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ADHD and Obesity: Can ADHD Make You Fat? August 14, 2018
For years, ADHD experts have recognized the link between untreated ADHD and obesity. As for weight-control experts and gastric-bypass surgeons? Most missed the memo. Is it territorial jealousy? Willful ignorance? “ADHD Denial”? Let’s be charitable and call it one more casualty of our highly specialized medical system. One that too often overlooked undiagnosed ADHD’s contributions […]
ADHD, Addictions, And AA July 25, 2018
Almost 30 years ago, I attended my first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). It wasn’t for me but for my roommate. She went only to snag a good seat for the next meeting that night: Overeaters Anonymous. I tagged along as moral support. What struck me most about the AA meeting—and remains remarkable to […]