9 Benefits of Mindful Eating
In today’s modern world, we often eat for convenience rather than for nutrition. We eat for instant gratification rather than for long-term health benefits. What if you could learn a new way of slow eating in which you actually get to experience the sensations of eating – the tastes, textures, smell, etc., – of your food rather than scarfing it down in a hurry or snacking on the go?
The trick is to learn to s l o w down and eat mindfully. Food can be eaten as medicine so that it nourishes your whole system and also tastes delicious!
So what is mindful eating?
Mindful eating means taking the time to honor your food by choosing high quality – organic/non-gmo/local – food, preparing it with care and eating it slowly and mindfully using your five senses to really enjoy it. It means carving out quiet time to prepare and actually enjoy eating your meal without rushing or multitasking.
Mindful eating is a way of saying to yourself: “I respect my body enough to be mindful of what I’m putting into it and the way I eat it.” Another way to think about eating is as a meditation. It means choosing to be present with your food and the way you eat it.
9 Benefits of mindful eating:
- Gain more satisfaction from eating
- See food as medicine
- Discover new tastes and textures
- Develop a healthy relationship with food
- Sense intuitively when you are full
- Improve digestion (less bloating and gas)
- Regulate bowel movement
- Discover food sensitivities
- Create healthy habits that enliven you
Signs it’s time to learn to eat mindfully:
- You get bloated after eating
- You wolf down your food like there is no tomorrow
- You eat to numb out
- You eat to just feel full not to enjoy the taste
- You want to learn to enjoy healthy food
- You gain weight easily
- You have difficulty focusing or foggy brain
- You crave sugar or starchy foods
- You feel lethargic after eating
- You have allergies or hay fever
- You feel addicted to eating foods that aren’t healthy for you, but you can’t stop
- You tend to gain weight easily, especially in your belly
- You have extra pounds that won’t come off with diet and exercise
Do you want to learn what triggers you to overeat or binge eat? I can lead you through a step-by-step process to learn how to eat mindfully and learn what to eat for your unique body type. Click here now to schedule a time to talk with me about how you can learn to eat mindfully. I will help you understand what’s blocking you from eating mindfully and I’ll show you how to get started.