Buddha's Diet ─ The ancient art of losing weight without losing your mind

There's a lot you probably don't know about the Buddha. For one, the real Buddha was thin. And before he became the actual "Buddha" or "Enlightened One," he was a pampered prince named Siddhartha. He tried starving himself to become more spiritual, but realized that didn't work. Instead, he discovered a "middle way" between unhealthy overindulgence and unrealistic abstinence. And the guidance he gave his monks more than 2,500 years ago can still be relevant for us today. Sure, Buddha lived before the age of Twinkies, but his wisdom endures, providing us with a sane, mindful approach to food.
Buddha's Diet isn't complicated or expensive. You don't need to join a club or buy special meals. You just need to follow a few guidelines that Buddha provided guidelines that, believe it or not, will help you lose weight,feel better, and eventually stop thinking about food much at all. With chapters such as "What would Buddha drink?” and Did Buddha do Crossfit?”,Buddha's Diet offers sound wisdom for achieving nirvana, at least as it applies to eating and getting healthy.

TARA COTTRELL is a writer, digital strategist, and mom. She consults and writes for lifestyle and wellness brands in Silicon Valley and is a well-being advocate for at-risk and foster youth. She is currently the web content manager at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. When she's not working, writing, or parenting, she's shoe shopping. She lives in Menlo Park, CA.

DAN ZIGMOND is a writer, data scientist, and Zen priest. He advises startups and venture capital firms about data and health. He is a contributing editor at Tricycle, the largest Buddhist magazine in North America, and teaches at Jikoji Zen Center, a small Buddhist temple in the Santa Cruz mountains. In May 2015, he was named one of “20 Business Geniuses You Need to Know” by Wired Magazine, as he frequently reminds his kids. He lives in Menlo Park, too.