Compassionate Support for Eating Behaviors and Emotional Balance
Food cravings are part of everyday life. But when eating feels out of control, overwhelming, or emotionally driven, it may be more than a habit. Binge eating and compulsive food behaviors can take a toll on your body, mind, and self-esteem. You might find yourself eating large amounts of food, even when you’re not hungry, followed by guilt, shame, or physical discomfort.
At Michigan Med Spa and Michigan Spine and Pain, we recognize the deep connection between emotional wellness and eating behaviors. We offer Exomind, a safe, noninvasive brain-based therapy that helps address the patterns behind binge eating disorder (BED) and food cravings.
Our team in West Bloomfield provides compassionate, personalized care to support healing, not just symptom control. If you’re ready to feel more at peace with food and your body, we invite you to book a consultation.
Understanding Binge Eating and Food Cravings
Binge eating is the most common eating disorder in the U.S., affecting people of all ages, genders, and body types. Unlike bulimia nervosa, it does not involve purging, excessive exercise, or compensatory behaviors. However, it can be just as disruptive to daily life and emotional health.
What Is Binge Eating Disorder?
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is defined in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) as recurring episodes of binge eating—eating significantly more food than most people would in a similar time frame—accompanied by a sense of loss of control.
Symptoms of binge eating disorder may include:
- Eating rapidly or until uncomfortably full
- Eating in secret or when not physically hungry
- Feelings of guilt, shame, or disgust after eating
- Frequent episodes without purging or compensatory actions
- Distress or difficulty functioning in daily life
BED often co-occurs with mental health conditions such as ADHD, depression, or anxiety, and is linked to higher rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol concerns.
Many people with binge eating behaviors use food to soothe uncomfortable feelings like stress, boredom, sadness, or loneliness. These habits often form early in life and can be reinforced by trauma, low self-esteem, poor body image, or unstable family dynamics.
What Causes Binge Eating?
There’s no single cause of BED or food-related compulsions. Rather, a combination of psychological, biological, and environmental risk factors contribute:
- Brain chemistry: Dysregulation of dopamine and reward pathways can increase compulsive eating.
- Mental health: Depression, anxiety, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are common among individuals with disordered eating.
- Dieting history: Restrictive eating often precedes episodes of overeating.
- Family history: Having family members with eating disorders, mental health struggles, or substance use can increase risk.
- Trauma and stress: Chronic stress and unresolved trauma can lead to emotional eating as a coping mechanism.
- Social and cultural pressure: Unrealistic beauty standards and messages about body shape and thinness may contribute to disordered eating.
Understanding the “why” behind your eating behaviors is the first step toward sustainable healing. At Michigan Med Spa and Michigan Spine and Pain, we approach your concerns with care—not blame—and offer tools to help regulate both mood and food-related impulses.
How Exomind Can Help
Exomind by BTL is a form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) that gently stimulates targeted brain regions involved in decision-making, impulse control, and emotional regulation. It’s FDA-approved for the treatment of major depression and is used to treat conditions like anxiety, OCD, and binge eating disorder.
By delivering precise magnetic pulses to the prefrontal cortex, Exomind helps rebalance brain function, reduce cravings, and support healthier eating patterns over time.
Unlike antidepressants or stimulant medications such as Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) or topiramate, Exomind produces no systemic side effects like weight gain, sleep disruption, or mood swings. It also offers a supportive option for individuals who haven’t responded to traditional treatment of binge eating disorder.
Benefits of Exomind
- Reduced episodes of binge eating
- Improved control over food choices and eating pace
- Decreased emotional reactivity to stress
- Enhanced mood and overall mental well-being
- No medication, downtime, or systemic side effects
- May complement existing therapy or weight management programs
- Safe for use in adolescents and adults under provider guidance
Exomind is FDA-approved for the treatment of major depression that hasn’t responded to antidepressant medication. In Canada, it’s additionally approved for symptom reduction of anxiety-related depression and supporting the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder and binge eating disorder.
Why Choose Dr. Bleiberg?
At Michigan Med Spa and Michigan Spine and Pain, your care is guided by experience, integrity, and a commitment to clinical excellence. Our physician-led practice is overseen by Dr. Martin Bleiberg, a board-certified specialist through the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with subspecialty certification in Pain Medicine. With decades of expertise in treating complex conditions, Dr. Bleiberg brings the same high standards from his leadership at Michigan Spine & Pain to every service offered at our spa.
We’re more than a wellness center. We’re a trusted medical partner dedicated to helping you feel your best, inside and out. Located in West Bloomfield, Michigan Med Spa and Michigan Spine and Pain serve individuals across mid and southeast Michigan with compassion, professionalism, and results you can trust.
Other Solutions to Explore
While Exomind offers powerful support for binge eating behaviors, many clients benefit from a multifaceted approach that includes mental health and nutritional care. Common treatment options include:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): A leading evidence-based therapy that helps reframe negative thoughts and disrupt binge cycles.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Helps build emotional regulation skills, distress tolerance, and mindfulness.
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT): Focuses on how relationships and social patterns influence eating behaviors.
- Psychiatry & Medications: In some cases, medications like Vyvanse, topiramate, or antidepressants may be used under a provider’s care.
- Nutritional Counseling: A registered dietitian can help establish nourishing, non-restrictive eating habits.
- Support Groups: Sharing experiences with peers or a loved one can foster understanding, reduce shame, and strengthen commitment to recovery.
- Self-Help Tools: Journaling, mindfulness, and structured meal planning can improve awareness of eating patterns.
- Behavioral Weight Loss Programs: These may be used carefully under supervision to support health while avoiding restriction and obsession.
Take the Next Step
Food should nourish your body, not control your life. If you’re ready to gain freedom from binge eating, compulsive overeating, or emotional food cravings, help is available—and healing is possible.
At Michigan Med Spa and Michigan Spine and Pain, we take a nonjudgmental, evidence-based approach that addresses both the emotional and neurological aspects of disordered eating. Our West Bloomfield clinic offers Exomind and whole-person support for women and men ready to create lasting change.
Book your consultation today and begin your journey toward peace with food, confidence in your choices, and a renewed sense of well-being.
