Eating Disorder Education with Kevin Burciaga

Do you have a healthy relationship with food? 

You may only be familiar with the eating disorders known as anorexia or bulimia, but disordered eating appears in many forms. With today’s societal pressures heightened through mainstream media, eating disorders can be formed through insecurity, wanting to feel in control, shortcutting a fitness journey, or many other ways. In today’s episode, Kevin Burciaga joins me to teach myself and listeners about eating disorders. 

Kevin Burciaga is a physical therapist and an eating disorder specialist. Through combining his knowledge on both, Kevin is committed to helping people conquer their eating disorders. His own experience suffering and recovering from an eating disorder is what has inspired his career in developing a method to help others recognize and overcome their bad habits related to food. Kevin has created a three-month program called the Empowered Eating System in which he teaches to students, athletes, young professionals, and many others about eating disorders and how to rise above them. 

Listen in on Episode 58 of Rejuvenaging, as Kevin describes his personal eating disorder history, how an eating disorder can form, and some guidelines people should follow when it comes to consuming food. 

Questions I Ask: 

• How do you combine being a physical therapist and an eating disorder specialist? (2:20)
• How does someone develop an eating disorder? (3:38)
• How did you interrupt the eating disorder process for yourself? (9:03)
• Do you reach a point where you’re confident you won’t go back to your old habits? (11:26)
• If someone is self-confident, are they less likely to obtain an eating disorder? (12:45)
• What is the Empowered Eating System? (16:00)
• Is there a general guideline for people that don’t fall in an underweight or overweight category? (18:25)

In This Episode, You Will Learn: 

• How Kevin’s eating disorder was developed (4:18)
• The types of eating disorders (6:52)
• How Kevin overcame his eating disorder (10:41)
• How to prevent relapsing an eating disorder (11:49)
• The old and new ways human view food and hunger (19:40)
• Kevin’s advice for people who have gained weight during Covid-19 (22:52)
• Kevin’s eating advice for older people (24:09)

Connect with Kevin 

• LinkedIn 
• Youtube 
• Kevin’s Website 

Useful Rejuvenaging Resources:

• Website: https://www.thementalhealthgym.com/
• Book: Dr. Ron Kaiser -Rejuvenaging: The Art and Science of Growing Older with Enthusiasm
• Email: [email protected] 
• TEDx Talk: Aging Enthusiastically to Make the World a Better Place

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