Posts Tagged ‘mindfulness’

Score One for Mindfulness

October 1, 2016 — The concept of mindfulness has tremendous momentum in popular culture. So naturally, we are skeptical when fans suggest that it’s the answer to all our woes in obesity. But a new study published in the October issue of Obesity makes it pretty clear that incorporating mindfulness principles into behavioral therapy for weight loss and maintenance can […]

The Seductive Promise of Mindful Eating

March 10, 2016 — Mindfulness is an unmistakably hot topic, commanding public attention that has grown impressively over the last decade. Mindful eating, which applies principles of mindfulness, offers considerable promise as well as some challenges for researchers. A new randomized, controlled study of mindful eating published in Obesity offers tantalizing new insights. But it falls short of answering […]

Resilience May Come from Listening to Your Body

January 16, 2016 — Some fascinating brain research just published in Biological Psychology provides evidence for the supposition that resilience to stress may result from how well you listen to your body. Lori Haase and colleagues studied individuals with different degrees of resilience to stress. They evaluated brain function during and after a stressful situation. Through functional MRIs, they […]

Distracted Eating

August 24, 2015 — Mindfulness is one of those subjects in obesity and weight management that resonates deeply but presents challenges for collecting objective evidence. Two new studies add to the evidence that distracted eating contributes to over-consumption of food and possibly weight gain. However, good evidence for the effectiveness of mindful eating in weight management — despite its wide […]

Mindfulness Sharpens Awareness – Can It Help with Weight?

April 3, 2013 — “Intentionally paying attention to the present nonjudgmentally” is the way that Janice Marturano, who started the nonprofit Institute for Mindful Leadership, explains mindfulness. It is credited with sharpening the mind and promoting a heightened state of awareness. Doctors, patients, prisoners, school students, monks, and some people who wish to lose weight use mindfulness practices. Among […]