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How many sheep does one need to count before falling asleep or, in my case, how many spoons of peanut butter does one need to consume?

Anywhere from two percent to twenty-seven percent of Americans experience intense hunger in conjunction with insomnia. …

While rummaging through my collection of old magazines and torn out newspaper articles (a genetic trait, I’m sure, passed down from my grandmother who kept every tram ticket she ever used for reasons I’ll never know), I came across an article from 1999.

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So you got rid of processed foods and sodas. You exercise 5 days per week until you can’t take it anymore. You count your calories, approaching food as an enemy: Will it make me fat? Chocolate cake offered by your mother becomes an insult and while you’re…

It might sound too simple to be true, but having a cup of tea can make you more mindful. Ever heard of a tea meditation? And what’s the point, you ask?⁠

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We live in a fast paced world, everything we do, we do on the go, we rush through life and never t…

Losing weight or eating healthy is very hard. Upon failure we think the sole reason is the food be it too high in calories, too sweet, or deep-fried. Thinking a bit more practically, we might conclude that the problem was specifically the excess of fat ce…

Let’s face it — most of the time, we eat not because we’re hungry. Instead, we turn to food in order to increase our sense of comfort. Stress, climate, the time of day — all of this affects how much we eat.

So is there a way of making our psyche and surr…