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Welcome to the Brain Over Binge Podcast, where you learn a simple brain-based approach to ending

binge eating. Today's show is another interview, and this time it's with Elisa,

who is an eating disorder recovery coach and author, and we talk about fasting and disordered eating.

I like to get many perspectives on this podcast because there are some things that I did not

personally experience as part of my own eating disorder and recovery.

Elisa actually wrote a great guest post for my blog back in 2016 about orthorexia,

which is something that she struggled with as well.

And then I recently saw a video that she did on her own YouTube channel about her experience

with intermittent fasting behaviors.

And I thought it would be helpful to bring her on the show to talk about that

and how it led to food obsession and ultimately to a harmful relationship with food

that eventually spiraled into bulimia.

I realize that some of you listening may have some strong feelings about the possible

health benefits of intermittent fasting.

And I think that this eating strategy is definitely being promoted. about the possible health benefits of intermittent fasting.

And I think that this eating strategy is definitely being promoted as the new gold standard of dieting or of weight loss.

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