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8/18
Cravings that feel impossible to resist, despite having decided not to eat. Getting the shakes without sugary foods, eating +++ to feel 'satisfied'. Preferring to eat alone. Being desperate to stop eating carbohydrate heavy foods but always going back. Out of control.
Cravings that feel impossible to resist, despite having decided not to eat. Getting the shakes without sugary foods, eating +++ to feel 'satisfied'. Preferring to eat alone. Being desperate to stop eating carbohydrate heavy foods but always going back. Out of control.
9/18
Sugar (cf alcohol) is not addictive for all. @DrNicoleAvena has designed the Yale Food Addiction Scale. E.g. 8% might be addicted to food but higher in T2D. High scores linked to mental health problems and obesity. Relatives often have same/other addiction problems.
Sugar (cf alcohol) is not addictive for all. @DrNicoleAvena has designed the Yale Food Addiction Scale. E.g. 8% might be addicted to food but higher in T2D. High scores linked to mental health problems and obesity. Relatives often have same/other addiction problems.
10/18
A sugar addict’s early memories are often of sugary foods. This can interact with a difficult experience & become emotional management. The person develops fewer ‘healthy’ coping strategies for difficult emotions such as boredom, anxiety or sadness. @carbaddictiondr
A sugar addict’s early memories are often of sugary foods. This can interact with a difficult experience & become emotional management. The person develops fewer ‘healthy’ coping strategies for difficult emotions such as boredom, anxiety or sadness. @carbaddictiondr
11/18
Sugar triggers++dopamine in the brain. We are powerfully motivated to repeat this. Dopamine receptors down regulate in an attempt at balance. We need ++sugar to get the same effect. Also leads to more low mood & lack of motivation for other things over time See @JoanIfland
Sugar triggers++dopamine in the brain. We are powerfully motivated to repeat this. Dopamine receptors down regulate in an attempt at balance. We need ++sugar to get the same effect. Also leads to more low mood & lack of motivation for other things over time See @JoanIfland
12/18
Sugar triggers insulin release. Then tryptophan can cross blood/brain barrier & is converted into feel-good serotonin. Tryptophan depleted over time. Sugar makes you feel good in the short-term but is slowly robbing you of your well-being both mentally & physically.
Sugar triggers insulin release. Then tryptophan can cross blood/brain barrier & is converted into feel-good serotonin. Tryptophan depleted over time. Sugar makes you feel good in the short-term but is slowly robbing you of your well-being both mentally & physically.
13/18
Sugar & carbs override natural satiety signals. Protein & fat lead to natural satiety, the brain signals us to stop eating via the action of leptin. However, carbohydrates override this mechanism. That’s why people joke that they always have room for pudding. It’s true.
Sugar & carbs override natural satiety signals. Protein & fat lead to natural satiety, the brain signals us to stop eating via the action of leptin. However, carbohydrates override this mechanism. That’s why people joke that they always have room for pudding. It’s true.
14/18
When eating carbs in the autumn was a matter of life & death, this really mattered. Those of us alive today exist because our ancestors had the ability to over eat when it counted & survived the winter. These days, we live in a perpetual ‘autumn’. Sugary food always near by
When eating carbs in the autumn was a matter of life & death, this really mattered. Those of us alive today exist because our ancestors had the ability to over eat when it counted & survived the winter. These days, we live in a perpetual ‘autumn’. Sugary food always near by
15/18
What should we do? We have to eat. The answer is simple but not easy. As for alcohol, drug or nicotine addiction, the essential first step for recovery is abstinence. This is always sugar & refined carbohydrate. Not easy, but it is possible. Many of us have walked this path
What should we do? We have to eat. The answer is simple but not easy. As for alcohol, drug or nicotine addiction, the essential first step for recovery is abstinence. This is always sugar & refined carbohydrate. Not easy, but it is possible. Many of us have walked this path
16/17
Each person must work out their own trigger foods over time. What can you NOT moderate, that is the key thing to notice. I can bet it won’t be eggs, fish or broccoli! Your reward will be freedom from cravings, overeating, shame, low mood and illness.
Each person must work out their own trigger foods over time. What can you NOT moderate, that is the key thing to notice. I can bet it won’t be eggs, fish or broccoli! Your reward will be freedom from cravings, overeating, shame, low mood and illness.
17/18
Also part of long-term recovery is building up the feel-good transmitters dopamine & serotonin naturally, to avoid relapse. Exercise, hobbies, yoga, helping others, being outdoors etc can all help your mental health. Follow what makes you feel good. @actionhappiness
Also part of long-term recovery is building up the feel-good transmitters dopamine & serotonin naturally, to avoid relapse. Exercise, hobbies, yoga, helping others, being outdoors etc can all help your mental health. Follow what makes you feel good. @actionhappiness
18/18
Join the recovery tribe & get support & guidance. I recommend the Facebook group Sugar Bomb in your Brain https://www.facebook.com/groups/1682784168624569/ . FF @BittenJonsson @TriggerFree_RD @FruehlingAnna @carbaddictiondr @DietDoctor Recovery is possible and it’s amazing!
Join the recovery tribe & get support & guidance. I recommend the Facebook group Sugar Bomb in your Brain https://www.facebook.com/groups/1682784168624569/ . FF @BittenJonsson @TriggerFree_RD @FruehlingAnna @carbaddictiondr @DietDoctor Recovery is possible and it’s amazing!
