Overcoming Your Sugar Cravings Naturally

support your body’s Yin/Yang Balance and free you from your cravings.

•    Balance Protein and Carbs
Protein and carbohydrate metabolism regulate one another and its important to keep them in good balance. When you eat concentrated proteins (like meat and cheese) in excess, you’ll naturally crave excessive quantities of concentrated sweets.
On the other hand, if you don’t get enough protein you may also find yourself with sugar cravings.(2)

The first issue is the result of the main stream diet and the second issue commonly occurs in vegetarian diets that rely on processed, rather than whole, foods. Whole grains and beans have a balanced amount of protein and carbohydrates.  Again, eating a whole foods plant based diet with only modest amounts of animals products (if any) is a great tool for avoiding sugar cravings.

•    Take Micro-algae Supplements
Micro-algae are an excellent source of easily digested protein for quickly regulating sugar metabolism. Spirulina, chlorella and wild blue-green are highly effective in reducing sweet cravings. (2)

•    Drink Lots of Water
Dehydration is a common cause of cravings. Whenever you feel the urge to grab a sweet snack, drink a glass of water instead. This is a great way to intercept your cravings, re-hydrate, and bring your body back into a healthy balance.

•    Exercise and/or Breathe Deeply
Cravings can also be caused by an overly acid condition in your body. Exercise and deep breathing change your PH to a more alkaline state. These no-food techniques are helpful in getting your blood moving and taking your mind off your cravings

•    Enjoy Homecookin’
Most processed foods and restaurant fare is loaded with sugar, even when it’s not “sweet.” When you prepare your own food at home you decide exactly what goes into it. Enjoy preparing and eating delicious sugar-free whole foods using our nourishing Detox Diet Recipes to avoid the sugar from eating out.

•    Nourishment Menu
Cravings are always a message from the body that it needs something that it’s not getting. Often, those cravings can be satisfied by non-food activities. A Nourishment Menu helps you find non-food ways to do something “sweet” for yourself. Check out our simple instructions for creating your own Nourishment Menu from the May 2009 issue of the Whole Body Detoc Diet newsletter Healthy and Loving It.

Cravings are your body’s way of telling you that something is missing or out of balance. Given the state of our modern food supply it’s no wonder so many of us struggling with cravings…especially for sugar. The key to moving through any craving is to understand it and see it for what it is. Just because you can’t stop thinking about ice cream doesn’t necessarily mean that your body needs it. Consider the other factors at play and, most importantly, feed your body nourishing whole foods to keep it healthy and satisfied.

(1) http://substanceabuse.suite101.com/article.cfm/sugar_really_can_be_addictive_substance

(2) Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition by Paul Pitchford; copyright 1993, 1996, 2002 North Atlantic Books

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