Eating has become more than just breakfast, lunch and dinner. It has become a part of people’s personalities, more like a hobby and a lifestyle than an actual necessity. For instance, some people turn to ‘comfort’ foods when they feel sad or depressed. They turn to ice cream, chocolates, and other indulgences. Popcorn and soda […]
Category Archives: Health Psychology
What is Mindful Eating
In a fast-paced culture that we thrive in, sometimes food becomes a mere necessity. Fast food chains grow like mushrooms on the sidewalk which show that the demand for quick hunger fixes is the increasing trend. For instance a typical weekday morning pictures men and women in work clothes walking in a pace akin to […]
Welcoming Hunger
It is well established that diets do not work! Ninety-five percent of people who loose weight on a diet have regained the weight that they lost within three years. In fact, there is much evidence that diets cause weight gain, by creating a sense of deprivation that tricks the body into believing it is starving. […]