By: Jeff Bryan | 2010-09-08 | Health & Fitness Emotional eating is something most everyone does at some point in their life. It is very common in both men and women. If you eat when you are not hungry, eat when you are responding to your feelings, then you are an emotional eater. You are letting your emotions tell you when to eat and how much to eat; not letting your body tell you when it is time to eat, and how much to eat. Physical hunger comes on gradually, while emotional hunger happens all of the sudden. read more
By: ElizabethMclean | 2010-10-21 | Wellness People don't just eat when they're hungry. Social eating is one way people celebrate and commiserate. People also eat when we're sad, lonely, bored, or anxious. Eating for comfort, without hunger, is called emotional eating. read more
By: Melissa McCreery, Ph.D. | 2010-03-29 | Eating Disorders Emotional eating, stress eating and overeating all happen when we are disconnected from ourselves-out of touch in some way with what we are feeling or needing or with how to respond to those things.I'm a strong believer that we are at our best and at our most powerful when we are connected with ourselves. It's only then that we are really able to access our wisdom about what we need and how to take care of ourselves. read more
By: Nelson Berry | 2011-02-23 | Addictions Obesity is one of the most prevalent health problems in the world today. Thousands of people are now weighing more than the ideal body mass, making them more prone to several disorders, from cardiovascular diseases to even cancer. read more
By: Kelly Aziz | 2010-03-31 | Eating Disorders Lots of people are emotional eaters but have no clue that they are. When we first start realizing that we have an issue with our food, there are two things that we must acknowledge: physical cravings and emotional cravings. For emotional cravings, we can observe ourselves and see which food cravings are triggered by emotion - but starting out, what do we need to look for and how do we know we really are an emotional eater? read more
By: Michelle Fiordaliso | 2010-04-03 | Weight Loss One of the reasons that feelings can be so uncomfortable is because you don't know how long they're going to last for. This element of the unknown can make them unbearable sending you in search of the comfort of food. But there are ways to become the master of your feelings rather than your feelings' slave: read more
By: Sandy Rutherforde | 2011-05-17 | Weight Loss The following text was originally written on May 6, 2007, which was a couple months into my intuitive eating journey. My hope is that you will find some inspiration in what I have gone through to get to where I am today. read more
By: Kimberley Clark | 2010-04-03 | Weight Loss Are you an emotional eater? Identifying the triggers that make you eat when you are not hungry is the first step to conquering emotional eating. In this article I talk about my battle with emotional eating and what I do to overcome the binging. read more
By: Suzie Parker | 2010-07-27 | Nutrition I have good news for emotional eaters: you can control eating emotionally and you can even give up it. It is necessary for you to know a few tips and tricks to help you do so. This article will show all things necessary to you - 6 smart tips and tricks to stop emotional eating. Let's investigate those tips now: read more
By: Cynthia O Goranson | 2010-04-02 | Weight Loss Do you eat even when you are not hungry? You may be suffering from an emotional eating disorder. Although this disorder may sometimes need the attention of a professional therapist, some of you may actually beat this with the right motivation. read more
By: Brian Hanrahan | 2010-03-31 | Health & Fitness Emotional eating can derail even the most determined of individuals. It's a primary culprit in the battle to develop healthy, goal oriented, eating habits. The next time you feel that craving gnawing inside you, ask yourself this: read more
By: John C White | 2010-04-01 | Weight Loss Binge eating is characterized by what seems to be an inability to stop eating or an irresistible urge to eat. We all occasionally gorge out, especially around the holidays or special events. But it is when this pattern of eating occurs with regularity that it becomes a problem. read more
By: Nancy Desjardins | 2010-09-28 | Wellness Your mental, emotional and physical health are interconnected, so take this knowledge to help you get back in control for optimal health and wellness. read more
By: David Keller | 2010-03-29 | Weight Loss Anger, depression and stress can play havoc with our eating habits especially when we are trying to lose weight and stay healthy. Here are eleven tips to deal with the ups and downs. read more
By: Marcus J Michael | 2012-02-18 | Weight Loss Experts are of the view that around 75 percent of all over-eating is actually due to emotions. Doubtlessly, emotional eating may be considered as possibly the biggest obstacle hampering many men and women from achieving and keeping their fat reduction goals and objectives. read more