This article is about food cravings but specifically the physical side to food cravings as opposed to the emotional side and how you can stop cravings for food.  For more information on the emotional side: emotional eating

When it comes to physical cravings for food, regardless of the food you crave, you can overcome them fairly easily. Most people just don’t eat properly. This is not to say that our bodies are searching for particular nutrients and we are depriving ourselves. Yes, there certainly could be some truth in that. We crave chocolate, carbs or whatever junk because that is what our body knows best. If it has been exposed to more fruits and vegetables you may search these out for specific nutrients as opposed to the junk, but your body doesn’t know about these so goes with what it knows first.

Anyway, the main reason it is important to eat properly is that by doing so you can diminish substantially, if not completely, the nasty side effects of eating junk. Junk foods put your body out of balance, but your body being the super powerhouse it is works around this and creats homeostasis despite the addiction you have created to the junk food. However as a result to keep homeostasis you have to keep eating the food. When you provide your body with the nutritious food, your body will start to come back into true balance and your cravings will diminish completely.

When your body has a sufficient and continuously flow of nutrients from easily digestible foods such as fruits ans greens, it will no longer crave.

Here are 3 tips to ensure you don’t crave again:

1. Make sure you eat breakfast

Breakfast sets you up nicely for the day. I know for me, if I don’t have my large fruit smoothie in the morning, I have major cravings by the afternoon that I find difficult to control. Your breakfast needs to be full of fiber and have plenty of nutrients to satisfy and satiate you. A large fruit smoothie works great for me.

2. Don’t skip meals.

No matter how busy you get, don’t skip meals. When you do you leave yourself opento major craving episodes and potentially bingeing.

3. Incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet.

Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and you will crave less. One tip is to eat as much fruit as you desire before each meal. Not only will you be providing more nutrients to your body quickly and easily but this will also make it less likely for you to want that extra something something after your meal. Think of it as having your dessert first

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Sweet cravings are something the majority of us suffer from but some people have cravings to an intensity they can’t control. Sweet cravings can also get in the way of our weight loss attempts and can be an annoying everyday issue that we obsess over.

To learn how to stop sweet cravings we must acknowledge that the dreaded sweet tooth is something natural. Mother’s milk is sweet to keep baby wanting more (nutritionally) and to soothe/calm baby when in distress. In this way we can see from birth we are naturally inclined to want something sweet. I know my son never turns down any fruit I give him, but other things like veggies he isn’t so fond of!

Because favoring sweet things is natural, it should be something we aren’t afraid of. It should be something that we give in to but of course with the right sweet foods, otherwise it can lead to excess weight and sugar crashes!

The best way to stop sweet cravings is to nourish your body with the right foods. In terms of allowing your sweet tooth to be catered for make sure you eat plenty of fruit. Eat as much fruit as you desire before every meal. This is much easier on your digestion and will leave you feeling satisfied after a meal. Think of it as having your dessert first. Dessert usually caters for our sweet tooth and is the extra something we need to feel content after eating. Fruit is delicious and can satisfy you in a better way if enough is eaten. Don’t be afraid to eat 4,5 or 6 pieces of your favorite fruit before a meal.

Unlike desserts, refined sugar, honey and other processed sugars, fruit will not lead to a sugar crash. Fruit sugar will keep you sustained and will pass quickly in the bloodstream to your cells giving you instant energy. The only time that fruit sugar can cause an issue is when there is too much fat in your diet. If you are consuming over 10% fat in your diet, it is highly likely it will interfere with your ability to eat fruit. For more information on this you can read this article about what causes yeast infections. Cutting your fat intake and increasing your fruit intake will lead to excess weight falling off but be careful. Many of us search out fattening foods to repress feelings, so if you change your diet to a low fat one make sure you don’t comfort eat.

Comfort eating is something that can trigger sweet cravings too (and not just our biological needs). If you find that when you feel bored, stressed or another emotion, you suddenly crave sweet foods then you are an emotional eater. To make sure that your emotions do trigger cravings, observe and monitor your food intake and cravings during the course of a day. This will allow you to get a better understanding of why you choose to eat and why you crave, so you can overcome sweet cravings for good.

