Ways to break your sugar addiction
Ways to break your sugar addiction!
Habib Paradesi like follows medium_intro-1508511928.jpgAt one point or another, we have all dealt with a sugar addiction. I recently gave up all sugar for 30 days and felt actual withdrawal symptoms. I was exhausted and couldn't shake a nagging headache. I was also snapping at my family for no reason at all.
Giving up sugar cold turkey is one option for breaking the addiction, but fortunately for our relationships with friends and family, it is not the only option. I had the chance to speak with leading physicians, health coaches, and wellness providers on manageable steps to breaking your sugar addiction.!!Make sure you're eating enough fat,Do you remember the fat-free trend in the '90s? Suddenly we were bombarded with fat-free cookies and crackers, and they seemed healthy. We avoided fats, because we assumed eating fat made us fat. However, food companies simply replaced the fat in their products with sugar.
Our bodies need fat to feel full and satisfied, so it is crucial to consume enough when giving up sugar. "When you're cutting back on sugar, pay attention to your fat intake," Registered Dietitian with Virta Health Catherine Metzgar told me. "Not only does fat keep you full longer and provide greater satiety than sugar and carbohydrates, fat can also help manage your hunger and cravings. Try a square of 86 percent dark chocolate with a bit of peanut butter or even some berries with some heavy cream,!Manage your stress,Have you ever walked into your kitchen after a stressful day at work and gone directly to the pantry? You weren't even thinking about what you were doing, you just naturally started raiding the shelves for sugar. Moments later there were candy wrappers everywhere, and you felt a little better. That's because most of us crave sugar when we're stressed.
According to a study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, eating sugar when you are stressed actually quiets those stress signals to the brain. That is why you literally feel better and more calm after inhaling that brownie.
To help your body fight this sugar urge, make sure you're not sabotaging yourself with sweets in the house, especially during times of high stress. "Keeping a positive environment makes it harder to make an unhealthy choice and it also helps you to delay a response to the craving," Cleveland Clinic Psychologist Julie Rish told Reuters. "Those cravings peak over 15 to 20 minutes, and if you can just delay them and distract yourself for that long the cravings start to come down on their own."please promote follow likes in voot. Habib Paradesi,