The Tao of Eating: Feeding Your Soul Through Everyday Experiences with Food

by Linda R. Harper, Thomas Moore (Foreword)

"Our diet-obsessed culture," observes psychologist and eating disorder specialist Dr. Harper, "has robbed us of a joyful relationship with food." We are deluged by diet information-and misinformation-from doctors and scientists, to celebrities and food industry spokespeople. The pressure to diet and to avoid foods on the ever-changing forbidden list is more staggering than at any other time in history. Is it any wonder that people are either obsessed with dieting or so overwhelmed that they've simply given up? All of us born in the twentieth century have been influenced by what Dr. Harper calls the way of dieting. We've made eating into a set of rules, most often for the purpose of weight loss even though this is not the way we were meant to eat. "Our bodies tell us what they need if we are willing to listen," is Harper's reassuring message. After helping hundreds of clients take charge of their relationship with food, Dr. Harper shows how to leave the way of dieting behind.

Genres: Nonfiction, Food

224 pages, Paperback

First published February 6, 2004

Reviews

[Pat Edwards · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good and interesting points and techniques.

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this book. If you are at all interested in braking out of the rut of dieting, and focus yourself back on what nourishes you, read this book! Lots of great reflection exercises and tips to change. I've been employing a few of the techniques this past month and I've really noticed a difference in how I feel.

[Diem Dangers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh I loved this book, which is all about how to think about food as something that feeds your soul as well as your body. I love the Forward by Thomas Moore, who wrote Care of the Soul, it really sets the tone.

[Becca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting & insightful... a different, mindful viewpoint.