Mindfulness and nutrition

Mindfulness as a practice within holistic nutrition is increasingly accepted and studied, although it is a term little known by those who have not approached this type of nutrition, which focuses on having a broader cognitive vision of everything that affects our body in one way or another. It can be said that mindfulness is an imported and adapted concept, since in the past it was seen only as a kind of meditation that only had the purpose of bringing us relaxation and calm.

During this guide we will appreciate some of the basic aspects that characterize mindfulness in its relationship with nutrition, being this an essential element to study for all those who wish to approach holistic nutrition and enjoy its wide benefits.

Definition

As we said before, we should not conceive mindfulness as an isolated practice of meditation that only focuses on relaxation. This concept has come to the world of holistic nutrition to introduce us to a way of appreciating mealtimes as more than just a transitory stage that we perform subconsciously or with very little attention.

The bad practice at the time of ingesting food leads to suffer various digestive disorders associated with not chewing food properly, eating too fast, not paying attention to the signals that hunger satiety, among others. It is for all this that mindfulness invites us to enjoy this moment for what it is, a process of utmost importance that requires calm and concentration.

Benefits

Mindfulness has proven to be highly beneficial in combating various digestive disorders. It has been proven that when we pay attention to our meals and take the necessary time to eat calmly, our digestion improves significantly and we reach satiety points more easily.

There are numerous scientific studies that associate mindfulness with the reduction of obesity, improvement of diabetes, among other diseases that have their origin in one way or another in food.

Is Mindfulness a meditation?

Many commonly like to summarize mindfulness as meditating before eating. While this is one of the most commonly performed practices among mindfulness practitioners, it should be understood that the importance of its application lies more in the end than in the means. The goal is clear, to make you calm, centered and more focused on your eating process.

This does not mean that meditating is the only way or that it is the best way, it all depends on the person and their approach to this practice. Meditating may or may not help you achieve the proposed goals, but the mere fact of meditating is