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After the Diet Newsletter

Our quarterly publication for disordered eating professionals. Features include:

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"I learned that if I didn't respect and care for my body...I'd have no place to live."  ~~After the Diet client After the Diet™ Helping Humans Overcome Eating Problems Ayudando a Personas con Problemas Alimentarios Who Are We?/¿Quiénes Somos? After the Diet Newsletter Our quarterly publication for disordered eating professionals. Features include: The Practice Beat Interviews with nutrition, medical, mental health, and complementary practitioners.  Learn about their special techniques, philosophies, and practice guidelines Supervision Corner Case studies submitted by readers will be evaluated by the editorial board. Medication Update medications in the mental health world, nutritional aspects of psychotropic medications evaluation of herbal alternatives Neurophysiology what happens in the brain that makes us eat, feel, hurt, get sick, stay well Handout Highlight A camera ready handout in each issue. In the Next Issue DHA, EPA, and health comparison of fish oil supplements comparison of fish to fish oil supplements flax vs. fish how does fish oil get into those egg yolks? One CEU credit per issue will be available online. Additional CEU's can be purchased by those readers who share a subscription. We are Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Do you know the answers to the questions below?  You would if you subscribed to After the Diet Newsletter! Click here to request an electronic preview. Click here to subscribe to After the Diet Newsletter Click here for information about the Nutritional Guide to Psychotropic Medications, which is available for a discount when purchased with an After the Diet subscription. 1.    Based on the research below, which of the following would help to improve sleep cycles in school girls? More gym classes Moving basketball classes from the gym to the outside courts Walking instead of riding in a bus or car to school All of the above 2.    Sleep disruption: reduces availability of fuel to the brain destroys astrocytes activates glia to release glucose has no effect on brain function 3.  Which of the following is NOT a condition that increases the brain's glucose requirements? epilepsy swing shifts cigarette smoking Atkins diet 4.  What is the likeliest cause of schizophrenia? genetics infections during pregnancy affecting the fetus herpes all of the above are likely causes 5.    What is a common problem with the use of metformin in treating polycystic ovary syndrome? It has gastrointestinal side effects It is often not tolerated in the dose needed to have its i effect Neither a or b is a problem with metformin Both a and b are problems with metformin 6.    According to the following study, which is NOT a group at risk for vitamin D deficiency? young girls East African women women who did not drink milk African Americans 7.    Perchlorate: is a component of rocket fuel has been found in elevated level in milk produced near aerospace companies and military bases is not regulated in terms of safe levels in food all of the above 8.    The following populations are advised to limit the consumption of fish known to be high in mercury: women pregnant women the elderly all people 9.  The Atkins diet: is commonly recommended for women with PCOS may lower a woman's chance of getting pregnant neither is true both are true 10.  Caffeine ingestion: decreases insulin sensitivity increases insulin sensitivity worsens beta cell function improves oral glucose tolerance test response