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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.
About the Author
Well hello there! I'm Tara. I'm a writer living in Palo Alto, California. Most of my life has been spent in the Bay Area, aside from a few childhood years in Winchester, England and Geneva, Switzerland. My short stories have appeared on NPR, in ZYZZYVA and in the Missouri Review, among others. I'm the author of the non-fiction book Buddha's Diet with my co-author Dan Zigmond. Though I'm not myself a Buddhist, I'm intrigued by the teachings of Buddhism, and by Buddha's emphasis on learning and discovery. Buddha's Diet was written to bring together both science and mindfulness. In researching and writing, we uncovered the wealth of data behind why intermittent fasting is the future of health...and why Buddha was onto something, thousands of years before biohacking.
Currently I work for Stanford University as a content manager. I also advise a few start ups in Silicon Valley, on digital strategy. I've got three kids, three cats, two rats, and one dog. I'm also a court-appointed advocate for children in the foster care system in my county.
