Unhooked
Subtitle: a holistic approach to ending your struggle with food
By: Laura Dawn
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781630472054
Subjects: Nutrition; Food habits; Weight loss; Consciousness; Psychological aspects
Description: "We know that the primary reason we eat is because our body needs fuel to survive, yet our relationship with food extends far beyond that--it's not just about what we should or shouldn't be eating. It incorporates aspects of our physiology, emotions, behaviors, and thought patterns, and how we feel about our lives, all rooted in a culture that supports and fosters an unhealthy, disordered relationship with food. Despite our repeated efforts, many of us find ourselves falling back into the same habitual patterns around food--habits that keep us overweight and unhappy. Laura Dawn sheds light on how we get hooked on the food struggle from six primary perspectives: environmental, physiological, behavioral, mental, emotional and spiritual, and provides concrete steps you can take to unhook yourself from the struggle with food. "Unhooked" cuts through the over-complex and contradictory dieting information flooding the market and provides a clear blueprint for people to step onto the path of vibrant health and freedom from the struggle."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-221).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: how we get hooked on the food struggle; title: The environmental hook. How our environment hooks us ; Unhooked: the healing process of reconnection; title: The physiological hook. How our physiology hooks us ; Unhooked: transitioning to a whole foods lifestyle; title: The behavioral hook. How our behavioral patterns hook us ; Unhooked: committing to change; title: The mental hook. How our mental state hooks us ; Unhooked: learning to eat mindfully; title: The emotional hook. How our emotions hook us ; Unhooked: working with emotions and boosting the feel-good chemicals in your brain naturally; title: The spiritual hook. How our spiritual isolation hooks us ; Unhooked: deepening your spiritual connection; title: Yale food addiction scale. Understanding fruit sugars: glycemic index versus glycemic load ; Basic sitting practice: mindfulness-awareness meditation.