Addicted to Energy Deficit - Your Neuroscience Based Guide to Restrictive Eating Disorders

When a restrictive eating disorder has had a destructive effect on your life or the life of someone you care about and you haven't been able to understand why it's so hard to overcome, Addicted to Energy Deficit is the book you need.



Bringing in neuroscience and research evidence, as well as personal and professional experience, Helly Barnes provides an explanation for restrictive eating disorders that will resolve your unanswered questions and fit your experience.

This includes:

A credible explanation for restrictive eating disorders as a brain-based addiction to the state of energy deficit.The evolutionary, genetic and external factors that made you susceptible.The most effective methods to overcome the addictive pursuit of energy deficit.How to reprogram your brain through processes of deep learning and dopamine restoration.Why self-empowerment, support and connection are critical.The cause of extreme levels of hunger and why you need to respond to them.The importance of set point theory and fat overshoot.Why you are not as afraid of weight gain as you think.How to avoid relapse WHEN you find your free future.

This informative and compassionate guide will give you a deeper understanding of yourself and the eating disorder. You will believe that you can overcome it and feel empowered to take the necessary steps to do so.