The Taming of the Chew: A Holistic Guide to Stopping Compulsive Eating - Softcover

Lamothe, Denise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0142002372 ISBN 13: 9780142002377

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2002

Synopsis

Psychologist and doctor of holistic health Denise Lamothe presents a complete program to combat overeating, showing compulsive eaters how to take control of their dependence on and obsession with food. Lamothe targets the enemy as "the Chew," which she describes as the "hurtful, persistent, out-of-control part of each of us." The Chew is what keeps overeaters from sticking to a dietary plan and can compel them to go on eating binges. Lamothe shows how to tame the Chew by explaining the problem from psychological, social, spiritual, and biological perspectives; presenting her comprehensive plan for holistic healing and change; and showing how to avoid relapses by building self-esteem.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This work was a joy to publish. The enthusiasm of the author and the receptivity of this title in academic circles and with the general public was astonishing!!! Over 2000 copies sold with very little marketing in the first 18 months -- Extremely unusual!!!

From the Author:

I wrote The Taming of the Chew: A Holistic Guide to Stopping Compulsive Eating after struggling throughout my life with food control issues. I was bulimic for seven years, anorexic for a time and obese for many years. None of this was any fun and all and I felt my energy so bound up! I was miserable a good deal of the time and quite depressed and anxious. When I was approaching my fiftieth birthday I decided I had to really do something special. I went to Death Valley, California and went on a Vision Quest. That is, I spent four days and nights all alone in the desert with no food. I meditated, I thought about my life and where I had traveled. I wanted to find a focus for the next fifty years I plan to spend walking around on this planet. It was then that the ideas for this book began to form. By the end of my Quest, I had made my plans. The "Chew" has proven helpful to thousands of people already -- mostly female but many males as well. I combine my l! ife experience, my professional experience as a NH Licensed Psychologist with over 20 years of experience and my experience as a Doctor of Holistic Health in this work. It is readable, both funny and tragic at times. If you decide to read it, let me know what you think! I highly value any feedback. Thanks!

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0142002372
• ISBN 13: 9780142002377
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240