Regular Yoga and Mindful Eating

We all hear to eat mindfully rather than emotionally. And though sometimes it can be difficult, mindful eating is essential to staying fit. In a new research follow-up study at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (prompted by initial reports by Alan Kristal, Dr.P.H. four years ago), they found that regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating.
“In our earlier study, we found that middle-age people who practice yoga gained less weight over a 10-year period than those who did not. This was independent of physical activity and dietary patterns. We hypothesized that mindfulness – a skill learned either directly or …read more