From Dr. Gioffre's Blog about sugar :
So now you know the problem and its serious consequences, and you’re probably wondering what to do about it if you are addicted to sugar like so many Americans are.
Well having been a former sugar addict, I know firsthand how hard it can be to overcome sugar cravings.
In fact, keeping you addicted is built right in. Anytime you consume sugar, it keeps you feeling hungry. It alters the hormone function of 2 hunger hormones—leptin and ghrelin. When insulin levels spike from eating sugar, the effects of these 2 hormones are negated, so you continue to feel hungry, and you never feel satisfied.
If you wonder why you gain weight so easily, this explains it – when insulin levels spike, your hormones tell your body to 1) eat more sugar, and 2) store sugar as body fat.
But all of that said, you CAN take control of your sugar addiction. I’ve done it, I’ve helped countless patients do it, and you can do it too.
Before I share my suggestions today, be on the lookout for next week’s blog post, where I’ll share 10 tips to end your sugar cravings from my new book, GET OFF YOUR SUGAR: 7 Steps to Crush Your Cravings, Boost Immunity, and Fire Up Your Fat-Burning Engine.
Until then, I have the single most important thing you can do to end a sugar addiction. And no, it does not involve going off sugar cold turkey!
My advice is always to add, not take away. Add more of the good to your diet, and good will soon crowd out the bad – in part because good foods will help end your cravings.
And the foods you MOST need to add are foods high in magnesium and other minerals (because again, if you crave sugar, your body is really craving and deficient in magnesium), mostly dark leafy greens like:
- Watercress
- Kale
- Spinach
- Romaine
- Chard
By eating more greens every day, and adding in Alkamind Daily Greens and Acid-Kicking Minerals if you’re not taking them already, you’re going to replenish your deficiency in the minerals that naturally take away your body’s cravings for sugar.
In my new book, GET OFF YOUR SUGAR: 7 Steps to Crush Your Cravings, Boost Immunity, and Fire Up Your Fat-Burning Engine, you’re going to find out WHY going off sugar cold-turkey almost always fails – and you’ll find out how to outsmart sugar and kiss it goodbye.
At this point, we all know that sugar is bad for us. The problem is we can’t stop eating it. This book removes the blame and guilt that so many of us feel for the sugar we eat day in and day out.
It’s time to ditch the mindset of depriving yourself and instead, arm yourself with this powerful yet easy-to-follow program full of practical tips to kick the sugar habit in your real life, including stressful times, vacations, and celebrations.
Whether you eat sugar 10 times a day, or you have already embraced a healthy lifestyle, this book will make it easier to get off your sugar and stay that way.