general population and one in every two
general population and one in every two
general population and one in every two people with bulimia nervosa or binge
people with bulimia nervosa or binge
people with bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder become obese people with
eating disorder become obese people with
eating disorder become obese people with eating disorders feel fat and want to be
eating disorders feel fat and want to be
eating disorders feel fat and want to be thin consequently eating disorders
thin consequently eating disorders
thin consequently eating disorders mostly start with dieting and while
mostly start with dieting and while
mostly start with dieting and while losing body weight
losing body weight
losing body weight strangely enough instead of starting
strangely enough instead of starting
strangely enough instead of starting feeling thinner they start feeling
feeling thinner they start feeling
feeling thinner they start feeling fatter an obsession with body weight and
fatter an obsession with body weight and
fatter an obsession with body weight and shape develops some become dangerously
shape develops some become dangerously
shape develops some become dangerously thin others develop uncontrollable binge
thin others develop uncontrollable binge
thin others develop uncontrollable binge eating and self induced vomiting as a
eating and self induced vomiting as a
eating and self induced vomiting as a ways of losing body weight seemingly
ways of losing body weight seemingly
ways of losing body weight seemingly super control on the one hand and being
super control on the one hand and being
super control on the one hand and being totally out of control as two sides of
totally out of control as two sides of
totally out of control as two sides of the same coin what starts as a wish to
the same coin what starts as a wish to
the same coin what starts as a wish to become thin becomes an obsession with
become thin becomes an obsession with
become thin becomes an obsession with body weight and shape and turns into a
body weight and shape and turns into a
body weight and shape and turns into a prison of involuntary dieting binging
prison of involuntary dieting binging
prison of involuntary dieting binging vomiting and suffering now we like the
vomiting and suffering now we like the
vomiting and suffering now we like the idea of being in control don’t we we
idea of being in control don’t we we
idea of being in control don’t we we cherish the freedom to make our own
cherish the freedom to make our own
cherish the freedom to make our own choices we think and we feel that we can
choices we think and we feel that we can
choices we think and we feel that we can choose what we become professionally
choose what we become professionally
choose what we become professionally whom we marry and what we eat in our
whom we marry and what we eat in our
whom we marry and what we eat in our Western world we’ve become more and more
Western world we’ve become more and more
Western world we’ve become more and more obsessed with health and through
obsessed with health and through
obsessed with health and through thousands of food bloggers mostly with
thousands of food bloggers mostly with
thousands of food bloggers mostly with no education in nutrition with their
no education in nutrition with their
no education in nutrition with their cookbooks have become a multi-million
cookbooks have become a multi-million
cookbooks have become a multi-million euro industry superfoods juicing
euro industry superfoods juicing
euro industry superfoods juicing antioxidant supplements cleansing have
antioxidant supplements cleansing have
antioxidant supplements cleansing have become a part of daily life for many
become a part of daily life for many
become a part of daily life for many avocados outsell oranges
avocados outsell oranges
avocados outsell oranges currently it’s very fashionable to eat
currently it’s very fashionable to eat
currently it’s very fashionable to eat gluten-free now if you have celiac
gluten-free now if you have celiac
gluten-free now if you have celiac disease that’s the smart thing to do
disease that’s the smart thing to do
disease that’s the smart thing to do just supplement your vitamins or you’ll
just supplement your vitamins or you’ll
just supplement your vitamins or you’ll get a shortage but others like me have a
get a shortage but others like me have a
get a shortage but others like me have a choice pivotal in food blogs is the link
choice pivotal in food blogs is the link
choice pivotal in food blogs is the link between food and health food bloggers
between food and health food bloggers
between food and health food bloggers often make outrageous health claims such
often make outrageous health claims such
often make outrageous health claims such as coconut oil kills viruses and
as coconut oil kills viruses and
as coconut oil kills viruses and bacteria or dairy can actually cause
bacteria or dairy can actually cause
bacteria or dairy can actually cause calcium loss to your bones and some
calcium loss to your bones and some
calcium loss to your bones and some recommendations are outright harmful
recommendations are outright harmful
recommendations are outright harmful most if not all food regiments and their
most if not all food regiments and their
most if not all food regiments and their promised health benefits are based on
promised health benefits are based on
promised health benefits are based on pseudo science as healthy eating become
pseudo science as healthy eating become
pseudo science as healthy eating become an obsession for many flexitarian ISM
an obsession for many flexitarian ISM
an obsession for many flexitarian ISM vegetarianism veganism are hot health
vegetarianism veganism are hot health
vegetarianism veganism are hot health food from a hype to a trend to common
food from a hype to a trend to common
food from a hype to a trend to common culture with so-called clean eating the
culture with so-called clean eating the
culture with so-called clean eating the latest health craze a popular belief
latest health craze a popular belief
latest health craze a popular belief turned into a new religion we warship
turned into a new religion we warship
turned into a new religion we warship our bodies thin and muscular is the
our bodies thin and muscular is the
our bodies thin and muscular is the ideal advertisements social media and
ideal advertisements social media and
