How to Curb Food Cravings

Food cravings happen to everyone, but for some, stopping the craving is not simply a matter of will power, as many food cravings are the result of chemical processes in the body. Once you learn what it is that triggers food cravings, you can better learn to curb them.

Instructions

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  Speak to a doctor as soon as possible if you feel that you might have even mild depression, as antidepressants can often balance serotonin levels in the body to help curb cravings, particularly for junk foods and sweets.

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  Eat a diet that helps to keep your body's blood sugar level even, avoiding processed foods and sugars and boosting grains, fruits and vegetables. When we eat simple sugars or high carbohydrate junk foods, there is a sharp spike in the body's blood sugar. The body burns the carbs and sugars quickly which causes a sharp drop in blood sugar. The blood sugar roller coaster not only leads to obesity, heart disease and diabetes, it exacerbates food cravings with each drop in blood sugar.

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  Enjoy something to eat every 3 hours to avoid drops in blood sugar, and eat smaller meals to help avoid spikes in blood sugar. Additionally, many people find that they crave food less, have a more efficient metabolism, have more energy and eat less overall if they have a small healthy snack or small meal every 3 hours.

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  Get at least 30 minutes of exercise each morning, first thing in the morning. Whether you are doing high impact aerobics or simply walking the dog, getting your body moving in the morning will help in a number of ways. Exercise helps to flush wastes and toxins from the body that weigh you down during the day, you will have more energy and a smaller appetite, and because exercise helps to balance hormones and other chemicals in the body, it can even curb food cravings.