mindful eating

A fast-growing body of research suggests that a slower, more thoughtful way of eating could help with weight issues. Mindful eating is based on the Buddhist concept of mindfulness: the process of bringing your mind to experience the present, usually done through meditation and other practices.

Now, no one is suggesting that you meditate at each meal; mindful eating is merely about paying attention to the food you’re eating while you’re eating it – noticing the colours and smells, experiencing the textures and savouring the flavours of what you put in your mouth. And when you’re eating low-carb, that’s a lot.

‘When you eat, put all of your attention on the food, without judgement,’ says Klasie Wessels, a personal development logotherapist and