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Mindful eating: the way to improve your relationship with food
Do you usually eat fast while checking your phone? Or maybe, you eat because you think you're hungry but it's actually anxiety? Have you ever done a diet that caused you to starve for hours?
We've all done one of those in the past and even if you don't believe it, this affects our relationship with food.
The mindful eating concept was born to change this. It's about paying full attention to the act of nourishment, allowing yourself to enjoy every texture and every flavor, hearing the real signs of your body.
Fundamentals of mindful eating
This lifestyle trend has 5 fundamental aspects:
1. Full attention: eat without distractions
2. Mind-body connection: identify when you're really hungry and when you're emotionally hungry. Get to know very well your feeling of satiety.
3. Sensory experience: enjoy the taste of food, its texture, smell, etc.
4. No judgement: say goodbye to the restrictive discourse. You don't have to label food as "good" or "bad".
5.Go slow: lower your speed when you eat. Doing it slowly helps with the mindfulness of it all.
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Beneficios de la alimentación consciente:
1. Better digestion: when you eat slowly and chew properly, the body can digest
food better.
2. Better eating habits: mindful eating can lead you to choose healthier food.
3. Weight management without strict diets: by paying attention to the signs of hunger and satiety, excess eating can be avoided. This helps mantain a healthy weight withuout having to follow strict diets.
4. Stress reduction: mindful eating can be a relaxing activity.
5. Enjoying food more: when you fully experience food and eating, it's highly likely that you will have a pleasant and satisfactory feeling.
Does this trend resonate with you?
Today's tip:Next time you enjoy one of our vegan cookies Kalá, try to do it mindfully. Feel their smell, the crack at first bite and let the flavors invade your mouth. You'll see that just one cookie can be an incredible experience!
Sources:
¿Qué es la alimentación consciente o mindful eating?, Quironsalud.com, 2018.
Mindful Eating: cómo la alimentación consciente puede transformar tu bienestar,
institutohera.org
El arte de comer conscientemente, mysanitas.com