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Hi, I am Raadhika. Let's talk about cravings for sugar.
Craving for sugar can be more intense than regular hunger.
This craving can become all consuming
till you give in and eat that doughnut.
When we eat refined carbohydrates like bread, cakes or biscuits, the carbohydrates in the food are broken down very quickly
leading to a flood of sugar into the blood.
This is quickly absorbed into the body leaving you feeling hungry again and craving sugar
and cranky.
This brings on sugar addiction and adds to weight loss woes.
Rising obesity world wide.
Sugar addiction is like drug addiction.
It influences the same chemicals in the brain, serotonin and dopamine.
o if sugar addiction is like drug addiction,
Sthen the symptoms of sugar withdrawal are like drug withdrawal symptoms too.
There is the moodiness, jittery behavior, anxiety and shakiness of drug withdrawal symptoms.
So if you want to give sugar detox a try, sugar and high carb foods.
best to ease into it, by cutting back slowly on
desserts, sugar and high carb foods.
By replacing high carb foods with low carb, low glycemic index foods,
your body will be weaned of its sugar dependency slowly.
Emotional eating
is another problem linked to sugar cravings. Emotional upsets and other stressful situations create a need
to reward ourselves with an indulgent treat "just to make us feel better".
Here are a couple of ideas in managing this.
One would be to exercise.
Exercise controls sugar cravings and reduces stress. Try yoga or going for long walks.
But if you must have a sweet treat, then try to go for something with a low glycemic index.
Make up a dessert
which uses low carb,
low glycemic ingredients like coconut flour and coconut sugar.
Try coconut oil,
as it is an energy booster that will crank up your metabolism as well.
Refined carbohydrates which cause sugar cravings have a high glycemic index.
So avoid those.
Eat foods like sweet potatoes,
Coconut sugar and stevia which are just a few examples of low GI foods that are naturally sweet
and won't cause a sugar craving or spikes in blood sugar levels.
Combined with gluten-free low carb flours like coconut flour and almond meal,
we can create delicious desserts
which will satisfy our sweet tooth without creating a craving for sugar.
An ounce of dark chocolate a day is another great treat to suppress carb cravings.
Last but not least - make love!
Skip dessert and get it on with your main squeeze. Sex releases serotonin and you feel good, without the calories.
In fact you bust the stress and burn the calories - an all round win-win situation.
Thank you so much for listening. I hope you found this tip useful.
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Thank you again for listening. I really appreciate your time. Take care and bye for now!