My advice to those suffering is to realize they have a biological illness that is not their or their familys fault, Laura said. The only cure to the illness is food. Period. Even if the sufferer is not underweight, its critical to stabilize eating patterns.
A person who goes on a very low calorie diet at 800 calories, there are a lot of hormonal shifts that try to tell your body, Oh, there is something wrong here, she said.
I have a friend who lost 40 pounds in her mid 60s and has maintained for five years, but shes as obsessed as I am. I dont want to be there," Horton said.