ideal advertisements social media and bloggers feed our hunger for ideal
bloggers feed our hunger for ideal
bloggers feed our hunger for ideal images for healthy recipes and for
images for healthy recipes and for
images for healthy recipes and for direction in life it provides an
direction in life it provides an
direction in life it provides an implicit promise if I eat healthy I will
implicit promise if I eat healthy I will
implicit promise if I eat healthy I will never get ill if I never get ill I might
never get ill if I never get ill I might
never get ill if I never get ill I might live forever
live forever
live forever now orthorexia nervosa refers to
now orthorexia nervosa refers to
now orthorexia nervosa refers to individuals with an obsession for
individuals with an obsession for
individuals with an obsession for healthy food they adhere to strict
healthy food they adhere to strict
healthy food they adhere to strict dietary rules in order to become more
dietary rules in order to become more
dietary rules in order to become more healthy not too
healthy not too
healthy not too crease their body weight and shaped like
crease their body weight and shaped like
crease their body weight and shaped like people with eating disorders orthorexia
people with eating disorders orthorexia
people with eating disorders orthorexia sounds like a medical diagnosis but it’s
sounds like a medical diagnosis but it’s
sounds like a medical diagnosis but it’s not in the course of the past two
not in the course of the past two
not in the course of the past two decades orthorexia nervosa has become a
decades orthorexia nervosa has become a
decades orthorexia nervosa has become a media favorite and it’s often presented
media favorite and it’s often presented
media favorite and it’s often presented like it’s a disorder for many following
like it’s a disorder for many following
like it’s a disorder for many following dietary rules is a choice for some it’s
dietary rules is a choice for some it’s
dietary rules is a choice for some it’s an obsession and when an obsession
an obsession and when an obsession
an obsession and when an obsession causes suffering or harm to oneself it
causes suffering or harm to oneself it
causes suffering or harm to oneself it may become a disorder obsessions are
may become a disorder obsessions are
may become a disorder obsessions are often reversed by well-informed choices
often reversed by well-informed choices
often reversed by well-informed choices how do we make our choices I really like
how do we make our choices I really like
how do we make our choices I really like wine especially red wine and I know that
wine especially red wine and I know that
wine especially red wine and I know that heavy drinking causes cardiovascular
heavy drinking causes cardiovascular
heavy drinking causes cardiovascular illness in the long run but what about
illness in the long run but what about
illness in the long run but what about moderate drinking is that good for my
moderate drinking is that good for my
moderate drinking is that good for my health I would love to drink a glass of
health I would love to drink a glass of
health I would love to drink a glass of wine every day do I set a good example
wine every day do I set a good example
wine every day do I set a good example for my children I really enjoy reading
for my children I really enjoy reading
for my children I really enjoy reading scientific articles and newspaper
scientific articles and newspaper
scientific articles and newspaper articles which explain the virtues of
articles which explain the virtues of
articles which explain the virtues of red wine for my health love it
red wine for my health love it
red wine for my health love it I cherish any evidence that fits my
I cherish any evidence that fits my
I cherish any evidence that fits my beliefs yes the glass of red wine is
beliefs yes the glass of red wine is
beliefs yes the glass of red wine is great for me every day but as a
great for me every day but as a
great for me every day but as a scientist I also delve into the
scientist I also delve into the
scientist I also delve into the scientific literature and there are at
scientific literature and there are at
scientific literature and there are at least eight large – very large studies
least eight large – very large studies
least eight large – very large studies on this topic and you know what the
on this topic and you know what the
on this topic and you know what the conclusion is there is no consensus
conclusion is there is no consensus
conclusion is there is no consensus about the health benefits of moderate
about the health benefits of moderate
about the health benefits of moderate alcohol consumption so science cannot
alcohol consumption so science cannot
alcohol consumption so science cannot help me much here and this leaves the
help me much here and this leaves the
help me much here and this leaves the door wide open for me to act upon my
door wide open for me to act upon my
door wide open for me to act upon my beliefs and drink my wine and truthfully
beliefs and drink my wine and truthfully
beliefs and drink my wine and truthfully even if there were 50 great studies on
even if there were 50 great studies on
even if there were 50 great studies on red wine and health I would stop a
red wine and health I would stop a
red wine and health I would stop a probably still stick to my own beliefs
probably still stick to my own beliefs
probably still stick to my own beliefs and this is called confirmation bias
and this is called confirmation bias
and this is called confirmation bias this is a very strong bias that affects
this is a very strong bias that affects
this is a very strong bias that affects us all and what it does it causes us to
us all and what it does it causes us to
us all and what it does it causes us to underestimate the facts that were
underestimate the facts that were
underestimate the facts that were presented with and overestimate any
presented with and overestimate any
presented with and overestimate any evidence that fits our beliefs let me
evidence that fits our beliefs let me
evidence that fits our beliefs let me tell you the story of the blonde vegan
tell you the story of the blonde vegan
tell you the story of the blonde vegan New York based food blogger Jordan
New York based food blogger Jordan
New York based food blogger Jordan younger
younger
younger and by the way what’s in a name who
