22/09/2015
Do you often crave sweet things?
Especially after dinner?
âJust one squareâ BAM! The whole block is gone...
Sound familiar?
There could be a few reasons why youâre causing your inner sugar devil to go crazy.
1) Youâre dehydrated - your body can get confused between hunger and dehydration, so keep your fluids up.
2)Low on magnesium - your body craves sugars, especially chocolate when youâre low so be sure to speak to a naturopath and see if youâre getting enough. If youâre raining regularly it wouldnât hurt to supplement with magnesium as it helps with recovery and muscle function. Avoid supermarket brands and stock from a practitioner who stock metagenics or similar.
3) Your maybe low on high fibre/cruciferous vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts and similar green leafy vegetables. These foods help steady your blood sugar levels. As opposed to hi GI/starch veggies or simple sugars like lollies which will build insulin resistance, and throw your horns ones all over the place making it harder to manage hunger levels.
Hope that helps. :)
