Samantha Yarde

teacher • blogger • facilitator • photographer

Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
    • Samantha
    • My Passion (Coming Soon!)
    • My Blog
  • Blog
    • Articles
      • Early Childhood
        • What is ECD?
        • Attachment Styles
        • Becoming an ECE
        • The Day I Met Dr. Bruce Perry
        • Tips for Teachers Going Back to Work
        • 5 Tips For Kick-Starting At-Home Learning
        • Simple Ways to Help Kids Cope with & Manage Stress
        • 7 Ways to Encourage Kids to Eat their Veggies
        • Flow is Happiness & Children’s Play
        • Just Playing
        • Kid-friendly Superfoods for Health and Immunity (SMOOV Superfood Blends)
        • Kid-friendly Superfoods for that Sweet Tooth (SMOOV Superfood Blends)
      • Self-Regulation
        • What is Self-Regulation?
        • Stress & Stressors
        • How I Got Through Some of My Lowest Days in Lockdown
        • Noticing a Shift in My Energy and Tension
        • How to Breathe! To Activate the Calm Response in Your Body
      • Health & Lifestyle
        • Brain-Gut Connection
        • Self-Care is Never Selfish
        • My Wellness Kit
        • Self-Care Begins With You
        • Let’s Talk Adaptogens!
        • 5 Lessons 2020 Has Taught Me
        • 5 Ways to Boost Your Immune System
        • 7 Ways to Practice Mindful Eating
        • Mindfulness & Meditation. What’s the Difference?
        • 9 Different Kinds of Hunger
        • A Personal Experience with Body Healing Modalities
    • Notebook
      • Early Childhood
        • The Science of Early Childhood Development
        • 3 Keys to Help Your Child Cope During the COVID-19 Pandemic
        • A Conversation on Trauma and its Impact on Brain Development
      • Self-Regulation
        • The Vagus Nerve and 5 Ways to Tone It
        • Five Stress Healing Solutions
        • Deborah Dana: Befriending Your Nervous System
      • Health & Lifestyle
        • Organika Webinars>
          • Gut Health 101
          • Strengthening Your Immune System
          • Sleep & Stress Management
          • Your Mental Health Matters: Extra Brain-Love During Times of Stress
          • Beyond Skin Deep: Holistic Health for Glowing Skin
          • Your Hormones: Finding Balance for the Modern-Day Woman
        • Gut Health with Dr. Mary Pardeep>
          • Introduction to Gut Health
          • How Digestion Works
          • What Healthy Poop Looks & Smells Like
          • The Brain-Gut Connection
          • Mindful Eating (Where Digestion Begins)
        • Race & Social Justice>
          • Unwinding Prejudice with Evelyn Carter>
            • Identity & Bias (Part 1)
            • Identifying Implicit Attitude (Part 2)
            • The Impact of Bias (Part 3)
            • Techniques for Reducing Bias (Part 4)
            • Unwinding Prejudice: Structured Equality (Part 5)
          • Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence
          • Compassion in Action: Mindfulness for a Just Society
        • The Science of Yoga
        • The Foundation of Mindfulness Practice
        • Establishing a Daily Mindfulness Practice
        • Meditation Tools & Tips
        • Eating Mindfully
        • How to Sleep for Peak Mental Performance
        • A Gratitude Exercise
        • 10 Ways to De-Stress Your Life
        • Let’s Talk About… Rejection
    • Bloganuary
  • Resources
    • Early Childhood
    • Self-Regulation
    • Health & Lifestyle
  • Contact

Mindful Eating (Where Digestion Begins)

Presented by Dr. Mary Pardeep with Commune

Tags: digestion, food, gut, microbiome

“All disease begins in the gut.” – Hippocrates 

Part 2: Mindful Eating (Where Digestion Begins)

  • How we eat is just as important as what we eat
  • The cephalic phase of digestion begins at the first sight and smell of food; triggers the vagus nerve to produce more stomach acid and digestive enzymes
    • Includes mindful eating practices which prioritizes the cephalic phase
      • Being fully present when eating  
      • Studies have shown that practicing mindful eating can prevent overeating and weight gain (you’re able to notice the subtle cues of feeling full)
      • Stopping to eat at 80% full
  • Your food should resemble baby food before its swallowed
    • Chewing releases serotonin in our brain (calming/happy neurotransmitter)
    • Chewing helps to ensure food is broken down enough for easy digestion 
    • Chewing is the only form of mechanical digestion 
  • Your thoughts and beliefs about food have an impact on how you respond to eating
  • Shift towards excitement and gratitude about food
  • Food nourishes us
  • Orthorexia is an eating disorder caused by the obsession with eating only health food
    • Concerns with where to eat when out, travelling, avoiding eating and social situations 
    • Negative thoughts about food can worsen digestive issues 
  • First step to healing gut: see food as a nourishing and energy providing source 
  • Restrictive eating programs should have an end in sight 

Mindful Eating Tips

  1. Notice you are actually hungry or if you are just eating out of boredom. 
  2. Look at your food, smell it and make sure you are salivating before you take your first bite.
  3. Eating with someone else helps you slow down 
  4. Limit mindless distractions (e.g., TV, scrolling on phone)
  5. Enjoy your food!

Learn more from Dr. Pardeep:

Introduction to Gut Health

How Digestion Works

What Healthy Poop Looks & Smells Like

The Brain-Gut Connection


More from Dr. Mary Pardeep
  • Link
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Spotify

WEBSITE DISCLAIMER

This website is provided only for informational purposes and not intended to be used to replace professional advice, treatment or professional care. Always speak to your physician, healthcare provider or pediatrician if you have concerns about your own health or the health of a child.

Thank you for sharing!

  • Email
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • WhatsApp

Like this:

Like Loading...
Go to mobile version
%d bloggers like this: