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Article: Yoga Therapy for Binge Eaters.
- Article from:
- Psychology & Psychiatry Journal
- Article date:
- August 15, 2009
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What does yoga have to do with binge eating? Apparently quite a bit. In a study conducted at the University of the Rockies, a graduate university specializing in master's and doctorate degrees in psychology, binge eaters who participated in a 10-week yoga therapy program had their binge eating episodes drop from about five to less than two per week. The program combined an hour of yoga with a half-hour group discussion each week.
According to lead researcher Deborah Patz Clarke, yoga addresses the mind-body disconnect that's so prevalent in our society, particularly among binge eaters. People with eating disorders escape life's turbulence by over- or under-eating ...