Buddha’s Diet

The Ancient Art of Losing Weight Without Losing Your Mind

By: Tara Cottrell, Dan Zigmond

Narrated by: Pam Ward

There's a lot you probably don't know about the Buddha. For one, the real Buddha was thin. And before he became the "Enlightened One", he was a pampered prince named Siddhartha. He tried starving himself in his quest for inner peace, but found that extremes brought him no closer to enlightenment. Instead, he sought a "middle way" between unhealthy overindulgence and unrealistic abstinence. The instructions he gave his monks about eating, more than 2,500 years ago, were surprisingly simple.

Fast forward to today. Cutting-edge scientific research tells us something Buddha knew all along: it's not what you eat, but when you eat that's most important. You don't need to follow the latest fads or give up your favorite foods. You just need to remember a few guidelines that Buddha provided - guidelines that, believe it or not, will help you lose weight, feel better, and stop obsessing about food. Sure, Buddha lived before the age of cronuts, but his wisdom and teachings endure, providing us with a sane, mindful approach to eating.

With chapters that ponder questions like "What would Buddha drink?" and "Did Buddha do Crossfit?", Buddha's Diet offers both an attainable and sustainable strategy for achieving weight-loss nirvana.

©2016 Tara Cottrell & Dan Zigmond (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Definitely keeping me more mindful

It’s good to hear this book especially if you’re having a hard time with weight loss or emotional eating. I am Buddhist myself but never really thought about how Buddhism and food go together. This is not a religious book at all! Thank you for writing it :)

nice performance, not new info.

I found this book by accident online while looking for something else and saw it was free on audible, so I figured I'd read it. for the most part it was good, but the information is all stuff that, at this point, has been made time and time again. mindful eating, and timed fasting. (fit all your meals Into a 9-hour window) but I would recommend it still for a quick read on a diet that seems pretty easy to follow. :)

Great book funny at times even.

Loved this book. It's informative and funny at its times. Relating to everyday difficulty of buddhist diet in the western setting. Engaging to everyday life with helpful ideas to combine at your will.

Simple and to the point

Entire audible is simple to understand and short and to the point. It hits scientific facts and gives examples in explanation.

Great way to put dieting into perspective

Great way to put dieting into perspective. I never really thought about eating at a certain time.