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Sugar Detox 101: How to Curb Sugar Cravings for Optimal Weight Loss
Are you struggling to break free from the grips of sugar addiction? Look no further! In this comprehensive video, we'll explore five proven strategies to detox from sugar and kickstart your journey to a healthier lifestyle.
Sugar cravings can often be rooted in underlying factors such as lower serotonin levels, magnesium deficiency, imbalanced gut microbiome, poor protein intake, and low iron levels. Our expert guide delves into natural tips, herbal remedies, and homeopathy to address these root causes and empower patients to conquer their sugar cravings once and for all.
5 Medical Reasons You Cannot Kick Sugar Habit
1.Low Serotonin:
2. Magnesium Deficiency:
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3.Gut Imbalances
4. Low Protein Intake
5. Iron Deficiency
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The link between low iron levels, medically referred to as iron deficiency, and sugar cravings can be attributed to several physiological factors:
Dopamine Dysregulation: Iron is essential for the synthesis and metabolism of dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in reward and pleasure pathways in the brain. Dopamine plays a crucial role in regulating food intake and appetite, including the preference for sweet and sugary foods
. When iron levels are low, dopamine synthesis may be impaired, leading to dysregulated dopamine levels. As a result, individuals with iron deficiency may experience altered reward processing and an increased craving for sugary foods to compensate for the deficiency in dopamine signaling.
Energy Production: Iron is a key component of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues throughout the body. Oxygen is essential for cellular energy production through aerobic metabolism. When iron levels are low, oxygen delivery to cells may be compromised, leading to decreased energy production and feelings of fatigue and weakness.
Compensatory Mechanism: In response to low energy levels and fatigue associated with iron deficiency, the body may instinctively crave quick sources of energy, such as sugary foods. Consuming sugar provides a rapid influx of glucose into the bloodstream, temporarily boosting energy levels and alleviating feelings of fatigue.This energy spike is short-lived and followed by a crash, leading to further cravings for sugar to sustain energy levels.
Altered Taste Perception: Iron deficiency can affect taste perception and appetite regulation, leading to changes in food preferences and cravings. Some individuals with iron deficiency may experience a heightened sensitivity to sweet tastes or a reduced ability to taste other flavors. As a result, they may be more inclined to seek out and consume sugary foods.
Gut Microbiota Interactions: Emerging research suggests that gut microbiota may influence food cravings and preferences through the production of signaling molecules and neurotransmitters. Imbalances in gut bacteria associated with iron deficiency may contribute to increased cravings for sugar-rich foods.
Imbalanced gut microbiota, characterized by a disruption in the balance of beneficial and harmful bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, can contribute to sugar cravings through several mechanisms:
Dysregulated Appetite Hormones: The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in regulating appetite hormones, such as ghrelin and leptin, which signal hunger and satiety to the brain. An imbalance in gut bacteria can lead to dysregulation of these hormones, resulting in increased feelings of hunger and cravings for energy-dense foods, including those high in sugar.
Altered Brain-Gut Communication: The gut microbiota communicates bidirectionally with the brain through the gut-brain axis, influencing mood, behavior, and food preferences. Imbalances in gut bacteria can disrupt this communication, leading to changes in neurotransmitter activity and affecting reward pathways in the brain associated with sugar cravings.
It's essential for individuals experiencing persistent sugar cravings to consult with a healthcare professional to determine the underlying cause and appropriate treatment plan.
