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Eat Slow

by Carly Neubert, BA, NC , Published April 14, 2025

What is 1 thing you can STOP 🛑 doing in support of 1 thing you will START ✔️ doing to change your life by 5%?
 
What habits are worth your time and energy and which habits are not worth it? I've got 1 habit you can start and 1 habit you should stop, today!
 
Eating while standing or shoving food in your mouth while driving is a guaranteed plan for creating adrenal fatigue, insulin resistance, excess weight, and an anxious mind. When you eat while stressed, the presence of your stress hormones (adrenaline and cortisol) puts you into sympathetic “fight or flight” dominance. This causes hormonal and digestive confusion and ends with a host of health symptoms and diseases.

✔️ Start Eating mindfully or at least slowly

 Eating mindfully can help your digestion, prevent holiday social overeating, and support your healthy weight. It creates a parasympathetic response (rest and digest) that enables proper digestion and assimilation of your food. Eating mindfully can include any to all of the following strategies:

  1. Chew each mouthful at least 40 times
  2. Sit down while eating
  3. Pause between bites
  4. Eliminate distractions (phones or screens)
  5. Schedule your meals
  6. Express gratitude while eating

🛑 Eating on the go

Eating while standing or driving in your car may pass as a “meal” once in a while. But don’t make this habit. Your body cannot properly digest your food in the presence of stress hormones.

Moving the needle by small increments yields large results over time.✔️ Start supporting your life with foundational healthy habits and 🛑 stop sabotaging yourself.

Carly Neubert, BA, NC

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