Gaia: Holistic Health & Nutrition - SUGAR BLUES

Re: SWEET TOOTH REMEDY

http://marketing-muntz.gaia.com — Wed, 10 May 2006 05:32:26 GMT

hey Bradley

thanx for reply. At the end of my last post it sounds as thought I deprive myself which I dont! I am not overweight or anything - i just don't eat that much junk (although I wouldn't consider chocolate junk coz it's so damn good!). Sometimes I like to find other ways to fulfill my craving which i like it coz i like trying to find alternatives and question why my body is doing it. I still eat chocolate and pizza and all those yum things. i need a lot of fuel coz im so busy all the time and have a pretty fast metabolism plus go to the gym a lot and im vegetarian (therefore i eat lots of carbs). Healthy food is awesome though - you stop craving junk after a while.

speak soon

Re: SWEET TOOTH REMEDY

http://organicathlete.gaia.com — Wed, 10 May 2006 04:45:43 GMT

There's is a reason we taste sweet on the tip of our tongue. We are sweet seekers. Our body needs carbohydrates for fuel. I don't think there's anything wrong with sugar per se. Refined sugars, yes. But sugar (glucose) is cellular fuel. If you're not getting calories from sugar then you're getting calories from fat or protein - both of which have to be transformed into sugars for fuel. Sugar in fruits comes with vitamins, minerals, fiber, essential fat, protein, and a plethora of nutrients. It's great fuel for optimal human health and performance.

-b

Re: SWEET TOOTH REMEDY

http://marketing-muntz.gaia.com — Fri, 05 May 2006 05:05:52 GMT

Hi Loi !

I squash my sugar cravings at home with sweet teas like this one we get in Melbourne (not sure about the U.S I'm sure other brands do it) from AY Tea called Relaxing Tea. It uses gooseberries and wood and peppermint leaves to create this really sweet but not overpowering taste. I also read somewhere in a magazine that if you are craving a Snickers chocolate bar for example then eat some peanuts and it might go away, coz your body is craving the nuts not the chocolate. If I really feel like a bit of choccie though (which isn't that often I will either have a Milo on top (of milk) or eat a little choccie if I just can't possibly resist! :P

bye for now

Muntz : )

SWEET TOOTH REMEDY

http://loilaing.gaia.com — Wed, 03 May 2006 22:21:14 GMT

A lot of us crave sweets from time to time. Adding more naturally sweet flavor to your daily diet dramatically reduces cravings for sweets. Certain vegetables have a deep, sweet flavor when cooked. E.g. Corn, carrots, onions, beets, winter squash (butternut, buttercup, delicata, hubbard and kabocha), sweet potatoes and yams.

Other less popular vegetables that are semi-sweet include turnips, parsnips and rutabagas. There are also vegetables that don’t taste sweet, but their effect on the body is similar to sweet vegetables. These include red radishes, daikon radish, green cabbage, red cabbage and burdock. They sooth the internal organs of the body and energize the mind. Since many of these vegetables are root vegetables, they are energetically grounding, and help to balance out the spaciness people often feel after eating other kinds of sweet food.
How do you squash your sugar cravings?