Synopses & Reviews
Healthy eating is conscious eating, according to eating disorders specialist Susan Albers. In this book, she introduces concepts of acceptance and awareness of one's eating behaviors, new exercises steeped in Buddhist practices for healing negative patterns in this area, and a means for restoring tranquility to meals. Albers does not encourage a diet of deprivation, but instead provides a checklist for the wide variety of mindless eating approaches, from eating when not hungry to faddish diets to food rituals. Practical exercises grounded in cognitive behavioral research reveal the forces that drive unconscious eating. These step-by-step instructions help readers cut through the mind's chatter and reach a new level of understanding of their relationship to food, weight, and health.
Review
“This is a simple and powerful books—one that takes the reader on a journey within to find solutions to their own individual eating difficulties.”
—Denise Lamothe, Psy.D., HHD, author, The Taming of the Chew: A Holistic Guide to Stopping Compulsive Eating
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-168).
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This book introduces and adapts the concepts of mindfulness and acceptance to the observation and management of eating habits. The result is a series of exercises and meditations that reinforce healthy habits and lead to greater tranquility at meals.
The book describes the four foundations of mindful eating: mindfulness of the mind, the body, the feelings, and the thoughts. It doesn't encourage a diet of deprivation, but instead provides a checklist for the wide variety of mindless eating approaches, which include fasting, dieting, and restricting certain foods, rapid eating, eating when not hungry or when tired, and food rituals.
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An integration of the Buddhist concept of mindfulness and scientifically sound cognitive behavioral techniques, this book teaches you to change problem eating behaviors. Learn when your eating is a response to negative feelings and develop a healthy relationship with food and body.
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