Using Mindfulness to Revolutionize the Diet Industry

Dieters, hear my call. The time is ripe for mindfulness. Provocative news... Fortune reports of a current "plight" in the diet industry as people are looking for more holistic ways to get healthy. Americans seem to be putting greater focus on eating well versus calorie counting. Does this mean no more tongue exercisers, sauna suits, or diet dinnerware? Does this suggest fewer people on the feeding tube diet (yes, this is real), swallowing fat loss pills or having parts of their stomachs radically removed? Well, we're not there yet. Last year the U.S. weight loss industry took in $64 BILLION dollars. So, with this seemingly positive trend in health why do we keep licking our lips for "diet" sodas and putting odd contraptions on our limbs? I proclaim that it's time to reconnect to our bodies and discover what it really desires! That's because it's even more than just learning to eat healthy... let's do this, and learn to eat and live mindfully. Mindfulness is the act of being present in the moment, cultivating non-judgment and a greater awareness of what "is." In my experience, the way to lasting change and weight loss involves the ominous task of looking deeply inside - which is what mindfulness helps you do. Read this slowly: The way we eat is a direct reflection of how we live. Our intimacy (or lack thereof) with food mimics how we cultivate relationships, how we do our work and how we feel about ourselves. Let me also explain it on this level. Food is nourishment fo...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news