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by addressing these five medical reasons you can tame the sugar habit that you might have and effectively detox from sugar these are powerful resources and if you stay to the very end I'm going to share with you a free resource with more information to help you kick your sugar habit hi my name is Melissa and I am a reformed sugar addict today I'm going to share with you how I kicked my sugar habit and tamed my sugar Cravings I use my naturopathic expertise as well as clinical research to fine-tune the best and most impactful ways to not only curb my sugar Cravings but also help thousands of patients like yourself so these tools are very powerful and I'm so excited to share them with you the number one reason why we crave sugar is because of low serotonin levels sugar is a symptom of Serotonin deficiency when we reach for sugar and consume it and digest it we actually get a dopamine hit it's a feel-good hit that is a counterbalance to these low serotonin levels and interestingly enough research shows that sugar addiction is actually as powerful if not more powerful than a heroin addiction sugar is highly addictive so you're not alone if you're craving sugar number two a huge deficiency that 99% of us deal with is magnesium deficiency if you have magnesium deficiency you are going to have sugar cravings and a lot of times when I have patients who say I'm craving sugar and they put that in their intake form and we go over that in my tele medicine appointments one of the things that I'm zeroing in on is how much sugar are they consuming every day and just by nature of sugar consumption that actually depletes magnesium levels so if you're craving sugar eating sugar you are going to also be decreasing your magnesium levels which are already in a deficient State now magnesium is a critical essential mineral magnesium influences your serotonin level magnesium regulates not just your glucose levels but it also regulates your dopamine levels did you know that you can actually test test your magnesium levels if you're not sure I'm going to post a link down below where you can order a test kit it's a little blood spot test and it will measure not just magnesium levels but also other essential minerals your next question might be okay Dr Melissa what form or type of magnesium should I consume to help balance out my deficiency and in the case of intense sugar cravings and broad-based magnesium deficiencies I recommend a complex of magnesium we have multiple forms of magnesium and I recommend Organics mag s they have a potent blend of seven critical magnesium forms that can help balance out your magnesium deficiency the third Source are microbiome imbalances now you might hear a lot of people especially online and in blogs and shorts talk about candida this is a very broad I honestly overused term your microbiome particularly your gut microbiome consists of an abundant amount of bacteria types and candida is just one of many different bacteria imbalances that we can see that can be a source for sugar Cravings but overall your gut microbiome imbalances maybe you're dealing with gas and bloating gird maybe IBS constipation those are all indicators of an imbalanced microbiome and research shows that there are two probiotic strains that can help you curve your sugar Cravings they are lactobacillus strains and bifidobacterium strains of probiotics so try adding those in and they will greatly help curb your sugar Cravings number four is to increase your protein intake as well as your protein digestive enzymes if you're over the age of 30 your pancreas output of Digest of enzymes begins to decrease so it becomes important that we add a protease a very protein specific digestive enzyme into your daily regimen before you consume a food so when it comes to the type of protein to help you kick your sugar craving research shows plant-based fiber dense foods like lentils black beans chickpeas legumes peas and even tofu can be extremely powerful at managing your sugar Cravings by regulating and balancing your blood sugar levels and the enhanced fiber supports the microbiome plus lentils are often going to be dense in magnesium Fifth and one often overlooked deficiency by a lot of medical providers is an underlying iron deficiency iron and abundant optimal iron levels is all about increased cellular energy if you have suboptimal or low levels of iron you're not going to be getting enough energy to your cells and that often can dictate and create a sugar craving iron also has a very important role in balancing your blood sugar levels if you have low or deficient iron levels that actually increases the amount of blood sugar that your cells are trying to manage more iron equals better blood sugar balancing and this also explains why a lot of ladies during the latter ludal phase the time before your period begins why you often have PMS sugar Cravings it's often because your body is utilizing iron to support and build up your uterine lining and that's a good reason to test your iron levels as well as adding in a natural plant-based iron supplement if you'd like more tips and tricks to beat your sugar Cravings I'm going to share with you this free download that I've created it is a stepbystep guide with a checklist that will help you make sure you're covering all the different angles and potential deficiencies and medical causes behind your sugar Cravings it's not just in your head and it's not something you can just will yourself to manage there are biochemical reasons for your sugar Cravings so I'm so excited to share this download there'll be a link in the description box below if you like this video please give me a thumbs up and make sure you hit that share button let's spread the love here in supporting our heart health initiatives in the month of February thanks for tuning in and I look forward to seeing you on our next video next Friday
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Thank you 💕🙏
Any truth to topical magnesium?
This was so helpful – I been really battling this my whole life! I recently started taking vitamin d3 , magnesium, celtic salt, digestive enzymes ,colloidal copper but didn’t think about iron! Ty so much ❤I love ur content!! 😢
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The number one reason voor sugar cravings is carbs and starch! Whats the use of not having sugar in your coffee or thee and then eat it all day? Bread,rice,potatoes,pasta,fruit, its all sugar!
Oh my gosh I needed this.
Where is the blood-brain barrier magnesium L-theanine?????
Low serotonin? I thought it was insulin resistance
Yikes, the price of the magnesium test is not in my budget. I take the Organics 7 & i use a topical cream for sleep. Thank you for this info, very helpful.👍🏼🙏🏼☮️💚
Beans, lentils are so toxic. She needs to do more research.
Thank you for helping my family and I keep healthy! God Bless you 🙏🏽💕🥰
I need to get off sugar. Watching while eating lucky charms
I can't believe that I came here to give up my sugar addiction and the first 10 second of the video shows gummy bears (my weakness) 😀
Candida is actually a fungi, not a bacteria?
I really needed this thank you so much
That's interesting…when I click the link to download the Sugar Detox Booklet, I put my information in and it takes me to the Green Goodness Smoothie Booklet not the Sugar Detox Booklet. Is this the correct booklet, The Green Goodness Smoothie? Thank you for this content in the video. 🌈🌹🤗💖🌹🌈