At SeeBeyond Medicine, we offer a groundbreaking approach to binge eating disorder (BED) that goes beyond willpower and traditional therapies. Our physician-led program combines advanced Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) with functional medicine to address the underlying brain circuits driving compulsive eating behaviors helping you regain control without relying solely on medications or restrictive dieting.
The Binge Eating Disorder Struggle: When You’ve Tried Everything
Do these experiences sound familiar?
- Do you feel trapped in a cycle of uncontrollable eating episodes followed by shame and guilt?
- Have you tried countless diets, therapy approaches, and self-help strategies only to find yourself back in the same pattern?
- Does food feel like both your comfort and your tormentor, providing temporary relief but long-term distress?
- Have you been told to “just eat less” or “have more willpower,” as if your struggle were simply a matter of choice?
- Are you exhausted by the physical toll of binge eating and the emotional burden of hiding your behavior from others?
If you’ve answered yes, you’re not alone and failing. What many traditional approaches miss is that binge eating disorder isn’t just about food or emotions – it’s a brain circuit disorder.
At SeeBeyond Medicine, we understand that binge eating disorder involves dysregulation in the brain’s reward, impulse control, and emotional regulation networks. The compulsive drive to binge isn’t simply a lack of willpower but a neurological pattern that has become deeply ingrained.
This is why many traditional approaches fall short. Chemical solutions like antidepressants can’t always fix electrical problems. To break free from binge eating, we must address the brain circuits themselves.
What is TMS Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder?
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a breakthrough, non-invasive therapy that uses focused magnetic pulses to stimulate and “reset” specific brain areas involved in eating behaviors, impulse control, and emotional regulation. This FDA-cleared technology delivers gentle magnetic pulses through a helmet placed on your head requiring no surgery, no anesthesia, and no systemic side effects.
Research shows that binge eating disorder involves imbalances in three key brain networks:
- The Reward Network: This includes the nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area, which process pleasure and motivation. In BED, this network becomes hypersensitive to food cues and rewards, creating powerful cravings that feel impossible to resist.
- The Salience Network: This acts as your brain’s “emotional switchboard.” In BED, this network places abnormally high priority on food-related stimuli, making it difficult to ignore cravings or redirect attention away from food.
- The Central Executive Network (CEN): This prefrontal region controls decision-making, impulse control, and self-regulation. In BED, this “commander-in-chief” becomes underactive, weakening your ability to resist urges and regulate eating behaviors.
TMS therapy for binge eating disorder works by targeting and stimulating the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a key part of the executive control network. By strengthening this area, TMS helps restore balance between the brain’s reward system and its control mechanisms. Research shows this can significantly reduce binge eating episodes, food cravings, and the emotional distress that accompanies them.
Multiple clinical studies have demonstrated that TMS can decrease both the frequency and intensity of binge eating episodes. This occurs because TMS helps “turn up the volume” on the brain’s control center while reducing the overwhelming power of food cravings, helping you regain control over your eating behaviors.
Why Our Binge Eating Disorder Program is Different
Unlike standard approaches that view binge eating as simply an emotional or behavioral issue, we recognize that lasting recovery requires addressing the complex interplay between your brain’s electrical activity, biochemistry, and emotional responses. Our Enhanced TMS Protocol is a comprehensive, physician-led program designed to create optimal conditions for neurological healing and sustained recovery.
Our unique protocol includes four key components you won’t find at traditional eating disorder clinics:
Neurotransmitter Testing (Pre & Post-Treatment)
We measure your brain chemistry before and after treatment to track real, measurable changes in key neurotransmitters including serotonin, dopamine, and GABA which are all critical regulators of mood, impulse control, and appetite. This allows us to personalize your treatment based on your unique neurochemical profile rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.
