Improve Eating Control and Binge Eating with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “self-compassion—a necessary component of healing from any eating disorder. Women who binge often feel shame and guilt about their behavior. “Women hear all the time that lack of willpower made you fat, made you binge. That message is that […]
Improve Weight-Related Eating Behaviors with a Mindfulness App By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “a slower, more thoughtful way of eating could help with weight problems and maybe steer some people away from processed food and unhealthy choices.” – Harvard Health Eating is produced by two categories of signals. Homeostatic signals emerge […]
Reduce Eating Disorders with Effective Coping and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “For individuals suffering from an eating disorder, becoming mindful, or aware of the present moment, can help save individuals from the critical voices inside of their heads.” Around 30 million people in the United States of all ages […]
Improve Adolescent’s Self-Compassion and Reduce Emotional Eating with Mindful Parenting By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Interestingly, parents who simply had higher trait mindfulness did not see significantly better outcomes for their kids, suggesting that being mindful and being a mindful parent may be two different things.” – Jill Suttie Raising children, parenting, is […]
Reduce Eating with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Eating as mindfully as we do on retreat or in a mindfulness course is not realistic for many of us, especially with families, jobs, and the myriad distractions around us. . . So have some self-compassion, and consider formal mindful eating on retreat […]
Improve Eating Regulation and Emotions in the Obese with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Researchers are learning that teaching obese individuals mindful eating skills—like paying closer attention to their bodies’ hunger cues and learning to savor their food—can help them change unhealthy eating patterns and lose weight. And, unlike other forms […]
Reduce Emotional Eating with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It wasn’t until I began to eat mindfully that I realized why I was eating so much, and why it was so hard to change. I started to realize how much of a crutch food was for me, and how I used […]
Improve Eating Behavior with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindful eating involves paying full attention to the experience of eating and drinking, both inside and outside the body. We pay attention to the colors, smells, textures, flavors, temperatures, and even the sounds (crunch!) of our food. We pay attention to the experience […]
Mindfulness Effects on Eating Disorders Depends on Ethnicity By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The practice of mindful eating may be helpful to those struggling with eating disorders, such as bulimia, binge eating disorder and compulsive overeating. It is common for individuals with eating disorders to numb emotions through restricting, binging or choosing […]
Reduce Eating When Not Hungry with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Being mindful helps you gain awareness so you can identify specific cues that influence your eating behavior. Practicing mindfulness can change your actions so that you have a sense of greater control over eating. It allows you to make deliberate […]