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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Here's #4 of 100 Ways To Better Health

O.K. So Here's #4 of 100 Ways To Better Health:

Stay away from buffet or all-you-can-eat meals because it will likely tempt you to eat way too much... Just to get every dime's worth that you've paid for... or more. You know that many people are hooked on unhealthy foods ranging from chocolate... to cheese. You may not be alone here. To some people, chocolate is an occasional treat. But for a true chocolate addict, it's a deep-seated need. You probably know someone who has a serious food addiction that they're trying to overcome but don't know how... or where to start.

Research shows that sound diet and lifestyle changes can break these stubborn craving cycles. Evidence also suggests that a major portion of our current lifestyle disease epidemics of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and other health problems are, in fact, nothing more than the natural outcomes caused by decades of food habits that exert their debilitating effects on you year after year.

In the book, Breaking the Food Seduction: The Hidden Reasons Behind Food Cravings - and Seven Steps to End Them Naturally, the author outlines a pathway for conquering those unhealthy addictions. Also, fascinating insights into the chemical reasons behind cravings, and important advice on how to halt kids' sugar cravings, Breaking the Food Seduction also offers these three simple steps to break food craving cycles:

1. Start with a good breakfast. Cutting hunger is the first step in cutting cravings.

2. Choose foods that stabilize your blood sugar. Beans, green vegetables, fruit, and whole grains help prevent blood sugar dips that can lead to cravings.

3. Each day eat at least 10 calories per pound of your ideal body weight. This tip is directed at calorie-cutting dieters who don't realize that, if they eat too little, their bodies stop making an appetite-controlling hormone called leptin. A person whose ideal weight is 150 pounds needs to consume at least 1,500 calories per day, and probably much more. In other words, give yourself permission to eat.

Go for nutritious foods such as fresh fruits, vegetable salads and lower fat foods the next time you find yourself staring down the gauntlet of a buffet line. So stand firm, and resist your craving to refill your plate for the second, third or fourth time... and go down that line just once.

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