Stress and Emotional Eating
Stress is linked to increased emotional eating.
What is Emotional Eating?
'Emotional Eating' is when a person turns to food as a way to help with feelings. These feelings can beanxiety, boredom, jealousy, joy or any other feeling. Emotional eating also involves obsession with food, weight and dieting. During dieting, the emotions become more apparent and old habits resurface.
You may recognise yourself in a few of these statements:
“When I feel nervous I eat too much”
“When I’ve done something difficult I feel like I deserve a reward and so I eat”
“When I feel sad or lonely I comfort myself with food”
“When I feel tense for an unknown reason I have a strong urge to eat”
Everyone sometimes indulges in emotional eating, from buying a cream filled pastry when you're feeling gloomy or eatinganother easter egg because you're bored, we've all indulged.
Cheering yourself up with a sweet treat may seem harmless, but it can lead to weight gain. According to Sandy Newbigging, Mind Detox Therapist and author of Life Changing Weight Loss, we 'comfort eat' to avoid having to deal with emotions such as boredom, grief, guilt or loneliness. He states, "It is common for people to keep themselves busy by numbing the feeling with food".
Bach Original Flower Essences has selected 3 essences out of the system of 38 to deal specifically with the emotions linked to comfort eating.
The Emotional Eating Support Kit includes three essences:
Crab Apple (Malus pumila) – When you feel unclean or dislike something about yourself, Crab Apple helps you accept yourself and your imperfections.
Cherry Plum(Prunus cerasifera)– When you fear you might lose control of your diet, Cherry Plum can help you to think and act rationally.
Chestnut Bud (Aesculus hippocastanum)– When you find yourself repeating the same dieting mistakes, Chestnut Bud helps you gain knowledge from your experience.
Where can I buy the Emotional Eating Kit?
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