Anatomy of a Food Addiction: The Brain Chemistry of Overeating: An Effective Program to Overcome Compulsive Eating

by Anne Katherine

Book Overview

Hope, help, and a real explanation for the disease of food addiction

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936077131
• ISBN13: 9780936077130
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Gurze Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Anatomy of a Food Addiction

If you want to understand why your eating habits are out of control, this is the book which explains it! This book has really helped me to understand why I am so addicted to sugar and flour, and explains how one needs to abstain from these foods. I still have to rely on O.A. in order to keep the motivation to eat properly, but I come back to this book on a regular basis to keep my mind focused on why I keep returning to bad eating habits and how I am not to blame. GREAT BOOK.

Lifesaving Information!

Ironically, it was a negative comment written by another reviewer that told me this was the book for me! They had mentioned the author's prescription of abstinence from sugar and white flour products to stop the carvings. You see, I know firsthand that this is a necessary and extremely effective step in combating food cravings and the binges that characterize a food addiction. (By the way this is not an "Atkins like" diet in any way, shape or form - you are still allowed heatlhy whole grains, fruits etc.) I just didn't know WHY it worked for me. For more than a year, I abstained from eating white flour products, fruits and sugars due to actual food allergies and as a wonderful side effect, all of my cravings for and obsessive thoughts about these foods ceased completely. I was no longer driven to or dependent on food. However, because I wasn't aware of why I had been so dependent on food in the past, I allowed myself to have a slice of cake on my birthday which turned out to be a huge mistake. Bam! I was right back in and I haven't been able to abstain ever since. After reading this book, I uncovered the other more important and insidious reason for my inability to regain abstinence - namely, the emotional issues that drive me to food. This aspect of the book, is the most important of all. This book feels like it was written for me. I've had every thought, every feeling Dr. Katherine relates. Her writing exposes my inner life, a life I thought was mine alone but in reality most, if not all, overeaters share the same experiences! Do yourself, your body, your soul a favor and buy this book! Thank you Anne Katherine!

Anatomy of a Food Addiction

I've read many books but this is the best book by far. This writer is so right on between what causes the overeating and how important it is to understand both the chemical and pyschological aspects of this condition. I believe the inner search and healing is the real key and requires all she writes about to understand why this has happened to you, me and many others. I was one whose feelings were disregarded as a child and was not taught how to deal with those feelings. I highly suggest that along with all this you try breathwork. It will help you immensely at getting to your core.

I'm not alone!

Reading this book I finally discovered that I am not alone in my compulsion to eat. The author was able to relate with the reader, going through it herself, and explain why we do it. It was a wonderful explanation of why we eat and how to overcome it. In detail she explains the chemical reactions in your body and why it keeps you eating. She takes you through 'assignments' to help you on your path and encourages triumph, while acknowledging the hard work we'll go through. This book has given me hope that I have never before felt. Successfully she made me realize that it isn't all my fault because I have no will power, but deeper emotional needs that I have filled with food. I feel happy and hopeful for the first time in years.

This is a must read book for anyone with overeating problems

I have battled with eating my whole life. This book explains that it is a chemical reaction that causes us to crave food and to over eat. It does not mean you have no will power or are not a good person. This book gives you a step by step guide to win the battle. Stop blaming yourself and get some real help that works.