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CENTRIC BEHAVIORAL ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS
Q. Who is affected by Binge Eating Disorder (B.E.D)?
A. Binge Eating Disorder occurs in men, women and adolescents. You do not have to be overweight or obese to have B.E.D. Binge-eating disorder is the most common eating disorder in the U.S. Eating disorders frequently appear during the teen years or young adulthood but may also develop during childhood or later in life.
Q. What is Binge Eating Disorder?
A. Binge eating Disorder is not what we sometimes think of. It’s the feeling of a loss of control which leads to eating past the point of fullness, eating quickly, eating when not hungry, and feeling guilty and alone about the amount of eating that has occurred.
Q. Who treats Binge Eating Disorder?
A. A Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or a Psychiatrist that prescribes
medications can assist you with the loss of control and the overeating. Evidence suggests that medications that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may be helpful for treating eating disorders and other co-occurring illnesses such as anxiety or depression.
It is also important to note that in order to reduce or eliminate bingeeating behaviors, people should also consider cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which is a type of psychotherapy that helps a person learn how to identify distorted or unhelpful thinking patterns and recognize and change inaccurate beliefs.
Q. How do I know if I should seek help?
A. If you experience any of the following, you should seek assistance: • disappearance of large amounts of
+Is your eating out of control? Do you feel a sense of guilt and shame after overeating?
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food in short periods of time or lots of empty wrappers and containers indicating consumption of large amounts of food. • uncomfortable eating around others • practices with food or fad diets, including cutting out entire food groups (no sugar, no carbs, etc.) • fear of eating in public or with others • steals or hoards food in strange places • creates lifestyle schedules or rituals to make time for binge sessions • withdraws from usual friends and activities • frequently diets • extreme concern with body weight and shape • frequent checking in the mirror for perceived flaws in appearance • eating in a discrete period of time an amount of food that is much larger than most individuals would eat under similar circumstances • feels lack of control over ability to stop eating • disruption in normal eating behaviors, including eating throughout the day with no planned mealtimes; skipping meals or taking small portions of food at regular meals; engaging in sporadic fasting or repetitive dieting • developing food rituals (e.g., eating only a particular food or food group [e.g., condiments], excessive chewing, and not allowing foods to touch). • eating alone out of embarrassment at the quantity of food being eaten • feelings of disgust, depression, or guilt after overeating • fluctuations in weight, both up and down • feelings of low self-esteem • stomach cramps, other nonspecific gastrointestinal complaints (constipation, acid reflux, etc.) • difficulties concentrating
Q. What are some other facts about Binge Eating Disorder?
A. BED is not a choice. No one would choose the shame, discomfort, and depression that comes with BED.
Binging may acutely relieve negative mood; however, afterward, it generally causes the person’s negative mood to return even more intensely, reinforcing binging via negative reinforcement. Lower selfesteem and overvaluation of shape and weight contribute to weight bias internalization among patients with binge-eating disorder.
BED is a neurobiological condition that involves mind and body. Researchers are finding that eating disorders are caused by a complex interaction of genetic, biological, behavioral, psychological, and social factors.
Risk factors for BED include: genetics, a history of trauma, and a culture that idealizes thinness.
If untreated, it can lead to chronic health conditions as well as anxiety and depression. The health risks of BED are most commonly those associated with clinical obesity, weight stigma, and weight cycling (aka, yo-yo dieting). Most people who are labeled clinically obese do not have binge eating disorder. However, of individuals with BED, up to two-thirds are labelled clinically obese; people who struggle with binge eating disorder tend to be of normal or higher-thanaverage weight, though BED can be diagnosed at any weight.
23RD ANNUAL GREATER PHOENIX JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
For the past 23 years, the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival (GPJFF) has celebrated Jewish culture through film, bringing an exciting lineup of films to Arizona honoring Jewish traditions and heritage. From February 10-24, 2019, the 23rd Annual Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival will screen films showcasing the best of Jewish traditions, at three Valley locations: Harkins Shea 14, Scottsdale; Harkins Park West 14, Peoria and Harkins Tempe Marketplace 16, Tempe.
Currently the longestrunning film festival in the Valley, the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival celebrates its 23rd year by presenting more great films that make our festival even bigger and better - almost 2,000 magical minutes of Jewish cinema from 13 different countries! Rejoice in this annual crowd-pleasing two-week annual event with 20 new films and six short films ranging from defiance and struggle to fun and adventure to laughter and love, with something for everyone and stories that engage both mind and heart. Without leaving your movie theater seat, filmgoers can travel from a maternity ward in the South of France to the cramped living arrangements of the Warsaw Ghetto, from the back alleys of Budapest to the frozen Russian countryside; from the bright lights of Broadway to the harrowing ambulance runs in Brooklyn!
