Losing weight and eating more healthfully are two of the top New Year’s resolutions that millions make each year. Yet despite the best of intentions, most of us...

  What do overweight and obesity, heart disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, depression, and anxiety have in common? They are all common, chronic,...

  United States – WHOLE PERSON INTEGRATIVE EATING®, the breakthrough program that identifies and treats the root causes of overeating and overweight, is excited to...

  —By Deborah Kesten   Something has changed in our relatively recent past that has tipped overeating and obesity into a relentless—and worsening—epidemic...

  Could returning to our ‘food roots’—going back to a dietary lifestyle that nourished humankind physically, emotionally, spiritually, and socially—be the answer...

  For millennia, humankind turned to food to nourish physical, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being. Today, modern nutritional science is verifying food is,...

  Here’s a 7-step, action-filled toolkit to overcome overeating and weight gain. During the holiday season…and beyond. —By Deborah Kesten   Losing weight and...

  During the world’s recent “lockdown lifestyle,” many turned to comfort foods to soothe unpleasant feelings such as loneliness, anxiety, and depression. And...

  Identifying the reasons you overeat and gain weight—and replacing your overeating styles with the antidotes: the “ingredients” of Whole Person Integrative...

  For decades, excitement and interest in the gut microbiome has come from a growing understanding that its trillions of organisms have the power to transform both...

  Because of cutting-edge, 21st century, scientific discoveries, we now know everyday foods you choose have the power to switch off genes that put you at risk for...

  The Mediterranean diet is considered the gold standard of optimal eating because of its many health benefits. The complete opposite of health-full Mediterranean...

  When Native American sculptress Roxanne Swentzell and thirteen other members of the Santa Clara Pueblo--a Native American tribe in New Mexico--returned to the...

  The emerging science of epigenetics is rewriting the rules of heredity, obesity, diet, and disease. Here, one of the best studies to demonstrate the power of...

  There’s a simple, scientifically sound solution to the what-to-eat conundrum for losing weight and enhancing well-being. It’s a “new” way of eating that has been...

  Whole Person Integrative Eating (WPIE) is a science-backed dietary lifestyle--a way of eating that leads to weight loss and well-being. Here, The WPIE Pyramid,...

Here are the immune-boosting foods that can strengthen your immune system and make you less vulnerable to the virus. —By Deborah Kesten The coronavirus is the #1...

What do you get when a world-champion chef meets a cardiologist who is passionate about fresh, flavor-filled food? A transformative Christmas feast flavored with...

  For many, negative feelings, such as anxiety and depression, lead to out-of-control emotional eating…and ensuing weight gain. Knowing which foods can bust the...

  Food choices have a powerful influence on more than weight and physical health. The external and internal awareness you bring to your meals also have a strong...

  A paradigm shift is happening in the field of nutrition. The emerging specialty of ‘food and feelings’ reveals that what you eat affects more than physical...

Eating in a pleasing emotional and physical atmosphere may lead to weight loss The atmosphere in which you eat—both psychologically and aesthetically—may be one of the...

Do you often eat as a reaction to stress, anxiety, and other other unwelcome feelings? Do you turn to high-fat, sugary “comfort foods” to cope with with negative...

Recent research has revealed that eating in pleasing emotional and aesthetic surroundings may put you on the path to overcoming...

If you eat large quantities of food late in the evening or at night—even waking up from sleep to eat—it can easily lead to weight gain. Take our quick quiz to see if...

For many, negative feelings, such as anxiety and depression, lead to out-of-control eating…and ensuing weight gain. Knowing which foods can bust the blues, without...

  Here's why appreciating food--from the heart--when you eat, can be health-enhancing. —By Deborah Kesten   "Because food is what it is, it is of utmost...

  Because “flavoring” meals with a meditative sensibility can make a big difference in weight and well- being, this SPECIAL FEATURE article,  “The WPIE Guided...

  Eating with awareness of the life-giving meaning in meals is linked to a bevy of health benefits. —By Deborah Kesten   “Italians do not regard food as...

​Savoring flavors. Pleasant surroundings. Appreciating food. Each time you eat is an opportunity to “spice” meals with meaning. Here are ingredients from the...

What do “savoring” flavors and “flavoring” food with loving regard have in common? Infusing your food with these two ingredients may lower odds of overeating and...

What do you get when you merge the ancient Buddhist teaching of mindfulness with food, eating, and modern nutritional science? Answer: A way of eating that leads to...

  Dining with others may lessen loneliness...and lead to weight loss and well-being. —By Deborah Kesten "Because food is what it is, it is of utmost importance...

  Here’s how to create a soul-satisfying New Year’s meal, imbued with the spirit of friendship. —By Deborah Kesten   One of my most memorable meals wasn't an...

  We’re fed more than food and meal-memories when we dine with others. Groundbreaking research reveals it may also lower your odds of overeating and becoming...

Can shared fare at the witching hour heal body, mind, and soul? Even increase odds of weight loss? —By Deborah Kesten  One morning while reading an article in a local...

Social nourishment. We’re fed more than food and meal-memories when we eat with others. It may also lower your odds of overeating and becoming overweight or obese. —By...