Suggested Reading

Eating disorders and obesity: A comprehensive handbook, 3rd Edition. (pp. 421-426). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Drs. Ashley Mason and Elissa Epel discuss the complex relationship between stress, eating behaviors, and obesity. 

Stress less: The new science that shows women how to rejuvenate the body and the mind. New York: Hudson Street Press. (DISCLOSURE: Elissa wrote the foreword to this book).

In Stress Less, prominent health and science journalist Thea Singer explores what the new science of stress can tell us about how to turn back the cellular clock.

Why zebra's don't get ulcers: An updated guide to stress, stress-related diseases, and coping. New York: Henry Holt & Co. 3rd Edition. (an entertaining bottom line on stress from a world expert).

Combining cutting-edge research with a healthy dose of good humor and practical advice, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers explains how prolonged stress causes or intensifies a range of physical and mental afflictions, including depression, ulcers, colitis, heart disease, and more.

The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate

The whole-brain child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind, survive everyday parenting struggles, and help your family thrive.

Stress and obesity (2017)

Eating disorders and obesity: A comprehensive handbook, 3rd Edition. (pp. 421-426). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

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