Childhood Trauma And Weight Loss: What Actually Helps

Weight Loss Mindset by The Weight Loss Mindset

Sep 29, 202613:25Health

In 1985, Dr. Vincent Felitti noticed something strange at his San Diego obesity clinic. The patients who dropped out were the ones losing weight. When he asked why, he uncovered a link between childhood trauma and adult...

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