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Great to have you back for another episode! Today's topic is 'How do I get rid of my sweet tooth?'
Sugar promotes inflammation in the body. The more sugar you eat, the higher your insulin level becomes and a high insulin level leads to high stress hormones, which in turn promotes inflammation.
There are plenty of reasons to simply cut out sugar.
I have already recorded an episode on this:
DG003: Sugar - friend or foe
Firstly, it's certainly useful if you know why you're doing it.
Secondly, it's best to eat in such a way that you don't get high sugar levels all the time.
Carbohydrates are ultimately always sugar, because the body breaks them down until they are just individual pieces of sugar, even if they don't taste sweet!
This means that the more carbohydrates you eat (in the form of fast carbohydrates such as pasta, bread, oatmeal, sweets, etc.), the more your sugar levels will rise.), the more your sugar level rises, the higher your insulin rises and the higher your insulin is, the faster your sugar level drops again, which means that you get hungry and, above all, usually hungry for sweets or fast carbohydrates.
Eat a diet of good, slow carbohydrates (vegetables, pulses, etc.) - things that contain fewer carbohydrates and therefore keep your sugar levels low, combined with lots of vegetables, good proteins and good fats.
This will automatically make you crave sweets less. Especially if you are careful not to eat so much fruit.
Fruit is healthy, but unfortunately has a lot of sugar.
If you are still hungry for sweets, try letting a few bitter drops melt on your tongue the moment the sweet craving hits. The bitter taste will make you less hungry for sweets. It's best to go to a pharmacy or drugstore and ask for advice if you don't know what bitter drops are.
I really like the product 'Bitterstern' because it contains very different bitter substances. If you are looking for something that doesn't contain alcohol, there is also a mixture of bitter herbs in powder form.
Because it is often the case that when we try to eat healthily, we use as little salt as possible and prepare the food very simply (which is not wrong in principle), so that the food can taste boring.
If it tastes boring, we often look for a kick after eating - and that is usually something sweet.
Use good herbs, good spices, things that make a meal taste interesting and then you'll be satisfied at the end of the meal.
The moment you feel like something sweet, you can use muesli or vanilla (over a chia muesli, for example), or you can use use a fruit that doesn't have so much sugar.
You can roast an apple and put some cinnamon on it, or drink a rooibos tea. Maybe this will help you satisfy your sweet tooth.
Another 'trick' is to let a spoonful of coconut oil melt in your mouth. It tastes sweet and helps you to create energy in your body.
Another strategy is to feel inside yourself. How am I feeling right now? Why am I craving sweets right now?
It could be that you're angry. Then it's better if you go out into the fresh air or spend time with your pet - things that satisfy you without you having to eat something sweet to comfort yourself.
Another thing you could try is an acupuncture point between your upper lip and your nose, right in the middle. You can tap it with your finger the moment you have a craving for sweets. This relaxes you and helps you to tap away the sweet craving.
If you are someone who constantly craves sweets and have already tried everything I have advised, I can recommend hypnosis and/or self-hypnosis.
In general, the question with sweet cravings is always: Where does it come from?
If you don't eat sweets all the time and your insulin levels are constantly high, you should try to reduce your stress or where it comes from emotionally.
The less sweets you eat, the less you will crave them.
If you really want to do well, I would recommend eating only three times a day if possible.
One last tip: If you still have a craving for the sweet taste, you can bake vegetables. If you bake them in the oven, they actually taste sweet.
And I would recommend that you don't use sweeteners if you want to get away from this psychological sweet craving.
Recipe for baked vegetables:
https://arktisbiopharma.ch/ofengemuese/
It's a shorter episode today. I wanted to bring it up because this question is asked quite often.
I hope the tips can help you!
Just give it a try. I would really appreciate it if you could give me some feedback!
Now I recommend you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode, and if you like what you hear, I really appreciate a review on iTunes or Apple Podcast. Because these reviews also help other people find the podcast so we can spread the knowledge about gut and health more.
Great to have you back for another episode! Today's topic is 'How do I get rid of my sweet tooth?'
Why do you want to cut out sugar?
I'm happy to give you reasons why sugar can be harmful to the body. On the one hand, sugar is a nutrient robber - it needs more minerals to be metabolized. Sugar is actually capable of giving us cravings. The more sugar I eat, the hungrier I get.Sugar promotes inflammation in the body. The more sugar you eat, the higher your insulin level becomes and a high insulin level leads to high stress hormones, which in turn promotes inflammation.
