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How Mindful Eating and Habit Tracking Can Boost Your Mental Health

“We track everything — commits, calories, code time. But what about how we eat?”

In the dev world, we optimize endlessly. But high output doesn't always equal well-being. Burnout, binge cycles, and brain fog are still common — especially when we forget to slow down.

This blog explores the neuroscience behind mindful eating and how habit tracking (done right) can support your mental health, reduce stress, and even make you a sharper thinker.

You’ll learn:

Why mindful eating is a nervous system reset (not a diet)

How 3 deep breaths before a meal can change your stress response

Why tools like Habitude work better than guilt-based trackers

It’s written for developers, founders, and anyone building systems — in code or life.

Read the full blog here

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