Mindful Eating
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7 Ways to Eat More Mindfully
Strategies for learning how to eat with awareness.
The Power of Precommitment to Overcome a Sweet Tooth
A new study published in the science journal Neuron suggests that precommitment is more powerful than willpower.
Can Utensil Selection Influence Food Perception and Mindful Eating?
A University of Oxford study reveals that being more mindful of utensil selection can increase our sense of novelty and encourage us to eat more mindfully.
How to Make a Mindful Decision
A new study published in Psychological Science shows that just 15 minutes of mindfulness meditation can be an ideal tool for helping you make decisions.
How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Diet
You’re talking to yourself again. But what are you saying? Here’s how to translate your food thoughts into healthier actions.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Counteract Sugar-Induced Damage
Research from UCLA shows that omega-3 fatty acids can help counteract health problems caused by sugar intake.
How to Raise Your Food “Pleasure Quotient”
Expert advise on how to overcome feelings of frustration or shame when it comes to eating.
The Case for Intermittent Fasting
How intermittently halting our food intake can improve health and metabolism — with zero risk of starvation.
Frank Lipman, MD, on Foods to Eliminate for Better Health
“King of Smoothies” Peter Sarsgaard and Dr. Frank Lipman discuss weight loss.
How to Know If You’re an Emotional Eater
But the thing is, food only temporarily fills that void. You will never be truly satisfied until you learn that what you really need is to fill the void with what you really want, not with food.
How to Drink Mindfully
What’s the right role for alcohol in your life? Experts offer suggestions for creating a healthier, more conscious relationship to imbibing.
Transform Your Health With Live Foods
The biggest problem with the average American diet is not just how much we eat, it’s the percentage of our diet that’s made up of cooked and over-processed foods. Find out how eating live can help you live healthier, happier, and longer.
5 Simple Steps to Eating Healthier
Instead of following complicated, unsatisfying diet regimens, tune in to your own senses and instincts.
Relax, Enjoy, Digest
Having a peaceful meal isn’t just about setting a mood, it actually helps you digest and assimilate your food better.
The Metabolic Power of Thought
How we think about food matters as much as what we eat.
How Family Meals Build Life-Long Healthy Habits
Our family mealtimes have become frenzied and stressful. Nutritional psychologist Marc David, MA, shares how to make them nourishing once again — for body and soul.
Eating for Pleasure
Approaching meals mindfully isn’t just about upgrading your awareness—it can enhance your digestion, satisfaction and metabolism, too.
Raise Your Food Consciousness
Feeling confused about what to eat? Unsure about which foods are safest, best for you, and best for the environment? Join the club — then join the ranks of a new group of informed eaters and good-food advocates who are bringing a variety of better, clearer, more satisfying choices into view — and within reach.
How to Break the Caffeine and Sugar Habit
Do you look to sugar and caffeine for a lift? Need ’em to get through the day? Here’s why these well-known stimulants may be more than your system can handle.
Food Fright: What Are You Really Eating?
The food industry has turned out some scary stuff in recent decades, but that doesn’t mean you have to stand quaking in your kitchen. Here’s how to take the fear out of your food choices — and put common sense back in.
Andrew Zimmern on the Slow Food Movement
The Slow Food movement is showing our eat-on-the-run society why it should take the time to select and create fresh, high-quality meals.