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Our Philosophy

Oceanside Transitional Living in Malibu is a safe, sober and spiritually healing environment for those in early recovery to learn and practice how to live a fulfilling and rich life as a sober individual. We emphasize all aspects of the healing process – mental, physical, emotional and spiritual.
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Oceanside Amenities

•Luxurious Malibu beachfront home

•Four separate decks directly overlooking the ocean

•Two nutritionally balanced meals per day prepared by our in-house chef

•Meals can be customized to specific dietary needs

•Over 5,000 square feet of exquisitely decorated oceanfront accommodations

•7 elegant private and semi-private bedrooms and 8 bathrooms

•Each bedroom equipped with plasma television with fiber-optic cable

•Dedicated client computer with wireless internet access and accompanying workstation

•Fitness Center

•Fully stocked DVD library

•Housekeeping staff

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Eating Disorders Information

Terms and Definitions:

  • Anorexia Nervosa: a grim, potentially life-threatening eating disorder distinguished by self-starvation and overindulgent weight loss.
  • Binge Eating Disorder: a kind of eating disorder not otherwise itemized and is marked by repetitive binge eating lacking the uniform use of balanced measures to negate the binge eating.
  • Bulimia Nervosa: a severe, potentially life-threatening eating disorder marked by a series of bingeing and compensatory responses like self-induced vomiting intended to erase or make up for the repercussions of binge eating.

Eating Disorders Can Be Prevented:
Eating disorders emerge from an assortment of physical, emotional, social, and familial matters, all of which require the need to be confronted for successful obstruction and medical care.

Cause of Eating Disorders:
Even though eating disorders may start with concerns heavily focused on food and weight, they are usually and most frequently connected to deeper issues, not simply food itself.

The Media, Body Image, and Eating Disorders:
Media images that aid to establish cultural interpretations of beauty and attractiveness are frequently recognized as being amid those components allowing the increase of eating disorders.

Laxative Abuse: Some Basic Facts:
Laxative abuse is serious and hazardous-many times ending in a range of health problems and occasionally causing life-threatening possibilities.

Orthorexia:
Orthorexia is a word founded by Steven Bratman, MD, to illustrate his own involvement with food and eating.

It is comparable to alternative eating disorders-individuals with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa obsess over calories and weight while on the other hand, orthorexics are fixated upon healthy eating (not preoccupied with being "thin" and losing weight.)

Treatment of Eating Disorders:
The most advantageous and enduring treatment for an eating disorder is some manifestation of psychotherapy or counseling, accompanied by conscientious awareness to medical and nutritional requirements.

In a perfect world, this treatment should be designed to the person and will fluctuate in proportion to both the seriousness of the disorder and the person's individual trouble, necessities, and resilience.

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