| Description |
xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Mood, Self-Regulation, and Overeating -- Ch. 2. Living in a Stressful World: Mood and Overweight -- Ch. 3. How Are Exercise and Mood Related? -- Ch. 4. Emotional Eating -- Ch. 5. Mood Pleasure: Food versus Exercise -- Ch. 6. Why Do We Have Moods? -- Ch. 7. Changes in Energy - and Mood -- Ch. 8. The Biopsychology of Energy and Tension -- Ch. 9. Managing Your Mood |
| Summary |
"You are what you eat, but why are you eating so much? Why can't you stay with a reasonable exercise program? It's your moods!" "The causes of obesity and lack of exercise can be traced to unprecedented increases in stress, depression, and anxiety. People are working more, sleeping less, and gobbling antidepressants at an astonishing rate. The increased pace of life and the information age are overwhelming us, and the effects are evident. To combat stress in our lives, we are driven to seek energy from the foods we eat. When feelings of depression and anxiety hit, we self-medicate with food. Drained of energy, we avoid exercise." "Managing energy and tension - and therefore regulating our moods - is key to sticking to a healthy eating and exercise plan. In Calm Energy, Robert Thayer describes how most people's daily energy cycles function, and explains how you can learn about your own mood cycles." |
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"This provocative new approach to understanding and fighting weight gain and inactivity offers practical advice and a biological explanation for your cravings, moods, and avoidance of exercise. You can learn to choose exercise as an alternative to food when you are feeling down, and experience the optimum goal of "calm energy.""--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and index |
| Subject |
Mental health -- Nutritional aspects.
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Mood (Psychology)
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Nutrition -- Psychological aspects.
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Exercise -- Psychological aspects.
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| LC no. |
00054849 |
| ISBN |
0195131894 (alk. paper) |
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0195163397 (paperback) |
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