Monthly Insights
Eating Disorder Treatment Levels of Care Explained (September 2021)
By Margot Rittenhouse, MS, LPC, NCC The realm of eating disorder treatment, advocacy, and recovery is one that eludes most people until they are in it. When you, or a loved one, find themselves in this “world,” many questions arise and the most important of these is often “how is this disorder treated?” The answer […]
Child Nutrition: How Healthy Eating For Kids Starts With You (March 2021)
Permission to repost this article has been given by my colleague Crystal C. Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC who is a maternal health and child feeding specialist at Crystal Karges Nutrition in San Diego, CA. “What are the main things I should focus on to help my kids have a healthy relationship with food?” This is […]
Grocery Shopping with Clients Who Have Eating Disorders (February 2021)
Some people find grocery shopping to be a stressful, anxiety provoking experience. For example, those struggling with an eating disorder report that the market can often bring up feelings of confusion about what to buy and how much to buy, feelings of being out of control, and anxiety. When an individual is in treatment for […]
Your Body… An Amazing Machine (January 2021)
Over the holidays I had gum surgery. I was given specific instructions from my periodontist regarding my diet and movement for the first couple of weeks. I didn’t think consuming pureed and soft foods would be a big deal, since this was not for long. I am always a compliant patient and wanted to have […]
Body Image in Men (December 2020)
There is quite a bit of press speaking about body image challenges that exist in cisgender women, cisgender men, the LGBTQ+ Community and the transgender community. People seem to be surprised when I share with them that my clientele is approximately 40% male. Many of the cis-gender men that I see have body image issues, […]
Media Literacy and Eating Disorders (November 2020)
[Margot Rittenhouse, Author] The old saying “if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything” is true in many situations. In the realm of eating disorders, if you don’t educate and inform yourself, you’ll fall for a lot as well. There is no limit to the falsehoods, lies, and promises that media will make […]
The Importance of Vitamin B-12 & How Your Medications May Be Impacting It (October 2020)
How often do you take a handful of supplements with your medications together? Many of us do not think twice about separating various supplements or medications or mixing medications and supplements. When I was in school at California State University Northridge (CSUN), my professor and mentor, Dr. Christine Smith, taught a class on drug nutrient […]