Is Sugar The Most Addictive Drug?

Almost everyone enjoys the taste of sweet foods, but can sugar actually be addictive? For a lot of people it can definitely feel addictive. Sugar can calm, soothe and tranquilize. If there is a lot of stress in your life, sugar can become a habitual coping mechanism. If you are living with chronic exhaustion, sugar can give you a quick burst of energy when you need it. You may feel physically dependent on eating sugar, every time your blood sugar level crashes.

If you have an overgrowth of Candida or bad bacteria in your intestines, they require sugar for their survival. If you haven’t eaten sugar for some time, they can release chemicals that travel to your brain, causing intense cravings. When you do eat sugar, the microbes release endorphins that make you feel happy and calm. The microbes release waste products that travel to your liver, compromising its health and function. Once you develop a sluggish liver, weight gain and fatigue are typical consequences. You may feel the need to eat sugar or high carbohydrate foods to get you through the day and cope with stress.

Being aware of how potentially addictive and destructive to your health sugar can be, can help provide the motivation to get rid of it from your diet.

Techniques to help you quit sugar

It’s vitally important to try to minimize stress. If you are chronically stressed, it’s almost impossible to look after yourself and eat well. When you are stressed, your adrenal glands release the hormone cortisol. This causes you to lose more magnesium via your urine. Many people are already magnesium deficient because it’s difficult to get enough of this vital mineral through diet. If stress has depleted your body of magnesium, you will be prone to anxiety, may have trouble sleeping and your ability to handle stress will be diminished. This can become a vicious cycle and then sugar is used as a coping mechanism. Taking a magnesium supplement with your evening meal should help you feel more relaxed and sleep more deeply.
Addiction to sugar and carbohydrate rich foods are often associated with intestinal dysbiosis, where some species of bacteria or yeasts, demand an almost constant supply of these foods. If you have a Candida overgrowth, I recommend you take BactoClear to rid the digestive tract of these organisms and Ultimate Gut Health Powder to restore your gut to its best possible health. These supplements may reduce the carbohydrate reactivity of your hunger signalling.
Work on improving your liver health. If your liver is not functioning well, you can experience fatigue, low mood, low motivation and excess weight. Those factors make it extremely difficult to eat well long term and take good care of yourself. Livatone liver tonic helps make the liver more efficient, working to improve those symptoms.
Eat simple, home cooked meals. You don’t need to count calories, weigh, or measure your foods. Just eat natural, unprocessed foods and trust your appetite. No animal in the wild has the ability to count calories; they just eat when they are hungry and stop when they’re satisfied, and are able to maintain a healthy weight. Factory foods such as corn chips, pretzels, cookies and candy are specifically engineered to make you eat in an out of control manner, feeling like you can’t stop once you’ve started. If you are prone to binge eating or have a food addiction, it’s critical to stay away from those foods. Whereas if you cook your own meals from healthy basic ingredients, you are far more likely to achieve natural appetite control without the struggle.
It’s important to be organized. Make a plan and stick to it. People who plan their meals ahead of time are more likely to stick to eating healthy foods. Impulsive decisions often lead to unhealthy meals and snacks that ruin your diet plans. There is an eating plan in my book I Can’t lose weight and I don’t know why that is flexible and full of variety, so you should not get bored with the foods.
Getting adequate sleep is critical. This is actually the most important strategy in getting hunger and cravings under control. If you don’t sleep well or get adequate sleep, you are far more prone to make emotional rather than rational decisions when it comes to eating. Lack of sleep also raises the hunger hormones in your body, so you will genuinely feel hungrier. So rather than getting out of bed at 5 am to exercise, you are better off staying in bed and getting more sleep. Exercise is important, but not at the expense of good quality sleep. If your sleep quality is not good enough; you may want to try a magnesium supplement. It can help you achieve a deeper sleep. People who have difficulties falling asleep usually improve with a melatonin supplement.