eat healthy

1. Take a hard look at your eating
habits. Do you eat more when you
feel stressed? Do you withhold
food from yourself in order to feel
like you're in control? Carefully
evaluate whether you have an
unhealthy emotional attachment
to food. If you do, here are a few
steps to consider

2. Consult a medical professional.
Eating disorders are classified as
mental illnesses, and you can't
always just talk yourself into
stopping destructive behaviors [1].
If you suspect that you have an
eating disorder (whether it's over-
or under-eating), ask your general
practitioner to refer you to the
appropriate care.

3. See food as sustenance. A lot of
Western culture is inundated with
messages that food is for
entertainment, or for alleviating
boredom. Break yourself of this
cognitive habit by consciously
evaluating food in terms of what it can
do to keep your body healthy. Ask
yourself if what you're about to put in
your mouth is good for you, and if it will
help your body function as it was
designed to.