Mindful Eating

Rediscovering a healthy and joyful relationship with food.

by Jan Chozen Bays, M.D.

Fear of Food

Patients have come to me in despair, saying, “There’s nothing left that I can eat! Beef contains hormones, chickens are raised under cruel conditions, salmon is endangered, cheese and eggs have too much saturated fat, and tofu contains estrogen-like compounds, I think I’m sensitive to gluten. I'm avoiding tomatoes and potatoes because I've heard that the nightshade family can make arthritis worse, and dairy products give me gas. I don't have anything left to eat!!“ Read More

The French Paradox Part 2

"How do the French teach their children to eat well?" Read More

Mindful Eating: The French Paradox

Butter, croissants, pate de foie gras and lots of cheese, it's not a diet that an American doctor would recommend! Why are the French able to eat

three times as much fat as Americans, and yet they are thinner and have a lower incidence of heart disease than we do? There are several interesting reasons for this paradox. Read More

Mindful Eating

You've been working hard on a project on the computer, and it's time for at treat. You've been holding off, waiting for the delicious taste of - here, please fill in the blank. Coffee ice cream? a piece of dark chocolate? a donut? an onion bagel? some fresh strawberries?

For me, it would be a creamy, sweet-sour lemon tart. Read More

Jan Chozen Bays, M.D., is a pediatrician and Zen teacher who has been practicing and teaching mindful eating for over twenty years. Her most recent book is Mindful Eating.

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