'Our Obesity Genes 'explains the genetic facts of why typical diets don't work and uniquely provides epigenetic modifiers to change the expression of our obesity genes. The epigenetic modifiers consist of known mental exercises used in many of our largest medical organizations, and customized for healthy weight loss. These mental acts are specially modified to be done anywhere in less than 15 minutes/day Since what we prefer to eat is a habit, this program is designed to help you develop the eating habits of the world's healthiest and longest lived peoples. James D Baird PhD, the author, is a graduate engineer and a PhD in Natural Health, who has researched genetics and epigenetics for 20 years. He has written 4 books including his latest, 'Happiness Genes', which is a best seller and has received many awards.

"The Mindful Meals Diet" uncovers the reasons why diets don't work-ancient genetic food drives and unhealthy eating habits. The genes that permitted our ancestors to survive, during the period when calories were scarce, motivated them to prefer high calorie fats, sweets and more calories. These same 'obesity' genes are out of sync with present day needs, but still drive our food preferences.

"The Mindful Meals Diet" acknowledges our urges and satisfies our genes with healthy types of fat, sweets, and calories. It adopts the diet of the world's longest living and healthiest peoples, by blending the best and tastiest foods from the Mediterranean, Asian and Okinawa diets. However, it is unrealistic to think that our unhealthy eating habits, encouraged by the availability of high calorie foods, can be changed by will power.

Because we are creatures of habit and food preference is learned, the only successful way to a long term diet is to develop healthy eating habits. To meet this requirement, the book provides a step by step program of mind/body interventions directed at developing healthy eating habits. These interventions include; mindful eating, relaxation response, self-hypnosis and self guided imagery.