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ADHD Medication Weight Loss
What is ADHD? Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a psychiatric condition recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental…
Fueling Your Body, Not the Algorithm: How Social Media, Body Image, and Diet Culture Impact Teens
In a world where we scroll through perfectly curated images every day, it can be hard to remember that what…
Eating Disorder Treatment as a 2SLGBTQ+ Person
Disclaimer: This blog focuses on 2SLGBTQ+ individuals who have experienced eating disorders. Due to the long-standing (and inaccurate) narrative of…
Eating Disorder Foundations
Diabulimia in Children & Teens
What is Diabulimia? Diabulimia is an eating disorder that individuals living with diabetes may experience. Individuals living with diabulimia intentionally…
Bone Health and Eating Disorders
It is important to remember that the weight of a person includes the weight of their bones. So when your…
What is Binge Eating Disorder?
There are times where we all eat foods in higher quantities than we require for many reasons such as holidays,…
Disordered Eating Vs. Eating Disorders
Wait…there’s a difference between disordered eating and eating disorders? Aren’t they the same thing? On the blog, we talk a…
5 Signs of an Eating Disorder
Signs of eating disorders can be subtle to the untrained eye. At Change Creates Change we are here to help…
Eating Disorders in Youth
Eating Disorders in Teens
Our teenage years are a time in our lives that involve many physical and emotional changes and transitions. These changes…
What Do I Do if My Child Has an Eating Disorder?
Watching a loved one struggle with an eating disorder can be challenging. You may even feel a sense of hopelessness….
What To Do If Your Child Refuses Treatment
There are different factors that play a role in how children react when they are diagnosed with an eating disorder….
Diabulimia in Children & Teens
What is Diabulimia? Diabulimia is an eating disorder that individuals living with diabetes may experience. Individuals living with diabulimia intentionally…
My Child’s Doctor Doesn’t Believe They Have an Eating Disorder
Finding family based therapy for eating disorders can be a scary task that can feel overwhelming. It usually starts with…
Navigating Recovery
Navigating the Holidays in Eating Disorder Recovery
For those of us in eating disorder recovery, the holidays can be a challenging time. The holiday season tends to…
Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders
Family-Based Treatment (FBT) is one of the leading evidence-based treatments for eating disorders among children and adolescents. FBT recognizes the…
The Role of Distress Tolerance in Eating Disorder Recovery
Eating disorder recovery is a process that involves addressing underlying emotional issues, challenging deeply ingrained thought patterns, and learning new…
Types of Eating Disorder Treatment: What Happens When There Is a Mismatch Level of Care
Each individual’s recovery journey is unique, so our treatment plans should be too. Some of us will need less intensive…
The Dietitian’s Role in Eating Disorder Recovery
Dietitians are crucial members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team in eating disorder recovery. Continue reading to learn about what to…
What to Expect During Group Meal Support
Group meal support can help your loved one complete a meal, particularly if you are concerned they are struggling to…
Eating Disorders and Postpartum
Postpartum is defined as the period from the delivery of a newborn to the age of two years old. It…
Continuing Your Recovery on Campus
For Parents and Caregivers If you are worried that your teen or young adult may be struggling in their eating…
Ramadan and Eating Disorders
What is Ramadan? Ramadan for Muslims is a time for reflection and spiritual connection. Fasting from food and water is…
Why is Eating Breakfast Important?
Many of us have been told since we were children that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. …
Working With Change Creates Change
Telehealth Eating Disorder Treatment
Telehealth is the use of communication technologies to deliver healthcare virtually, which may involve telephone counseling, video consultations and remote…
Eating Disorder Treatment Team
Note: In this blog we discuss both clinical and subclinical eating disorders. Clinical eating disorder: refers to an eating disorder…
Working With a Dietitian at Change Creates Change
A Registered Dietitian is an important part of the multidisciplinary healthcare team that should be involved in eating disorder recovery….
Am I Ready to Work With a Registered Dietitian?
Investing in our health is just that; an investment. It takes commitment, dedication and perseverance. And in some situations, it…
Change Creates Change Nova Scotia
What is Change Creates Change? Change Creates Change is a collaborative team of professionals who specialize in eating disorders. Together,…
Where Your Fees Are Going
It has been quite a year. My goodness, it’s been almost two years since we were all blind-sided by a…
The Creating Change Pathway™ Explained
At Change Creates Change, we have created the Creating Change Pathway™ to navigate eating disorder recovery. We use this tool…
Am I Covered for RD Services?
Did you know that many employers cover (or partially cover) services by a Registered Dietitian through their employee health benefits…
Diet Culture
Fueling Your Body, Not the Algorithm: How Social Media, Body Image, and Diet Culture Impact Teens
In a world where we scroll through perfectly curated images every day, it can be hard to remember that what…
What is Drunkorexia?
Over 90% of post-secondary students report that they drank alcohol within the past three months. Unfortunately, binge drinking has been…
“Health” Influencers and Eating Disorders
Social media often promotes unrealistic ideals that can lead to disordered eating. In this blog post, we will discuss the…
“Nature’s Ozempic”: Berberine
Social media figures are buzzing about yet another weight loss ‘hack’ they are referring to as ‘Nature’s Ozempic’. The supplement…
Ozempic and Eating Disorders
Is Ozempic a weight loss drug? A treatment for PCOS? Is it for individuals living with “obesity” or Type 2…
What is an Almond Mom?
Please note: At Change Creates Change, we do not describe foods as ‘good,’ ‘bad,’ ‘healthy,’ or ‘unhealthy.’ However, we will refer…
Uncovering the Effects of Diet Culture
Diet culture is often viewed and defined as a system of beliefs that equates health with weight, shape, and size,…
Diet Culture and Eating Disorders
Please note: At Change Creates Change, we do not use words such as “good,” “bad,” “healthy,” “unhealthy” and “cheat meals”…
Harms of Social Media
Social media literacy is increasingly important as we spend more time on our phones, on social media platforms, and engaging…
Ditching the “Summer Body” Talk
Please note: At Change Creates Chante, we do not use words like “summer body,” “hot girl summer” and “perfect summer…
For Health Care Providers
Cultural Competence in Eating Disorder Care
What is Cultural Competence? Cultural competence in healthcare is “the ability to provide care to patients with diverse values, beliefs…
Internalized Bias in HealthCare
Internalized bias is an “unfair belief, assumption or generalization about an individual or group of people based on personal characteristics…
What is Burnout?
Clinician burnout definition is a response to occupational stress that causes emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a sense of reduced accomplishment….
Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders
Family-Based Treatment (FBT) is one of the leading evidence-based treatments for eating disorders among children and adolescents. FBT recognizes the…
Ghrelin Vs. Leptin
Our appetites are regulated by a complex combination of hormones, hunger, and desire.1 Leptin and ghrelin, two hormones that have…
Ozempic and Other Semaglutide Injections
The Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) medication, Ozempic, has been at the forefront of public interest over the past few…
Medications for Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are psychiatric disorders that involve serious medical and nutritional complications.1 Behavioural treatments for eating disorders often begin with…
Flaws Behind Body Mass Index (BMI)
Please note: At Change Creates Change, we do not use language such as ‘overweight,’ ‘underweight,’ ‘healthy,’ or ‘unhealthy.’ However, we will…
Race and Eating Disorders
Eating disorders have long been stereotyped as only affecting white/Caucasian female teenagers. However, recently there have been many studies that…
Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Eating disorders (ED) are becoming more prevalent in younger children and adolescents, creating a significant need for primary care providers…
