Mindful eating can lead to a healthy body

Many people suffer from diabetes, acid reflux, obesity and a host of other health issues that are linked in some way to what and how they eat.

While some doctors will prescribe medications to help alleviate the problems caused by their patient's diet, that approach does not treat the root cause of the symptoms.

A steady diet of fast food on the run and processed foods at home as well as numerous snacks along the way are some of the reasons for digestive distress and many other health problems.

A different mode of treatment looks at the way people eat, besides what they eat; it is called "mindf...