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.
Susan Albers, PsyD, is a psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic who specializes in eating issues, weight loss, body image concerns, and mindfulness. Albers conducts mindful eating workshops across the country, and is a frequent keynote speaker. She is author of seven mindful eating books, including the New York Times bestseller Eat Q; 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food; But I Deserve This Chocolate!; Eating Mindfully; Eat, Drink, and Be Mindful; and Mindful Eating 101. Her work has been featured in O, Family Circle, Shape, Prevention, Self, Health, Fitness, Vanity Fair, Natural Health, and The Wall Street Journal. She has been a guest on The Dr. Oz Show, and is also a contributor to The Huffington Post and Psychology Today.
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