Nutrient deficiencies often contribute to the stranglehold of appetite disturbances and can intensify devastating patterns of disordered eating. When your body is provided with the…
James Greenblatt, MD10/05/2021
Appetite control does not have to entail a lifelong battle. To control appetite, you need to experience a sense of fullness rather than a continuous…
James Greenblatt, MD09/13/2021
I have been practicing child and adolescent psychiatry for more than thirty years, and I have become increasingly convinced there is a connection between zinc…
James Greenblatt, MD09/06/2021
Your family sits down to dinner one evening and your fourteen-year-old daughter looks with disgust at the plate of chicken placed in front of her.…
James Greenblatt, MD08/30/2021
When I first met Elise, she was 25 years old and had a 13-year-long history of restrictive eating behaviors. She was first put on a…
James Greenblatt, MD08/16/2021
Sugar is a term of endearment. It helps us cope with the painful realities of life. To make it more palatable, we may “sugar-coat” a…
James Greenblatt, MD06/24/2021
This is about you. You are unique. Specifically, you have biochemical uniqueness, a concept which extends to anatomy, the metabolism of vitamins and minerals, and…
James Greenblatt, MD05/13/2021
Anorexia nervosa is a complex disease that requires a carefully coordinated, personalized program for diagnosis and treatment. While conventional psychiatrists rely on medications to cure…
James Greenblatt, MD04/05/2021
Anorexia is not simply “a desire to be thin” taken to the extreme. It is a complex, multi-faceted disorder with physical, mental, social, nutritional, and…
James Greenblatt, MD02/22/2021
