Sugar Addiction

If you are addicted to sugar you may have trouble controlling how much sugar you consume during a day. This can be in the form of sodas and sugars added to other beverages, as well as candy, pastries, or whatever provides you your sugar fix.

Eating too much sugar can adversely affect your immune system, cause illnesses such as diabetes, and age you faster as it can damage skin collagen and cause the skin to sag.

Water will help fight the cravings so drink a lot of it. Keep busy with different activities so that you aren’t focused on the cravings you may experience as you curb your addiction to sugar.

If you are looking to eliminate or lessen your sugar addiction, below are suggestions you may not have considered.

Natural Remedies for Sugar Addiction:

Eliminating Sugar Slowly:

Sugar addiction must be dealt with slowly but steadily. If you cut all sugar from your diet in one fell swoop this drastic action is liable to cause migraine-level headaches and monumental irritability or depression. It is best to right up a plan and stick to it, eliminating something every week and then adding an additional item as the weeks go on.

For instance if you typically have sugar in your coffee, eliminate the sugar from the first cup of the day for the first week, from the first and the second cup the second week and so on. If you drink several sodas throughout the day then replace one or two the first week with water or a non-sugared drink like herbal iced tea. The idea is to slowly replace how much sugar is in your diet.

Sugar and Sugar Like Substances to Avoid:

It is important to note that many processed foods contain large amounts of sugar that is often not listed as sugar on the label. Sugar and sugar like substances or glucose substances include:

  • turbinado sugar
  • sucrose
  • maple syrup
  • molasses
  • maltodextrin
  • high fructose corn syrup
  • malt syrup

These items must also be eliminated from your diet if your have a sugar addiction. Eat fructose instead of glucose. You will find fructose in fresh fruits. You can use honey as a natural sweetener.

Add Protein to Fight Sugar Lows:

While you are slowly decreasing your sugar intake it is a good idea to increase the amount of protein you eat during the day. Sugar provides an instant energy upswing, with a violent crash a little later. By eating more protein your energy levels will remain constant and you won’t have the severe crash.

Proteins should include nuts, lean beef, turkey and chicken, fish, and even non-sugary protein bars. You need to watch that anything you add doesn’t contain more sugar. For instance while jerky is a great source of easy protein, some jerky has added sugar, which will negate any benefit.

Omega 3:

Omega 3 is a type of high-quality fat that can be found in things like salmon, flaxseed, walnuts and some other nuts, cooked soy products, and many other products. Omega 3s will allow you to sustain an energy level and you will feel satisfied throughout the day and give you sustained energy and leave you feeling satisfied during the day. Omega 3 can also be found in supplement form.