Mike Dow, PsyD

Bio

Dr. Mike Dow is the cohost of VH1's Couples Therapy (Season 1: 2012), host of TLC's My 600 Pound Life Special (Season 1: 2012), host of TLC's Freaky Eaters (Seasons 1-2 : 2010-2011), and author of Diet Rehab. Dr. Mike makes regular appearances on Dr. Oz, Anderson, Rachael Ray, Nancy Grace, Nightline, and the Today show. Currently, Dr. Mike is the clinical director of therapeutic & behavioral services at The Body Well integrative medical center in Los Angeles. Dr. Mike's book "Diet Rehab: 28 Days to Stop Craving the Foods That Make You Fat" is now available internationally and will be published in three languages.

As a respected expert in the fields of relationships, food, and behavior, Dr. Mike has also been featured on Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, The Early Show, Extra, The Joy Behar Show, The Father Albert Show, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, Fox News, ABC News, and CBS News. He is a contributor for the The Huffington Post and has been featured in LA Times, NY Post, US Weekly, People, and Emmy Magazine.

Dr. Mike is a member of the California Psychological Association and its neuropsychology & clinical psychopharmacology divisions, the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, and The Society of the Advancement for Sexual Health. Dr. Mike is a graduate of California State University, Northridge, Southern California University for Professional Studies, and USC where he was a Presidential Scholar. Currently, Dr. Mike is pursuing his second doctorate at the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists and is a Ph.D. candidate in clinical sexology. He has received post-doctoral education at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, completed training in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and completed the Betty Ford Center professionals in residence program. Dr. Mike has worked for the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services in its outpatient services division, and in several Los Angeles public schools.

Specialties:

  • addiction medicine

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  • Author and TV Personality

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    MONDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Strict controls on the sale of cigarettes to youth may also reduce adult smoking, a new study suggests.

    States with tighter restrictions on the sale of cigarettes to teens also had lower adult smoking rates, especially among women, researchers found. Th...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- The more tobacco advertising teenagers see, the more likely they are to start smoking, according to a new study.

    Every 10 tobacco ads that teens view increases their risk of starting to smoke by nearly 40 percent and boosts...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- Women who suffered severe physical or sexual abuse as children are much more likely than others to develop a food addiction, researchers say.

    Because women with food addiction are more likely to be overweight, the study authors suggested their findings ...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Alcoholics who smoke have more problems with memory, problem solving and quick thinking than those who are nonsmokers, researchers have found.

    This "early aging" of the brain gets worse over time, according to the study published online May 17 and in the...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- It comes as little surprise that college students sometimes binge drink, but new research shows that college women are more likely to drink unhealthy amounts of alcohol on a weekly basis than are college men.

    Much of this difference is probably because ...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- A vaccine that could help fight heroin addiction shows promise in early tests in rats, researchers report.

    The vaccine targets heroin and its psychoactive breakdown products in the bloodstream, preventing them from reaching the brain, explained the scien...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) -- Noninvasive stimulation of an area of the brain linked to addiction seems to temporarily ease smokers' cravings for nicotine, a preliminary study finds.

    The technique, called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), is already approved in the United St...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students -- more than 5 million kids -- have abused these medications.

    That's a 33 percent increas...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to help curb the epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it is approving new labeling for a reformulated version of Oxycontin that its maker claims will be harder to abuse.

    The agen...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) -- People who smoke a cigarette as soon as they wake up in the morning are more likely to develop lung and oral cancer than other smokers, a new study reveals.

    Penn State researchers analyzed data from nearly 2,000 adult smokers who took part in the U.S. N...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) -- Many sports gamblers consider their extensive betting experience and insight into college basketball a slam-dunk for success during the three-week U.S. championship dubbed "March Madness." But that sense of control over their wagers is an illusion, according t...Full Article

  • Mike Dow, PsyD
    Mike Dow, PsyD answered:
    Why does stress trigger me to eat unhealthy foods?
    When you're stressed out, your stress hormones go up while serotonin - your brain's main feel-good,...  Full Post
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    Mike Dow, PsyD answered:
    How can food act as a stress medicine?
    Eating healthy food - or what I call booster foods in my book Diet Rehab - is a great way to...  Full Post
  • Mike Dow, PsyD
    Mike Dow, PsyD answered:
    What can I eat for breakfast to ease anxiety?
    The first answer to this question is: something!  People who skip breakfast are setting...  Full Post
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    FRIDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Having an addiction can be stigmatizing, but new research suggests that having a food addiction may be viewed less negatively by others than an addiction to tobacco or alcohol.

    For people who are obese, however, being a food ad...Full Article