How to Trust Yourself with Food with Marc David

Read the full transcript here: http://psychologyofeating.com/the-nut... Have you ever been afraid of food or of eating? It may sound odd to put it that way, but the truth is, many of us have experienced fears around food or eating at one time or another. Whether we have a major allergy, or we’ve adopted a specialized diet such as veganism or gluten-free, or we’ve worked to control overeating or binge eating, we’ve probably made a food choice that was based in fear at one time or another. Even if we don’t follow any particular dietary plan, our consumer culture is saturated with advertisements that are specifically designed to trigger fears about our body and our health. So many different messages are constantly screaming at us, If you eat X, you won’t be ok! And while it’s great to be cautious about what we put into our bodies, an excess of fear can actually interfere with our metabolism. If you’ve ever felt anxiety around food, please tune into this uplifting new video from #IPEtv, where Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, explains how adding more trust to your diet can improve your digestion and enhance your enjoyment of life! Want a sneak peek? Read part of the transcript below: Greetings friends, this is Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. Today’s topic is one that I’m excited to share with you about – Today’s Topic: The Nutritional Value of Trust If you’re like most people who have a strong interest in nutrition, then you likely read up on all the new information that’s out there, the latest super foods, the newest supplements, and the new dietary strategies that are designed to give us all the goodies – you know what I’m talking about – eat this way and you’ll have more energy, eat that way and you’ll lose gobs of weight, eat like this and you’ll never be sick again – that sort of thing. The latest fads tend to fall a little bit short, which is why it’s sometimes useful to return to some of the old-school practices. These days, there’s an awareness in the nutrition profession that we need to re-welcome so many of the foods of our ancestors – real food, wild food, fermented food, naturally grown and produced food, fresh food, and locally grown food. Of course, this all makes brilliant nutritional sense. But I think we need to add a little bit more vitamin T to the diet – trust. Allow me to explain what I mean: Working in the field of eating psychology, I have the very bittersweet opportunity to be with a large number of students, clients, followers, and others who have eating challenges that often touch them to the core. I meet women and men in just about every age category and all walks of life who struggle with food. Perhaps their complaint is one of nutritional confusion – they don’t know what to eat. Perhaps their complaint is overeating or binge eating or emotional eating. Perhaps their complaint is around their body and how much it weighs. And so many of these people are afraid of food. They’re afraid of their own appetite. They’re afraid of receiving and experiencing pleasure from food. They’re afraid that if they start to eat something, they’ll never stop. They’re afraid that if they’re eating the wrong diet, they’ll stay sick or they won’t heal. They’re afraid that if they try a new diet, that once again, they’ll be disappointed. They might be afraid that even though they’re eating in a good way right now, they might revert to all their old bad habits. They’re afraid that others are judging them for what they look like or how much they weigh. They’re afraid of how much they might hate themselves if they don’t follow a diet the way they think they should, or have some impossible-to-achieve result in a timely fashion. And believe it or not, the one common denominator in all of these fears around food and body is a lack of trust. Read the rest of the transcript on our site here: http://psychologyofeating.com/the-nut...