The Dr. Robin Zasio Show “Mental Health Matters”

Topic: Eating Disorders: Understanding Signs, Symptoms, and Effective Treatment Modalities.

Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses that impact millions of people every year in the United States. Often misunderstood as a fad, phase, or lifestyle choice, these conditions can cause abnormally slow heart rate and low blood pressure, heart failure, reduction of bone density (osteoporosis, muscle loss and weakness, severe dehydration, and kidney failure. Courtney Rhea Riviero, from Eating Recovery Center, will discuss the various forms of eating disorders, what the initial signs and symptoms, effective treatment modalities, and how to access help.