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Childhood Trauma Linked To Eating Disorders

Trauma increases the risk for eating disorders and addictions and over 40 medical issues including the top 5 causes of death and these effects can be passed from one generation to the next.

Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH, CEDS-S, an Eating Disorder / Addiction specialist joins Gayle Guyardo the host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom and said “Understanding the effects of trauma – your own and trauma in your family will help you heal from eating disorders and addictions at the deepest level possible.”

Bloom airs in 40 markets across the country, with a reach of approximately 36 million households, and in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Madison, WI.

You can watch Bloom in the Tampa Bay Market weekdays at Noon on WTTA: Spectrum 1006; Frontier 514; DirecTV 38; Dish 38; Comcast 43, and look for Bloom early mornings on WFLA News Channel 8.