Robert E. Thayer

Great book to get a scientific overview of moods and how they influence behavior of especially eating and exercise. It does contain some self-help advice, but most of the book is about distilling understanding based on scientific research -- the assumption is that suck knowledge will help enable people to become AWARE of their moods and how they affect their behavior, and that this awareness in turn is the best basis for regulating one-self (in this case especially regarding controlling eating and exercise). The only reason I didn't give it five-stars is on style, because in certain parts of the book the author can be a tad repetitive.… (mehr)