There are plenty of reasons to simply cut out sugar.
I have already recorded an episode on this:
DG003: Sugar - friend or foe
What can you do about sugar cravings?
Today's topic is more about what you can do if you want to eat less sugar but are constantly craving and hungry for it.Firstly, it's certainly useful if you know why you're doing it.
Secondly, it's best to eat in such a way that you don't get high sugar levels all the time.
Carbohydrates are ultimately always sugar, because the body breaks them down until they are just individual pieces of sugar, even if they don't taste sweet!
This means that the more carbohydrates you eat (in the form of fast carbohydrates such as pasta, bread, oatmeal, sweets, etc.), the more your sugar levels will rise.), the more your sugar level rises, the higher your insulin rises and the higher your insulin is, the faster your sugar level drops again, which means that you get hungry and, above all, usually hungry for sweets or fast carbohydrates.
Eat a diet of good, slow carbohydrates (vegetables, pulses, etc.) - things that contain fewer carbohydrates and therefore keep your sugar levels low, combined with lots of vegetables, good proteins and good fats.
This will automatically make you crave sweets less. Especially if you are careful not to eat so much fruit.
Fruit is healthy, but unfortunately has a lot of sugar.
If you are still hungry for sweets, try letting a few bitter drops melt on your tongue the moment the sweet craving hits. The bitter taste will make you less hungry for sweets. It's best to go to a pharmacy or drugstore and ask for advice if you don't know what bitter drops are.
I really like the product 'Bitterstern' because it contains very different bitter substances. If you are looking for something that doesn't contain alcohol, there is also a mixture of bitter herbs in powder form.
Further tips to combat sweet cravingsAnother
tip is to season your food well! Make sure it tastes interesting.Because it is often the case that when we try to eat healthily, we use as little salt as possible and prepare the food very simply (which is not wrong in principle), so that the food can taste boring.
If it tastes boring, we often look for a kick after eating - and that is usually something sweet.
Use good herbs, good spices, things that make a meal taste interesting and then you'll be satisfied at the end of the meal.
The moment you feel like something sweet, you can use muesli or vanilla (over a chia muesli, for example), or you can use use a fruit that doesn't have so much sugar.
You can roast an apple and put some cinnamon on it, or drink a rooibos tea. Maybe this will help you satisfy your sweet tooth.
Another 'trick' is to let a spoonful of coconut oil melt in your mouth. It tastes sweet and helps you to create energy in your body.
Another strategy is to feel inside yourself. How am I feeling right now? Why am I craving sweets right now?
It could be that you're angry. Then it's better if you go out into the fresh air or spend time with your pet - things that satisfy you without you having to eat something sweet to comfort yourself.
Another thing you could try is an acupuncture point between your upper lip and your nose, right in the middle. You can tap it with your finger the moment you have a craving for sweets. This relaxes you and helps you to tap away the sweet craving.
Sweet cravings often start on a mental levelI
rarely have a craving for something sweet. But when I do get a craving, I occupy myself with something else for 1-2 minutes and then I notice how the craving is gone again. Distracting yourself and doing something else is also a good tip.If you are someone who constantly craves sweets and have already tried everything I have advised, I can recommend hypnosis and/or self-hypnosis.
In general, the question with sweet cravings is always: Where does it come from?
If you don't eat sweets all the time and your insulin levels are constantly high, you should try to reduce your stress or where it comes from emotionally.
The less sweets you eat, the less you will crave them.
If you really want to do well, I would recommend eating only three times a day if possible.
One last tip: If you still have a craving for the sweet taste, you can bake vegetables. If you bake them in the oven, they actually taste sweet.
And I would recommend that you don't use sweeteners if you want to get away from this psychological sweet craving.
Recipe for baked vegetables:
https://arktisbiopharma.ch/ofengemuese/
It's a shorter episode today. I wanted to bring it up because this question is asked quite often.
I hope the tips can help you!
Just give it a try. I would really appreciate it if you could give me some feedback!
Now I recommend you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode, and if you like what you hear, I really appreciate a review on iTunes or Apple Podcast. Because these reviews also help other people find the podcast so we can spread the knowledge about gut and health more.
