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Introduction

Until a person employs mindful eating, they are usually unaware of just how unconscious or habitual their dietary and eating patterns are.

Mindfulness helps us make better food choices but also helps us decide whether to eat a food at all, how much to eat and when, and very importantly, it allows us to gain the most significant emotional benefit from how and what we eat.

Mindful eating involves becoming more aware of the impact’s food has on us, emotionally and physically. This means becoming more conscious of our food prompts and triggers.

While what we do or don’t eat is vital to our health, and those choices require mindfulness, mindful eating is as much or more about the why and the how of our eating, than it is the what.

With deep Buddhist roots, eating mindfully isn’t a new concept. It can even help treat eating disorders, anxiety, and depression.  Eating mindfully helps you create a healthier relationship with food, one with a deeper appreciation for your body, well-being, health, and happiness.

Mindful eating is not a diet, it’s a gradual change of lifestyle. Just putting more emphasis toward the appreciation and respect for food and wholly enjoying your meals daily will create a shift toward mindful eating.  Everything else will fall into place with minimal effort.