Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED is a board-certified internal medicine physician, known nationally and internationally for her work on the medical complications of eating disorders.

Introduction 1. Weight Stigma and Weight-Inclusive Care Part 1: Not Enough Calories: The Science of Undernourishment 2. 30,000-Foot View: Undernourishment is Bad for the Body, and Food is Good for It Words of Wisdom: "The Perfect Child"3. Going into Hibernation Words of Wisdom: The House on Fire, a.k.a. Combatting "I'm Fine"4. Hormones, Bones, and Exercise5. The Empty Tank Words of Wisdom: The Subterranean Aquifer, Checklists, and Reframing Expectations6. Presentations of Advanced Malnutrition and Severe Underweight Words of Wisdom: The Tale of the Perfectionist and the Appreciative Achiever Part 2: Purging 7. 30,000-Foot View: What is Purging? Why Does it Cause Medical Issues? Words of Wisdom: The Two-Sided Coin 8. How Does Purging Physically Affect the Body? Words of Wisdom: Comparing Yourself to Your Sickest Day9. Electrolytes and Stopping Purging Words of Wisdom: The Dog in the Street and Normal Fullness Part 3: Binge Eating Disorder, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and "Atypical" Anorexia Nervosa 10. Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Words of Wisdom: Finding Self-Compassion 11. Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Words of Wisdom: Getting Beyond the Breakers 12. Atypical Anorexia Nervosa (AAN) Words of Wisdom: The Coral Tank-Depletion Risks Body and Mind Part 4: Recovery 13. Recovery Themes Words of Wisdom: Place the Safety Net Where It Belongs Higher Levels of Care14. Early and Later Nutritional Rehabilitation: The Journey Toward Sufficient and Consistent Nourishment Words of Wisdom: Belly Appearance During Recovery Part 5: The Unmeasurables: (a.k.a. The Very Real Medical Problems That Modern Medicine Often Can't Measure) 15. Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Words of Wisdom: Bearing Witness16. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Words of Wisdom: The Spoon Metaphor for Daily Energy17. Complex Digestive Issues Part 6: Specific Populations 18. Neurodiversity19. Other Influential Psychiatric Diagnoses20. Diabetes Mellitus21. Athletes and Relative Energy Deficiency of Sport (REDs)22. Males23. Gender and Sexual Minorities24. Sexual and Reproductive Health25. Substance Use Disorder26. Longstanding Eating Disorders and Older Age27. Caring for the Patient Who Declines Treatment Conclusion How We Can Contribute Positively