3 Components to Treating Anorexia
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Restoring the body to a healthy weight
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Treat all psychological issues related to Anorexia
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Reduce or eliminate behaviors or thoughts that lead to eating disorders
The best thing you can do for a friend or family member struggling with anorexia is to help them get treatment.
The steps in treatment include:
Medical treatment- Fixing any major damage that that this disease has caused to prevent starvation and death. Hospitalization may be required until they reach a healthy and sustainable weight.
Nutritional treatment- Making sure their bodies contain enough vitamins and minerals to function normally. Advisment on foods they should be eating to get the correct amount of nutrition they need.
Counseling- Anorexics need to be able to get rid of the bad feelings about their weight and learn to love their own bodies. This is the most important kind of treatment.
Are you or a friend struggling with anorexia?
Call the National Eating Disorder Association for advise and treatment options
1-800-931-2237 *toll free
Best Eating Disorder Rehab Clinic in the country
Castle Wood Treatment Center
Located in St. Louis, Missouri
