Tag: drinking

Handling Sugar, Fat and Salt Cravings

Many people who are addicted to overeating are addicted to either sugar, fat or salt. This is because these are three things that give stimulate the pleasure centers of our brains and calm us.   Battling a Sugar Addiction To get rid of a sugar addiction you need to substitute it with foods that are still sweet but a bit better for you in terms […]

Are You A Glutton?

Sometimes when we overeat we are trying to fill an emptiness in our psyche and soul. We are not really hungry for food we are hungry for something else in our lives.  Sometimes it is love or sex but for the most part we need to feel that we are in alignment with our spiritual goals.  We start overeating. We are unable to act in […]

Simple Food Substitutions for Fitness

Forget the lemon and maple syrup cleanses and fad fasting for now. You can fight the flab simply by making a few substitutions in your diet.   If you have been eating a lot of lettuce switch up with kale, spinach or chard. These greener and leaner salad ingredients have more than triple the iron and vitamins of iceberg lettuce which means that you are […]

Ways to Beat Food Cravings

If you are trying to stay fit or lose weight your food cravings can really do you in!  Many people who first embark on a fitness program have genuine cravings that are the result of changing long-term eating habits. Many are caused by genuine cravings for a nutrient but mostly there is a psychological component.  People who are addicted to sugar will have very strong […]