{"id":27522,"date":"2019-11-07T18:38:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T23:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2019\/11\/07\/learn-the-benefits-of-mindful-eating-with-dr-noemi-custodia-lora\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:20:38","slug":"learn-the-benefits-of-mindful-eating-with-dr-noemi-custodia-lora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/11\/07\/learn-the-benefits-of-mindful-eating-with-dr-noemi-custodia-lora\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn the Benefits of Mindful Eating with Dr. Noemi Custodia-Lora"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_21724\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/11\/noemi-mobile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21724\" class=\"wp-image-21724 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/11\/noemi-mobile-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"Noemi Custodia-Lora stands with arms draped over balcony in a bright red dress\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Noemi Custodia-Lora<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Are you eating in front of the television and not remembering how the meal tasted? Are you forgetting if you ate or not?<\/p>\n<p>There are reasons why. In Noemi Custodia-Lora&#8217;s presentation, you will learn how to make your eating more mindful, leading to better health, more pleasurable eating, and weight loss. Her presentation will be held on Nov. 19, 2019, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave. This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Custodia-Lora is the vice president of the Lawrence Campus &amp; community relations at NECC. With a focus on the Hispanic community, she is passionate about increasing access to higher education and fostering community partnerships. She created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/engage\/community-educational-programs\/pies-latinos-de-necc\/\">PI\u00c8S Latinos de NECC<\/a>, an initiative that supports immigrants by validating their professional credentials. She is also a member of the National Skills Coalition on Racial Equality Panel, leads several projects with university partners in the Dominican Republic, and spearheads the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/early-college\/\">NECC Early College Programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Custodia-Lora holds a Ph.D. in physiology-endocrinology from Boston University and a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology from the Universidad de Puerto Rico. She joined the faculty of NECC in 2003, teaching courses in nutrition, human biology, and anatomy &amp; physiology.<\/p>\n<p>This presentation is offered through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/engage\/community-resources\/speakers-bureau\/\">Northern Essex Community College Speakers Bureau<\/a>. For additional information on the NECC Speakers Bureau, please visit the Speakers Bureau website or contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:speakersbureau@necc.mass.edu\">speakersbureau@necc.mass.edu<\/a>\u00a0or at 978-556-3862. For information on this presentation, contact Andrea Fiorillo at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:fiorillo@noblenet.org\">fiorillo@noblenet.org<\/a>\u00a0or by calling 781-944-0840.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/necc.mass.edu\">Northern Essex Community College<\/a> has campuses in both Haverhill and Lawrence. It offers more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/\">60 associate degree and certificate programs<\/a> as well as hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/noncredit\/\">noncredit courses<\/a> designed for personal enrichment and career growth.\u00a0 Each year, more than 5,000 students are enrolled in credit associate degree and certificate programs on the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses; and another 2,600 take noncredit workforce development and community education classes on campus, and at businesses and community sites across the Merrimack Valley.\u00a0 For more information, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/\">NECC website<\/a>\u00a0or call 978-556-3700.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Dr. Noemi Custodia-Lora&#8217;s presentation, you will learn how to make your eating more mindful, leading to better health, more pleasurable eating, and weight loss. 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