The Food Addict: Recovering from Binge Eating Disorder & Making Peace with Food

The Food Addict takes us on a tour of Merry Brown's 25-year diet disasters, culminating in Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and clinical depression. She tells her story of BED recovery and making peace with food. Freed from the false notion her unhealthy relationship with food was a lack of self-control, she was able to see the real issue: addiction. Armed with this knowledge, she explains how she conquered BED and the endless vicious cycle of dieting.

The Food Addict: Recovering From Binge Eating Disorder & Making Peace with Food is part memoir with equal parts encouragement, social commentary, and guide to tackling them obesity epidemic with compassion and dignity.