09/12/2024
This is information was put together by Sharon Buechner.
She specializes in insulin resistance. Let me know if you want to learn more.
Chances are you have experienced stress this year. My guess is that sugar has not been too far behind, but ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒโr๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ? Thereโs a combination of things happening in our brain and body. Our brain accounts for merely 2% of our body weight, yet our brain consumes HALF our daily carb requirements. When under stress, the brain requires about 12% more energy, leading many of us to reach for sugary snacks and treats, since sugar is the quickest energy source. Sugar releases the mood-boosting hormone, serotonin. As a result, the brain develops a behavioral pattern that says, โeat this, and youโll feel better.โ Eating sugar also releases the happy hormone, dopamine, which makes you feel good. That feeling can be addictive. Sugar cravings can also be caused by imbalances in blood glucose levels. For example, low blood sugar might cause you to crave something sweet. ๐๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐
๐ถ๐ฐ!
๐ง๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐, try these techniques.
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป. Be sure to include healthy protein in every meal. Protein helps balance blood sugar and insulin levels. You can get plenty of protein from plants!
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐. When your body has enough nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, your cravings for sweets will be reduced. Sometimes our cravings are really a craving for nutrients. Try eating some vegetables/fruits before reaching for a cookie.
โข ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ. A lack of sleep causes the hunger-stimulating hormone, ghrelin, to increase, causing you to dive into sugary treats. Plus, a lack of sufficient sleep will cause a decrease in the level of leptin, an appetite suppressing hormone.
โข ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. Drinking half your body weight in ounces of water daily is recommended. Drinking water in between meals is better than with your meals, because when consuming a lot of water during meals it will dilute the stomach acid needed for digestion.
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต!
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