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Mindless Eating

Eating Mindfully On Thanksgiving: Six Tips

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Albers

Would you rather eat mindfully this Thanksgiving instead of overeat? We often approach Thanksgiving with the misguided belief that eating large quantities of delicious food will give us a lot of pleasure.

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How Candy Can Turn You Into a Criminal or a CEO

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Albers

According to a British study, kids who ate candy every day at age 10 were significantly more likely to be convicted of a crime at age 34. The Lesson: Should we ban candy? No.

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Categorical Eating

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

The "clean plate" syndrome, at least in part, has to do with how our minds work, with our minds' reliance on the notion of a category.

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Mindful Eating Meditation Inspired by Rg Veda

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Mindful eating - to borrow another metaphor from Indian (Buddhist) philosophy - is an opportunity to glimpse your Original Face.

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Five Easy Ways to Eat More Mindfully at Work

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Albers

When people begin to be more mindful of what they eat, they cut out the foods they don't really like.

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The Hippest, Old-Fashioned Way to Avoid Comfort Eating

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Albers

Thinking about nothing is boring and often a trigger for mindless eating. Doing something easy yet productive, like knitting, is a welcome mini break for an overloaded, stressed out mind.

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Empty Wallet, Full Belly? A Radical New Approach to Help Stress Eaters, Health Care and the Economy

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Albers

Could mindful eating be the answer to reducing, even by a fraction, the health care costs?

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Dr. Oz and the Tell-Tale Signs of Comfort Eating

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Albers

How do you know if you're stuck in a stress eating trap? If you're an emotional eater, you're familiar with the signs of comfort eating. But there are ways to soothe yourself without food.

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Food Confessions: The Quirky Foods We Use to Comfort and Soothe Ourselves When Dining Alone

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Albers

Whether you are a healthy eater or not, many of us struggle to eat by ourselves and cringe at the thought of a table for one at a restaurant.

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Cone or Dish? The Most Mindful (and Mindless) Ways to Eat Ice Cream

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Albers

Remember that mindful eating is more about how you eat than what you eat.

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Study: TV Food Ads Boost Mindless Eating

Yahoo! News | 11 Mins Ago | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

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Watching food ads on TV leads to a boost in snacking among children and adults, increasing the risk of weight gain, U.S. researchers say....

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Cheerios to Cheetos: Mindful Eating Lessons From a Toddler

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Albers

Up until the age of two, healthy toddlers are naturally mindful eaters. They know when they are hungry and don't eat when they are full.

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Stop Competative Eating Contests! Mindful Eaters are True Winners

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Albers

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest: over 30,000 watched the event live; 1.5 million watched on TV; 100,000 people downloaded the clip from YouTube. What kind of example do competitive eating contests set?

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Rethinking the Food Pyramid: Mindful Eating -- the Missing Ingredient?

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Eating is physiologically inevitable, but mindfulness isn't. Associating eating with mindfulness, one meal at a time, can help us not only manage weight but also to nourish and enrich the mind.

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