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.
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“Combining scientific data and ancient wisdom, this skillfully written book makes a compelling case: Buddha’s instructions to monks on time-restricted eating make sense—even for lay people like us. If you eat, you should read this book.”
— Chade-Meng Tan, bestselling author of Search Inside Yourself
“A science-based, spiritually inspired, time-tested guide to weight loss. I just loved reading this. Fascinating!”
— Kim Barnouin, New York Times bestselling author“Scientists have known for years that time-restricted diets protect against obesity and other metabolic diseases. Buddha’s Diet brings these findings to the world.”
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Tara Cottrell knows her way around the Internet and currently manages the website for Stanford University’s Business School. She lives in Menlo Park, CA.
Dan Zigmond is a writer, data scientist, and Zen priest living in California. He has held positions at Google, Microsoft, and other tech companies and is currently the director of analytics at Facebook. In 2015, he was named one of the “20 Business Geniuses You Need to Know” by Wired magazine. He is the co-author of Buddha’s Diet: The Ancient Art of Losing Weight without Losing Your Mind.
Pam Ward, an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, found her true calling reading books for the blind and physically handicapped for the Library of Congress’ Talking Books program. The fact that she can work with Blackstone Audio from the beauty of the mountains of Southern Oregon is an unexpected bonus.