The Bulimia Help Method: A Revolutionary New Approach That Works, Paperback/Richard Kerr

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Contributor(s):Author: Richard Kerr Contribution by: Catherine Liberty Author: Ali Kerr "I am truly extraordinarily impressed with the Bulimia Help Method. It is really impressive and very approachable"- Susan Paxton, Past President of the Academy for Eating Disorders & Professor at La Trobe University About the book You are not broken, weak or faulty because you binge on food. You are normal and more importantly you can fully recover. Let me explain... powerful binge cravings are a natural and normal side effect of food restriction. If you have ever restricted your food intake in your past (e. g. a diet, a detox program, cutting out carbs, etc) then you may have triggered a primitive natural survival mechanism we call "primal hunger." This leads to powerful binge urges, an insatiable appetite, food obsession, depression and anxiety. Your body thinks you are in the middle of a famine and it is doing everything it can to make you eat lots of food. By purging your food, you remain malnourished and your body is stuck in "primal hunger" mode. Keep in mind, this has nothing to do with your upbringing, personality or emotional state. This may come as a surprise but studies show us that many of the symptoms that might have been thought to be specific to bulimia nervosa are actually the results of starvation (Pirke & Ploog, 1987). Chances are, you are perfectly normal and are just experiencing the natural and very normal side effects of a restrictive diet. We don't ask you to analyze your painful past experiences or to examine any personality 'flaws' that may have lead to your bulimia as there is no scientific evidence supporting the idea that resolving underlying psychological problems leads to recovery (Walsh & Cameron, 2005). Instead we give you clear, practical steps to remove your primal hunger, stop bingeing and purging, relearn normal eating and overcome bulimia for life. You can recover. There is a way. This book will help you: Make sense of your bulimia, (because beli