Health, Wellness & Nutrition Articles

Eating from the Tree: Nutrition Lessons for the Scientific Soul, part 4 of 4

THE BRAIN IN THE BELLY Have you ever had “butterflies” in your stomach? A “lump” in your throat? Have you ever been moved by a strong and undeniable “gut feeling” about something or someone? Few people would say they had an elbow feeling or a kidney feeling, but gut feelings are highly regarded as a [...]

Eating from the Tree: Nutrition Lessons for the Scientific Soul, part 3 of 4

METABOLIC MORALISM As we advance the science of eating, there’s one particular nutritional concept that seems to get us into the most trouble. It’s an outdated way of approaching food that wreaks great havoc upon the psyches of eaters, and influences the community of experts like a strange brew. This unwanted way of thinking sounds [...]

Eating from the Tree: Nutrition Lessons for the Scientific Soul, part 2 of 4

VITAMIN R—RELAXATION Perhaps the most fundamental place where we can observe the profound relationship of body and soul when it comes to nutrition is in the stress/relaxation continuum. Can you recall what happens when you eat during a state of anxiety or stress? Most people report such symptoms as heartburn, cramping, gas, digestive pains, belching, [...]

Eating from the Tree: Nutrition Lessons for the Scientific Soul, part 1 of 4

Eons ago the biblical God instructed Adam and Eve, his two fledgling humans, in one of the earliest recorded food injunctions in all of western history— don’t eat the apple.” This fateful nutrition rule was unequivocal and came straight from the heavens. A few millenna later, the apple has evolved from vilified to glorified. One [...]

Diabesity – A Reversible Epidemic by Dr Mark Hyman

Mark Hyman, MD February 12, 2012 What life threatening, life sapping, energy robbing condition affects one in every two Americans (that is EVERY OTHER person) including 80% of those overweight and up to 40% of normal weight people? What condition is responsible for more deaths from heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes and dementia [...]

The Metabolic Power of the Sacred

This is one of the pieces of prose that I’ve written that I feel can provide a new and healing way to look at metabolism. This piece is from my book, The Slow Down Diet. Sometimes, when we talk about health and nutrition, it’s good to bypass the intellect and communicate from a place of [...]

6 Secrets for Successful Coaches

After being in practice as a healer, counselor, coach, teacher, mentor and facilitator for over 30 years, I’ve made enough mistakes and stumbled upon enough insights to finally feel qualified to say that I’ve learned some important lessons that I’d love to share with you. My hope is that you’ll be the kind of helping [...]

The Secret Psychology of Supplements

I absolutely love taking supplements – meaning all kinds of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and a long list of fascinating food concentrates and natural substances. After 3 decades of working within the vitamin industry as a consultant in product development and formulation, and spending an equal amount of time in clinical nutrition and eating psychology, I [...]

Can the Psychology of Eating Change Your Metabolism?

I trust 2012 continues to treat you well and warm. I wanted to share with you a guest blog that I recently wrote for Dr. Mark Hyman, my favorite medical doctor in the world, a great friend, and a leading voice in the field of functional medicine. It inspires me to know that there are [...]

Women, Food, Sex, Pleasure and Weight – Do you know the connections?

For those of you who are familiar with my work, you know that I love to discover and illuminate the unseen connections in the world of health, nutrition, and consciousness. Indeed, if we truly want to advance the field of eating and nutrition, or any field for that matter, we need to be courageous enough [...]

Join us: Live Events and Workshops

Here’s a piece of good news from the Institute that we’d love to share with you. By popular demand, we’re adding a number of events to our 2012 calendar that are suitable for both professionals and the public. These include evening lectures, and daylong and weekend workshops that are sure to inspire you around our [...]

Our Video Contest Winners!

Dear friends, Happy 2012! I have a few brief and fun announcements: First, as many of you know, we held a contest for the best 5-minute videos on eating psychology. Thank you so very much for your amazing submissions. Quite frankly, I have never been in the position to judge and assess such a competition [...]

The Eater’s Agreement

When I wrote my first book, Nourishing Wisdom, I wanted to write a nutrition book that had something powerful and lasting to say. I was committed to discovering if it was possible to talk about food and nutrition and find the timeless messages in this topic, as opposed to the quick fix weight loss and [...]

A Holiday Message from The Institute for the Psychology of Eating

What a beautiful and powerful time of year this is. I hope you are easing into the holiday season and the upcoming year with grace, and with a smile. I’d love to share with you a simple story that comes down through the ages, has touched me deeply, and that I feel has a timely [...]

Big Changes: Important Update from The Institute for the Psychology of Eating

I’d like to share with you a few important updates from IPE. First, about a month ago we announced two new forthcoming trainings for 2012 – our Distance Learning Certification Program, and our Certification Training at Omega Institute in New York. After much consideration, we’ve decided to postpone our training at Omega. Instead, we will [...]

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