It is probably no surprise to most people that the food industry giants have been experts at engineering foods to increase cravings. In the #1 New York Times bestseller Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, Michael Moss says, “It’s not that they engineer bliss points for sweetness in things like soda, ice cream, cookies — things we know and expect to be sweet. The food companies have marched around the grocery store adding sweetness, engineering bliss points to products that didn’t used to be sweet. So now bread has added sugar and a bliss point for sweetness. Yogurt can be as sweet as ice cream for some brands. And pasta sauce — my gosh, there are some brands with the equivalent of sugar from a couple of Oreo cookies in one half-cup serving.”
We are not helpless, although you do have to be intentional to overcome food cravings. For one thing, it is important to realize cravings are not the body’s need for food—cravings are the brain’s need for “reward.” The dopamine centers of the brain have been conditioned by the salt, sugar, and fat the food industry has added.
You will have success overcoming food cravings using some of the helpful ways to avoid other addictive behaviors or substances. Check out Kris Gunnars 3 Step Plan to Stop Sugar Cravings.
In general, you are looking at a lifestyle change! According to HelpGuide.org:
For many people struggling with addiction, the biggest and toughest step toward recovery is the very first one: deciding to make a change. It’s normal to feel conflicted about giving up your drug (or food/foods) of choice, even when you realize it’s causing problems in your life. Change is never easy—and committing to sobriety involves changing many things, including:
• the way you deal with stress
• who you allow in your life
• what you do in your free time
• how you think about yourself
This week, make the choice to take charge of your life by making one simple change that allows you to change in ways that benefit your body, mind, and spirit. That will change the way you think about yourself…
Tips from 5 April 2010 to 6 August 2012 are here: Archived Tips
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Rev. Debra Basham
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“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” ~ Mother Teresa |