We all love to eat, don’t we! Food holds a special place in everyone’s heart. When we eat our favorite food, it gives us a sense of pleasure and happiness. Most of us think food is a thing of pleasure, and some see food as a key to their physical well-being. But we tend to miss out on the impact of food on our mind. Food massively impacts our mind and brain. I always tell everyone to eat less because no matter what food we eat, even the healthy foods, is somehow less pure and less authentic in this era of time where every food is heavily processed due to commercialization. If we are sloppy with our eating, then it will be disastrous for our health in the long run. So, it is important to understand the art of mindful eating.

What is mindful eating? In simple words, mindful eating means being mindful or putting your full attention on the food and how you eat the food.

The process of mindful eating

• Eat in silence.
• Avoid devices like TV and mobile phones while eating.
• Don’t eat standing.
• Eat sitting on the floor (as it will help you digest the food more than sitting at a dining table).
• Eat with your hand.
• Properly chew the food.
• Don’t rush; just eat the food slowly and concentrate only on the food.

Follow this process, and you will feel you have made an achievement, as we are so impulsive in our day-to-day life. It will not only make your mind calm and peaceful, but it will have a massive positive impact on physical well-being as the food will be digested so easily.

Benefits of mindful eating

• Help you lose weight.
• Improve focus by reducing hunger and cravings.
• Help with your digestion.
• Better absorption of nutrition.
• More importantly, meal satisfaction.

These are some health benefits that you get from mindful eating. There are more, but here we are not talking about the health benefits of mindful eating, but the positive impact that mindful eating can have on our mind if we do this.