and by the way what’s in a name who
and by the way what’s in a name who doesn’t want to be younger a beautiful
doesn’t want to be younger a beautiful
doesn’t want to be younger a beautiful name
name
name younger was a gluten-free legume free
younger was a gluten-free legume free
younger was a gluten-free legume free grain free oil free raw plant-based
grain free oil free raw plant-based
grain free oil free raw plant-based vegan difficult in 2014 she had more
vegan difficult in 2014 she had more
vegan difficult in 2014 she had more than 70,000 followers on social media
than 70,000 followers on social media
than 70,000 followers on social media she sold more than 40,000 copies of her
she sold more than 40,000 copies of her
she sold more than 40,000 copies of her cleanse program younger adhere to a very
cleanse program younger adhere to a very
cleanse program younger adhere to a very strict and restrictive vegan diet
strict and restrictive vegan diet
strict and restrictive vegan diet younger became ill her period stopped
younger became ill her period stopped
younger became ill her period stopped she lost her hair
she lost her hair
she lost her hair and her skin turned orange because of
and her skin turned orange because of
and her skin turned orange because of the large quantities of carrots and
the large quantities of carrots and
the large quantities of carrots and sweet potatoes that she consumed she
sweet potatoes that she consumed she
sweet potatoes that she consumed she sought help and was advised to add fish
sought help and was advised to add fish
sought help and was advised to add fish to her diet younger chose to leave her
to her diet younger chose to leave her
to her diet younger chose to leave her strict veganism then she took the
strict veganism then she took the
strict veganism then she took the courageous step to inform her followers
courageous step to inform her followers
courageous step to inform her followers of this choice she did that in a blog
of this choice she did that in a blog
of this choice she did that in a blog post and her followers responded by
post and her followers responded by
post and her followers responded by leaving her by the thousands she even
leaving her by the thousands she even
leaving her by the thousands she even received death threats her story is a
received death threats her story is a
received death threats her story is a story of choices and through choice she
story of choices and through choice she
story of choices and through choice she became well again and the blonde vegan
became well again and the blonde vegan
became well again and the blonde vegan became the balanced blonde so choices
became the balanced blonde so choices
became the balanced blonde so choices determine our behavior so it’s all about
determine our behavior so it’s all about
determine our behavior so it’s all about making well informed choices and
making well informed choices and
making well informed choices and sometimes even courageous choices often
sometimes even courageous choices often
sometimes even courageous choices often it seems like we have to choose between
it seems like we have to choose between
it seems like we have to choose between science and religion between rationality
science and religion between rationality
science and religion between rationality and pseudo scientific beliefs between
and pseudo scientific beliefs between
and pseudo scientific beliefs between fast food and immortality between habits
fast food and immortality between habits
fast food and immortality between habits and obsession now we all want to do the
and obsession now we all want to do the
and obsession now we all want to do the right thing don’t we make the right
right thing don’t we make the right
right thing don’t we make the right choice but how do we make our choices
choice but how do we make our choices
choice but how do we make our choices science usually disproves specific food
science usually disproves specific food
science usually disproves specific food health claims simply because most food
health claims simply because most food
health claims simply because most food health claims have never been researched
health claims have never been researched
health claims have never been researched and science is long and hard work
and science is long and hard work
and science is long and hard work everyone knows that it’s a good thing to
everyone knows that it’s a good thing to
everyone knows that it’s a good thing to eat less saturated fat sugar red meat
eat less saturated fat sugar red meat
eat less saturated fat sugar red meat and more vegetables and fruit health
and more vegetables and fruit health
and more vegetables and fruit health food became a hype a trend a lifestyle
food became a hype a trend a lifestyle
food became a hype a trend a lifestyle for many and a
for many and a
for many and a session like orthorexia nervosa and for
session like orthorexia nervosa and for
session like orthorexia nervosa and for some a disorder a continuum from freedom
some a disorder a continuum from freedom
some a disorder a continuum from freedom of choice to involuntary behavior now
of choice to involuntary behavior now
of choice to involuntary behavior now there’s a thin line between an obsession
there’s a thin line between an obsession
there’s a thin line between an obsession and a disorder and we all potentially
and a disorder and we all potentially
and a disorder and we all potentially walk that line sometime in our life
walk that line sometime in our life
walk that line sometime in our life sometimes courageous choices are needed
sometimes courageous choices are needed
sometimes courageous choices are needed to become well my patients are faced
to become well my patients are faced
to become well my patients are faced with these tough choices every day and I
with these tough choices every day and I
with these tough choices every day and I since I can’t rely on science not
since I can’t rely on science not
since I can’t rely on science not completely or on food religion I choose
completely or on food religion I choose
completely or on food religion I choose to eat what makes me happy and to that
to eat what makes me happy and to that
to eat what makes me happy and to that that’s I wish to all and to that I toast
that’s I wish to all and to that I toast
that’s I wish to all and to that I toast [Applause]
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