EVIDENCE AND POTENTIAL MECHANISMS FOR MINDFULNESS PRACTICES

EVIDENCE AND POTENTIAL MECHANISMS FOR MINDFULNESS PRACTICES AND ENERGY

PSYCHOLOGY FOR OBESITY

Obesity is a growing epidemic.Chronic stress produces endocrine an immune factors that are contributors to .obesity’s .etiology

The inadequacies of standard care and the problem of patient noncompliance have inspired a search for alternative treatments.

We propose that mind-body therapies, and specifically the approaches of energy psychology and mindfulness, may substantially improve our success in the prevention and treatment of obesity by addressing three of the psychological and behavioral contributors to obesity : stress, anxiety, and binge-eating disorder (BED).