The opening night film, GOLDA’S BALCONY, THE FILM, will be the West coast premiere of the film of the award-winning Broadway play about Golda Meir, Israel’s only female prime minister. Producer/Director David Fishelson will appear at both the Scottsdale and Tempe showings. Guest speakers with knowledge of specific topics applicable to the films moderate discussions following many of the screenings. A special Valentine’s Day screening of the film THE CAKEMAKER on Feb. 14 will surprise attendees with a great film and delicious dessert. A free screening of HAVA NAGILA: THE MOVIE will be shown on Sunday, February 24, for a mixed audience of Jewish teens from Valley congregations and over 100 members of Gesher Disability Resources (formerly Council for Jews with Special Needs) and their caretakers. This screening will raise awareness and highlight inclusion while providing an entertaining and educational cinematic experience. The screening will be shown with the lights up and the volume lowered, and audience members are free to move around, talk, or even dance in the aisles during the movie.
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Just 46 miles from Phoenix are McDaniel, discovered the mine as the mining processes and production, the Four Peaks, in the Mazatzal he followed a quartz ‘float’ in search allowing for more beautiful Arizona Mountains, a familiar sight that of gold. Since gold was what he and amethyst jewelry to find its way on most people in Arizona would recog- most other prospectors at the time fingers and necks across the country. nize. But what many may not know were in search of, they merely noted is that hidden in that iconic mountain the location of the amethyst mine and What makes the Four Peaks Amethyst range is an amethyst mine with a long, moved on. It wasn’t until 1942 that the Mine interesting is that it is located on unique, and interesting history. mine first ‘produced’ and was patented privately owned land in the National by prominent German stone cutters of Forest making mining and getting in Earliest glimpses into the history the time. and out of the mining area difficult. of the Four Peaks Amethyst Mine are now considered artifacts – Na- Over the next 50 years it was mined The small crew of miners hike in tive American arrow heads that were by various mine-owners and renters and out of the mountain to access the carved out of amethyst have been of the property but never consistently. private land, and work and live on the found in the area near the mine. It is In the 1980’s and 1990’s it was mined mountain for several weeks at a time stones. Amethyst is a type of quartz. also believed that Spanish settlers dis- intermittently but mostly illegally by before hiking out. The purple color is a result of the iron covered the mine in the 18th century. trespassers who knew what to look that was present when forming and It is unclear how much amethyst was for, or hikers who stumbled on the “There is no easy way in or out,” said the amount of iron present along with actually mined by these settlers how- mine. Cavano. “A few times a year supplies other trace minerals affects the shade ever there are rumors that some of the are flown in by helicopter and the raw of purple. Arizona amethyst is characArizona amethyst made its way into In 1997, Kurt Cavano of New Jersey, amethyst is flown out.” terized by the red hue it has known as the Spanish crown. was visiting the annual Tucson Rock ‘Siberian red’ since it is similar to the and Gem Show and found himself The miners have been following amethyst mined in Russia. Amethyst While the early history of the mine in talks to purchase the Four Peaks the same vein of crystals through is also a hard and durable gemstone, is murky, it becomes clearer in the Amethyst Mine. Since taking over the mountain for twenty years and making it ideal for cutting. early 1900’s when a prospector, Jim the mine, Cavano has standardized production of the rough depends on the vein itself. All of the amethyst is The Four Peaks Mining Company mined by hand, as dynamite could not store located in Scottsdale at the only damage the amethyst crystals, but OdySea in the Desert carries a large compromise the mine itself. collection of sterling silver Arizona “We want to be respectful of how we of gold, rose gold and white gold set take the amethyst out of the mine,” amethyst jewelry. Sparkling rings, said Cavano. “We use simple tools and earrings, necklaces and bracelets are we think of ourselves more as stew- available for both women and men. ards of this amazing piece of Arizona amethyst jewelry and a large variety history than miners.” There is also a replica of the actual mine at the Four Peaks Mining ComPlus, being located in the National pany showing visitors what it is like Forest and wilderness means there is to go in the Four Peaks Mine. Visiting an obligation to be more responsible Four Peaks Mining Company also in the environment. The mountain’s offers visitors an opportunity to learn inherent rugged territory and remote about mining and the other gemaccess to the mine makes the Four stones found in Arizona. A unique UV Peaks Amethyst all the more special. lighted mineral room with walls that are embedded with naturally fluorescCavano has strived to decrease the ing minerals can be seen. Plus a large mine’s environmental footprint by uti- variety of crystals and unique stones lizing solar to power the miners’ living from around the world can be found in space and the mine itself and use as jewelry. Four Peaks Mining Company little gasoline as possible throughout is a one of a kind venue.
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