Overeating

How To Avoid Binge Eating During The Holidays

Geneen Roth | Posted 12.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Channukah, Relationships, Anorexia, Addiction & Recovery, Health, Christmas, Addiction, Food, Self-Esteem, Diet, Holiday Season, Bulimia, Overeating, Wellness, Eating Disorder, Binge Eating, Living News
Geneen Roth

The most painful thing about using food to comfort ourselves during the holidays (or any other time) is that it is only a temporary solution. After the food is gone, whatever you ate about is still there.

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The Science of Living Foods: Fruit in Motion Remains in Motion

Natalia Rose | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Energy, Raw Food, Newton's First Law of Motion, Weight Loss, Digestion, Overeating, Living Foods, Living News
Natalia Rose

When living foods suddenly enter your stagnant, waste-impacted intestine, you may feel like you've swallowed a bunch of expanding jumping beans!

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Eating Mindfully On Thanksgiving: Six Tips

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Dr. Susan Albers, Thanksgiving, Mindless Eating, 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food, Mindful Eating, Oprah, Overeating, Dieting, Eating Mindfully, Living News
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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Is Binge Eating A Psychiatric Disorder?

latimes.com | Melissa Healy | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychiatric Disorder, Self Control, Anorexia, Health, Anorexia Nervosa, Willpower, Eating, Consumption, Obesity, Overeating, Bulimia, Wellness, Binge Eating, Living News

Psychiatrists must decide whether "binge eating disorder" stands alongside anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa as a separate psychiatric condition --...

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How To Avoid Holiday Overeating

latimes.com | Rosie Mestel and Ben Harder | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Turkey, Thanksgiving, Gravy, Diet, Alcohol Consumption, Obesity, Feasting, Overeating, Wellness, Overweight, Holiday, Calories, Health, Willpower, Nutrition, Alcohol, Holiday News, Living News

Fill up on the vegetables. Skip the pumpkin pie, or at least the whipped cream. Forgo the gravy; go really easy on the stuffing. And just say no to al...

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Women: Sleep Might Improve Your Willpower

newsweek.com | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Food Addiction, Women, Cookies, Women's Health, Willpower, Well-Being, Health, Eating, Anxiety, Overeating, Wellness, Sleep, Living News

Your head says it's time to lose a few pounds, but your hand reaches for another cookie. Why is it that even when we want to be good, we end up being ...

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The Holiday Cure: How To Wake Up Thinner

Janice Taylor | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Janice Taylor, Health, Weight Gain, Compulsive Overeating, The Christmas Diet, Fat, Weight Loss Tips, Weight Loss, Overeating, Wellness, Holiday Overeating, The Holiday Diet, Living News
Janice Taylor

As we all know all too well, the holidays present a multitude of stresses that together can create the perfect 'fat' storm.

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Mindful Eating Meditation Inspired by Rg Veda

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

Read More: Mindful Eating, Weight Management, Rg Veda, Mindless Eating, Meditation, Eating, Diet, Overeating, Vedanta, Rigveda, Living News
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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Flipping the "Off"- Switch: Teaching Your Overeater How to Stop

Donna Fish | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Overeating, Childhood Nutrition, Childhood Obesity, Compulsive Overeating, Mealtimes, Living News
Donna Fish

Kids don't necessarily say: "More, More!" because they have trouble with transitions, but simply because they have a well-developed palate, and love the stimulation and sensations of food!

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Sleep, Stress, May Cause Overeating

cnn.com | Rachel Grumman | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Exercise, Nutrition, Health, Diet, Overeating, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep, Living News

We all know we're supposed to eat healthy portions. So why is it that a rough day at the office or even just the smell of chocolate-chip cookies can c...

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5 Things To Do Before You Diet

self.com | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Diets, Obese, Dieting, Failed Diet, Health, Weight Loss, Diet, Before Diet, Overeating, Overweight, Living News

Later this week, we'll be launching our brand new Reach Your Goal 2009 program here on Self.com and in the September issue of the magazine. It's an aw...

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Is 'Spiritual' A Dirty Word?

A Compulsive Overeater | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Recovery, God, Addiction, 12-Steps, Prayer, Overeater, 12 Step Groups, Faith, Overeating, Overeaters Anonymous, Spirituality, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
A Compulsive Overeater

My last boyfriend hated when I said the word "spiritual." Suffice to say, the relationship didn't last. I used to be like him, I condemned things prio...

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

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Dr. Oz, Mindless Eating, Mindful Eating, Oprah, Diet, Dieting, Health, Overeating, Living News
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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Let Them Eat Ice Cream, and Puke

Patrick Boyle | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Puke, Kids, Children, Ice Cream, Wrestle, Parents, Boys, Camp, Healthy Eating, Wrestling, Life Lessons, Dessert, Overeating, Eating Matters, Living News
Patrick Boyle

My sophisticated rationale is not shared by his mother when she hears about her son up-chucking in a far-away high school locker room toilet.

