When it comes to managing our weight, it’s important to acknowledge the power of our thoughts and the influence of our emotions. By calming our emotions and becoming more mindful of our thought patterns, meditation can help us make healthier choices and achieve weight loss goals with lasting effects.
Ryan Peterson, MD, board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, told The Epoch Times he recently started working with an obese patient struggling with food addiction and referred him to his clinical counselor for meditation exercises. He felt his patient’s distress was less about food addiction and more about his poor relationship with his body and food. After practicing meditation for a couple of months, the patient made progress by becoming more mindful of his body and changing his approach to weight loss to one “that is soothing, not stressful, to his nervous system.”…