Blast Free of Sugar Cravings

Too much sugar making you moody? Disrupting your sleep? Robbing your health?

The "fun" carbs are cheap; the popular carbs are comforting. But they create cravings. We know they are detrimental, but for some reason we can't just  stop eating them. Discipline isn't enough. There are physiological reactions that keep us attached to a high-carb lifeline. These include:

• Poor digestion: Food that isn't broken down properly feeds the harmful yeasts and bacteria in the gut that thrive on white flour/white sugar foods. The more these colonies grow, the harder it is to resist the refined carbs that support them.
• Vitamin & Mineral deficiency: Without enough chromium, magnesium, and B vitamins, it is nearly impossible to maintain proper blood sugar levels.
• Energy Need: Many people are depleted and lethargic from chronic stress and years of unhealthy eating patterns. The tired individual on a downward spiral impulsively seeks quick relief through a carbohydrate fix. 
• Lack of balance: Diets lacking proper fats and proteins, sour & bitter flavors, and probiotic foods drop toward carb-loading like an unevenly-weighted teeter-totter.

All of these can be addressed through better eating habits.

• Support digestion: Stimulate stomach acid, digestive enzymes, and movement of food through the gut by eating zinc-rich foods, chewing more, eating slowly, relaxing at mealtimes, and having something bitter with your meal - such as an arugula salad or a ginger tea. 
• Address deficiencies: Make deliberate choices about eating nutrient dense foods - like dark, leafy greens and pastured meat, instead of nutrient-scarce convenience foods.
• Stave off an energy crisis by starting each day with protein-rich, omega-3 laden choices that will keep you smoothly fueled. Continue to put proteins and healthy fats with every carbohydrate you eat throughout the day to prevent a sugar roller-coaster.
• Bring balance to your gut flora by eating sour probiotic foods like kefir and sauerkraut. Don't neglect pre-biotics either! These include onions, garlic, and very fibrous foods.