Have you successfully recovered from a drug or alcohol addiction? Quit smoking? Or stopped practicing an addictive behavior? If the way you eat feels similar to an addiction, you… Read More
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Heroin Addiction is an Urgent Health Crisis
Recently, awareness has been building about the increasing use of heroin – and the increasing number of overdoses and deaths from it – especially since the tragic death of actor… Read More
National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month, which makes it a perfect time to celebrate all the ways that good nutrition, combined with other healthy lifestyle choices, can help us thrive and… Read More
Anxiety as the Root of Addiction
People who suffer from anxiety often try to self-diagnose and self-treat the disorder, whether their anxiety comes from day-to-day stress, such as public speaking, or from a traumatic, life-changing event…. Read More
The Quest for the Right Question: Your Weight vs Your Life
Read these statements and try to imagine the person who said each of them: “I want to change my body.” “I think about my weight all the time.” “I am… Read More
Casa Palmera and EDAW: Working Together to Help You
As noted in our previous post, this week is very important week for us at Casa Palmera, Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW). This year’s EDAW theme is “I Had No… Read More
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
This week launches a very important week for us at Casa Palmera, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (or NEDA). The theme this year is “I Had No Idea”, a very… Read More
Tips for Overcoming Holiday Triggers for Addiction
Valentine’s Day is one of those times when it can seem like the whole world has something you don’t. Any festive holiday that occurs when you are feeling sad, lonely,… Read More
Heroin Makes a Dangerous Comeback
Like many other parts of our culture – fashion, music, movies – illicit drugs have their own cycles of popularity. Even if a drug falls out of the national headlines… Read More
Genetics and Addiction: A Complicated Relationship
Addiction and substance abuse are serious problems for millions of Americans. The National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and… Read More
