Mindful Eating is Related to Less Binge Eating and Fewer Mood Disorders By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Paying attention to what you are eating is the most effective way to attain a positive relationship with food and therefore find your ideal healthy weight.” – UT Counseling Around 30 million people in […]
Moderate Emotion Effects on the Eating Styles of Obese Women with Mindful Eating By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “There is so much stigma around weight, and judgement around right and wrong eating behavior, and good and bad food in our culture. Mindful eating fills in gaps in the traditional approach of discussing […]
Grazing is Associated with Lower Mindful Eating and Greater Body Fatness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yep, most vets suggest not leaving food out to graze on. As humans, we can follow the same guidelines to avoid becoming overweight. A consistent routine is more easily transitioned into habit. If you currently graze […]
Reduce Intake of Sweets and Blood Glucose Levels with Mindful Eating By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindful eating helps us learn to hear what our body is telling us about hunger and satisfaction. It helps us become aware of who in the body/heart/mind complex is hungry, and how and what is best to […]
Reduce Dysfunctional Eating with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor.” ~Chinese Proverb Around 30 million people in the United States of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder: either anorexia nervosa, bulimia, or binge eating […]
Improve Food Related Cognitive Processing in Patients with Eating Disorders with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Practicing mindfulness techniques has proven to be extremely helpful in aiding individuals to understand the driving forces behind their eating disorder.” – Greta Gleissner Around 30 million people in the United States of all […]
Control Binge Eating Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Psychotherapy approaches, including DBT, have been shown to be effective in helping a person with binge eating disorder overcome abnormal eating behaviors.” – Jacquelyn Ekern Around 30 million people in the United States of all ages and genders suffer from […]
Therapeutic Alliance is Important for Success in Treating Cancer Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Compared with [treatment as usual], MBCT and eMBCT were similarly effective in reducing psychological distress in a sample of distressed heterogeneous patients with cancer.” – Felix Compen Receiving a diagnosis of cancer has […]
Improve Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness techniques. . . . can prevent destructive behaviors such as not eating, purging, or eating until uncomfortably full. If individuals take a step back and focus on the present moment and their feelings, they will be able to […]
Improve Eating Behavior in Obese Cancer Survivors with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindful eating helps you distinguish between emotional and physical hunger. It also increases your awareness of food-related triggers and gives you the freedom to choose your response to them.” – Adda Bjarnadottir Eating is produced by two […]