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Eating Disorders (Anorexia/Bulimia/Binge) Treatment in Nashville
20 holistic practitioners in Nashville who can help with Eating Disorders (Anorexia/Bulimia/Binge). Gabriel's evidence-based protocols, matched to local practitioners.
20 Practitioners
0 Treatments
6+ Supplements
Gabriel's Approach to Eating Disorders (Anorexia/Bulimia/Binge)
Gabriel recognizes eating disorders as serious psychiatric illnesses requiring comprehensive treatment—medical, nutritional, psychological. NOT just 'willpower' or 'vanity.' Biomedical support enhances psychological treatment. Protocol: 1) Medical stabilization if acute (hospitalization if severe ma...
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Key Supplements
- Zinc 30-50mg (CRITICAL—deficiency common in anorexia, supplementing improves appetite and weight gain, taste perception)
- Multivitamin/multimineral (comprehensive repletion—thiamine critical to prevent refeeding syndrome)
- Omega-3 2-4g/day (brain function, mood, anti-inflammatory)
- Vitamin D (often deficient)
- Calcium (bone health—osteopenia/osteoporosis risk with anorexia)
- Magnesium (often deficient from purging, diuretics—cardiac arrhythmia risk)
Key Lab Markers
- Comprehensive metabolic panel (electrolytes CRITICAL—hypokalemia, hyponatremia from purging life-threatening), CBC (anemia), Phosphorus (refeeding syndrome risk if very low—can be fatal), Magnesium, Zinc, Vitamin D, B12, Folate, Iron studies, Thyroid panel (often low T3 in starvation—euthyroid sick syndrome), Liver enzymes (can be elevated in malnutrition, refeeding), Lipid panel, Fasting glucose, EKG (cardiac arrhythmias—prolonged QT interval risk with electrolyte imbalances), Bone density scan (if amenorrhea >6 months—osteopenia/osteoporosis risk), Amylase (elevated if purging—parotid swelling)
Practitioners in Nashville for Eating Disorders (Anorexia/Bulimia/Binge)
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#11
90GPS
Encircle Acupuncture
Multiple Practitioners·L.Ac.
4.8(125)
East Nashville and Bellevue locations
Acupuncture
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(615) 457-1979#13
89GPS
Dr. Xu Natural Healing and Acupuncture
Dr. Mark C. Xu·M.D., M.S., L.Ac.
4.7(75)
Nashville, TN
Acupuncture
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(615) 356-5201