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Compulsive Overeating On TV: Why Do We Think It's Cute?

A Compulsive Overeater | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Eat, Recovery, Hunger, Overeat, Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Overeating, Emotional Hunger, Hungry, Living News
A Compulsive Overeater

I ate to avoid feeling anything, to numb myself and that's what these women do on TV. Liz Lemon is upset about her life so she eats a bunch of ham. Food is not the answer to any problem beyond hunger.

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Small Good News: Skinny Monkeys Might Want a Second Helping

Karen Stabiner | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Undereating, Longevity, Diet, Medical Research, Overeating, Nutrition, Skinny Monkeys, Calorie Restriction Diet, Living News
Karen Stabiner

Those underfed, longer-lived skinny monkeys are the hit medical story of the moment because they eat less and live longer, and what works for them mig...

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Self-Care = Earth Care

Avital Binshtock | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Depression, Green, Fat, Earth, Psychology, Obesity, Diet, Medications, Planet, Overeating, Organic, Wellness, Self-Care, Organic Food, Health, Environment, Plastic, Food, Bisphenol A, Therapy, Pollution, Antidepressants, Green News
Avital Binshtock

What's good for our bodies is good for the planet -- and what's bad for the earth is bad for our health.

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Study: TV Food Ads Boost Mindless Eating

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

Read More: Television, Women's Health, Mindless Eating, Men's Health, Weight, Obesity, Snacking, Overeating, Television Mental Health, Living News

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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Why Are Chocolate Chip Cookies Irresistible?

nytimes.com | Tara Parker-Pope | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Cookies, Usda, Health, David Kessler, Fitness, Food, Eating, Diet, Overeating, Wellness, Binge Eating, Living News

As head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. David A. Kessler served two presidents and battled Congress and Big Tobacco. But the Harvard-educated...

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Why Snickers Really Satisfies

Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Candy, Dopamine, Braverman, Brain, Health, Healthy Eating, Fast Food, Personal Health, Overeating, Sugar, Living News
Dr. Eric Braverman

Lots of people notice that eating candy bars or other sweets gives them a quick pickup, but what they don't know is the long term damage that this type of eating is doing to your brain.

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Dr. David Kessler, author of The End of Overeating, On Why We Can't Stop Eating

Louise McCready | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Dr. Kessler, Food, Oprah Winfrey, Opioids, Effects of Dopamine, Overeating, Barack Obama, The End of Overeating, David Kessler, Living News
Louise McCready

In The End of Overeating, Dr. Kessler explains how humans, much like Pavlov's dogs, become hardwired to anticipate foods with fat, sugar, and salt. So, how can we change the way we think about food?

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Relationship Detox

Natalia Rose | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Competition, Anger, Organize, Relationships, Detox, Ego, Cleanse, Authenticity, Healing, Junk Food, Jealousy, Overeating, Living News
Natalia Rose

Typically, once you detoxify your relationship with yourself, you will be able to elevate your other relationships with ease.

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You can Recover from Chronic Dieting

Colleen Perry | Posted 03.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Starvation, Recovery, Needs, Relationships, 12 Steps, Chronic Dieting, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Non Violent Communication, Overeating, Women's Issues, Female Body Image, Girls Body Image, Women and Body Image, Women's Health, Body Image, Health, Living News
Colleen Perry

If you haven't addressed the "why" for overeating in the first place, you will most likely go back to your old way of eating.

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Counting Experiential Calories

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Calorie Counting, Reactive Eating, Tasting, Emotional Eating, Pavel Somov, Diet, Sensing, Compulsive Eating, Overeating, Existential, Calorie, Savoring, Eating the Moment, Calories, Mindfulness, Dieting, Spiritual, Conscius Eating, Social Eating, Mindfulness-Based, Losing Weight, Weight, Weight Control, Body Image, Health, Weight Loss, Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

An Experiential Calorie is a unit of awareness, a unit of conscious presence, a unit of meaning. The job of an Experiential Calorie is to enrich your Mind. Take a moment to count the latter.

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Funky To Fabulous: Anatomy Of A Binge...And How To Stop

Eli Davidson | Posted 02.16.2009 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Cycle of Overeating, Binge, Oprah, O Magazine Cover, How to Stop Binging, Weight Loss, Binge Cycle, Fattening, How to Lose Weight, Self Nagging, Overeating, O Magazine, Binge Eating, Funky to Fabulous, Eli Davidson Dessert, Living News
Eli Davidson

Self-nagging is one of the most fattening things on the planet. It's what drives the cycle of overeating. Weight loss doesn't necessarily improve body image.

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