How to Cure Sugar Cravings
Remove refined sugar from your diet., Remove artificial sweeteners as well., Use natural sugar alternatives if you can't live without sweetness., Start your day with a fruit smoothie., Cure cravings., Eat an unprocessed diet, rich in natural foods...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Remove refined sugar from your diet.
Avoid anything with sugar, brown sugar, fructose/sucrose/glucose, maltose, succinate, molasses, date/beet/grape/corn/cane sugar, corn syrup, carob/sorghum syrup, fruit juice concentrate, sorbitol, barley malt, caramel, maltodextrin, dextran, or dextrose. -
Step 2: Remove artificial sweeteners as well.
These include aspartame, saccharin, sucralose, or acesulfame. , Try stevia, agave, xylitol, raw honey, or 100% maple syrup. , Refined sugars can be found in things like bacon, so replace your breakfast with a smoothie.
Search online for recipes. , Take 1000 mg of the amino acid glutamine every 4-6 hours (or as needed).
This will trick your body into thinking its getting glucose, which will curb the desire for sugar. ,, Use a piece of fruit, 1 oz of 70-80% dark chocolate, or a cup of plain yogurt with a teaspoon of one stevia, raw honey, or agave syrup.
Do this only when necessary and no more than three times a day. , Water will help reduce sugar cravings.
You can spice it up by adding lemon, lime, or mint to flat or sparkling water. , Have a small snack made of real sugar once in a while to help prevent a sugar binge. , You should feel slightly better after three days, and after ten your hunger for sugar should dramatically diminish. -
Step 3: Use natural sugar alternatives if you can't live without sweetness.
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Step 4: Start your day with a fruit smoothie.
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Step 5: Cure cravings.
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Step 6: Eat an unprocessed diet
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Step 7: rich in natural foods.
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Step 8: Satisfy sweet cravings.
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Step 9: Drink lots of water.
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Step 10: Treat yourself every 5th day or so.
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Step 11: Hang on.
Detailed Guide
Avoid anything with sugar, brown sugar, fructose/sucrose/glucose, maltose, succinate, molasses, date/beet/grape/corn/cane sugar, corn syrup, carob/sorghum syrup, fruit juice concentrate, sorbitol, barley malt, caramel, maltodextrin, dextran, or dextrose.
These include aspartame, saccharin, sucralose, or acesulfame. , Try stevia, agave, xylitol, raw honey, or 100% maple syrup. , Refined sugars can be found in things like bacon, so replace your breakfast with a smoothie.
Search online for recipes. , Take 1000 mg of the amino acid glutamine every 4-6 hours (or as needed).
This will trick your body into thinking its getting glucose, which will curb the desire for sugar. ,, Use a piece of fruit, 1 oz of 70-80% dark chocolate, or a cup of plain yogurt with a teaspoon of one stevia, raw honey, or agave syrup.
Do this only when necessary and no more than three times a day. , Water will help reduce sugar cravings.
You can spice it up by adding lemon, lime, or mint to flat or sparkling water. , Have a small snack made of real sugar once in a while to help prevent a sugar binge. , You should feel slightly better after three days, and after ten your hunger for sugar should dramatically diminish.
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