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Many people believe that cravings are a result of nutrition deficiencies. While this may be true on some level, for the most part it isn’t. Some foods are physically addictive and most cravings can be pinpointed to emotional eating.Physical addiction to food is quite common because everyday foods that we eat are full of addictive ingredients. Most foods that are craved contain wheat, dairy, chocolate and sometimes many of us crave meat. For example let us have a quick look at chocolate and milk:

Chocolate contains caffeine, theobromine (a stimulant similar to caffeine), phenylethylamine (an amphetamine-like substance), traces of compounds similar to THC (the active ingredient in Marijuana) and targets the same part of the brain that heroin does.

In 1981, Eli Hazum et al discovered that cows milk contains morphine. Morphine is a highly addictive opiate and cows’ produce this in their bodies, to keep their young calm for bonding and nutritional purposes.

In order to overcome the physical addictiveness of foods, we can cut the food out completely or make sure that our body is getting plenty of nutrient rich foods. Most people do not get enough whole ripe foods into their bodies and this leaves them over to severe cravings as well as poor health!

So here are 2 tips to help your overcome physical cravings to food:

1. Eat a wholesome breakfast. This is key to prevent cravings later on in the day. A good breakfast can really make a difference. Make sure the breakfast is high in fiber. In one study, volunteers snacked 75% less during the day when eating a high-fibre diet compared to eating eggs and bacon. You could start your breakfast with a large fruit smoothie. I sometimes have a smoothie of 5-10 bananas and this keeps me sustained until lunch and longer. You could eat a few pieces of fruit at the start of your breakfast thought.

2. Eat fruit before every meal – as much as you desire. This is like eating your dessert first. Most of the time people search for that extra something at the end of the meal – this is your body wanting fruit (the sweetness!). So give it just that to begin with. Your meals should then leave you feeling more satisfied and less likely to crave.

Another aspect to cravings is emotional cravings. These are when an emotion triggers you to crave. It has also been called phantom hunger or emotional hunger because you aren’t really hungry but your body is using food to suppress feelings. Usually with emotional hunger you tend to overeat and want more even when you are stuffed. Below are two tips to help your recognize emotional hunger and to overcome it.

1. Observe yourself throughout a day. Observe your eating patterns and what triggers it. If an emotion does write it down. When you can see clearly what exactly is triggering your cravings, you can overcome them.

2. Write a list of things you can do instead of eat to overcome cravings. This can be as simple as sitting alone and allowing yourself to feel the feeling you would normally suppress with food, going for a walk or having a relaxing bath. Write a large list of alternatives to eating. Getting support is also important when first tackling our emotions head on.

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Cheese addiction is fairly common in the Western world but most people don’t realize they are addicted to it. It seems crazy but a lot of the foods we eat have physically addictive properties and keep us hooked and coming back for more time and time again. Not only do we have to battle with the physical addiction of these foods but also the emotional addiction. We are a society of comfort eaters.

So what makes cheese addictive?

In 1981 Eli Hazum and colleagues (referenced in Breaking The Food Seduction) discovered traces of a chemical in cow milk’s that was similar to morphine. They put it through several tests only to conclude that in fact it WAS morphine. Morphine is a highly addictive opiate, but what is it doing in cow’s milk?

Well cow’s produce morphine in their bodies. This is most likely to cause a calming effect on their young to make sure they continue to feed to get the nutrients they need but also to make sure they bond with their mother.

On top of milk containing morphine, it also contains casein which when broken down during digestion frees a whole host of opiates. Casein is in a much higher concentration than in just milk too. So as you can see cheese is highly addictive.

So how do you overcome your cravings for cheese?

First of all you need to nourish your body properly. Feed your body healthy foods and the right foods so you no longer feel the physical craving for cheese. A tip to get you started is to eat as much fruit as you desire before each meal. This will satisfy you enough for you not to crave anything after your meals.

Cut dairy out completely or reduce it dramatically. Don’t eat cheese, not even a little as it is much harder to avoid the first bite then the second.

Lastly make sure you are not craving cheese for emotional reasons. Observe yourself throughout a day and see if emotions/stress trigger you to crave cheese. If so you can then begin to address the emotions you are feeling and stop using food to suppress them. If need be get support from others so you can turn to them when you are feeling stressed as opposed to cheese.

You can overcome cheese addiction, you just need to become aware of your triggers and nourish your body with the right foods to stop physical cravings arising.

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Chocolate craving is a common occurrence among women. It can consume us especially when our period is about due. Most women simply give in to their craving and don’t think that it is that big a deal, but for others the cravings are so intense that it becomes almost life consuming. If you are turning your house upside down to find chocolate or going out late to specifically get chocolate you are not alone! 90% of women experience chocolate cravings but often it is not taken seriously enough.