Calm IV Therapy
To enhance your TMS sessions, we provide specialized intravenous therapy formulated with magnesium and B vitamins. These are nutrients clinically proven to support neurotransmitter production, reduce anxiety, and stabilize mood. This IV delivery bypasses the digestive system for immediate absorption, creating the optimal biochemical environment for your brain to respond to TMS treatment.
Integrated Acupuncture Sessions
Studies show that combining acupuncture with TMS significantly enhances clinical outcomes. Acupuncture helps reduce stress and anxiety that often trigger binges, decreases inflammatory markers, and increases levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) which is a protein essential for forming new neural connections. This combination therapy strengthens the brain’s ability to form healthier patterns around food and eating.
Health Coach Brain Health Sessions
Your journey includes personalized guidance from our health coach on brain-supportive nutrition, stress management, and lifestyle modifications. Rather than restrictive dieting that can trigger binges, you’ll learn evidence-based approaches to nourish your brain, regulate blood sugar, reduce inflammation, and develop a healthier relationship with food that supports long-term recovery.
This integrated approach creates a synergistic effect that addresses binge eating disorder from multiple angles: neurological, biochemical, emotional, and behavioral. By creating the optimal conditions for your brain to heal and form new patterns, we help you achieve more comprehensive and lasting recovery than possible with TMS or conventional treatments alone.
Your Partners in Healing in NY and CT
Recovering from binge eating disorder requires compassion, expertise, and a true partnership. At SeeBeyond Medicine, Dr. Joon Lee and our team of specialists combine the best of evidence-based medicine with functional medicine’s whole-person approach. We listen deeply to your unique story, understand the complexities of your relationship with food, and create a personalized path to recovery.
We reject the shame-based, willpower-focused model that dominates traditional eating disorder treatment. Instead, we offer a science-based, compassionate approach that acknowledges the neurobiological roots of binge eating while honoring your individual experience.
This comprehensive Enhanced TMS Protocol is available at both our Scarsdale, NY, and Greenwich, CT clinics. Our state-of-the-art facilities provide a serene, confidential environment where you can receive this advanced care without traveling far from home or work. We are proud to serve patients throughout the tri-state area who are seeking a more effective, root-cause solution to binge eating disorder.
Is TMS for Binge Eating Disorder Right for You?
Our Enhanced TMS Protocol is designed for individuals who are seeking a more effective, lasting solution for binge eating disorder. You may be an ideal candidate if:
- You’ve tried multiple therapies, medications, or programs without achieving lasting recovery
- You experience frequent, uncontrollable episodes of eating large amounts of food
- You feel a loss of control during binges and significant distress afterward
- You’re looking for a non-pharmacological approach that addresses the root neurological causes
- You want a comprehensive program that treats your whole person, not just your symptoms
- You’re seeking an evidence-based approach without the side effects of medications
While TMS has received FDA approval for Major Depressive Disorder and OCD, its application for binge eating disorder represents an advanced extension of this proven technology. This application is supported by compelling clinical research demonstrating its effectiveness. Multiple studies confirm that TMS significantly reduces binge eating episodes and food cravings by precisely targeting the prefrontal cortex which is the critical brain region controlling impulse regulation and decision-making.
At SeeBeyond Medicine, we follow evidence-based protocols developed from the latest research in neuromodulation and eating disorders to provide this life-changing therapy safely and effectively.
Begin Your Journey to Lasting Relief
Freedom from the cycle of binge eating is possible. You don’t have to continue living with the physical discomfort, emotional distress, and shame that accompany binge eating disorder. By addressing the root neurological causes of your symptoms, our Enhanced TMS Protocol offers a path to recovery that goes beyond temporary behavioral changes.
At SeeBeyond Medicine, we believe that healing is always possible when we look beyond the symptoms to the true causes. Our approach doesn’t just help you control binge eating; it helps your brain establish new, healthier patterns that support a more balanced relationship with food and eating.
Contact SeeBeyond Medicine today to book your consultation and discover if our Enhanced TMS Protocol is the key to your recovery from binge eating disorder.
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