Partners-N-Health Ezine #4

Recalling Health to the Body

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Today's issue contains:

A. Urgent Newsflash!

B. Featured Article: "Putting a Stop to Food
Cravings!"

Brought to you by:
Loretta Crosby - Editor

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A. Urgent Newsflash!
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B. Putting a Stop to Food Cravings!
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Dear Partner,

Most of us are "regular" people. We don't eat the
perfect diet all the time and have our struggles with
food, same as everyone else. But having an awareness of
this fact and knowing a little bit about our health and
food nutrition can help when it comes to making wise
decisions.

Many people struggle with food "cravings." Studies tell
us that it's fairly common for food cravings to happen
at certain times, quite often at around bedtime. Your
guard may be down, you may have had an unusually hard
day, and off you go on your not-so-merry way to find
that tasty treat. Fatigue and stress often combine to
take their toll on the best of intentions.

When food cravings are unconstrained, what starts out
as a bedtime snack quickly turns into a full blown
feeding frenzy...not something most of us fully
understand or appreciate. We head to kitchen and every
other place where food can hide, clearing a path as we
go.

Most food cravings are not about satisfying a
nutritional need or imbalance. They seem to be more
emotionally related, or God forbid, are caused by plain
old gluttony. Exactly why we over-indulge is not
completely understood, however our knowledge about this
subject continues to grow.

Listed below are some thoughts and ideas about food
cravings:

- If the food isn't available, you can't eat it! Empty
the cookie jar and keep it that way! Keep healthy food
choices on-hand.

- Recognize the feelings and emotions that lead-up to a
food craving. Do you have food cravings when you’re
bored, lonely, or stressed? If you can identify a
trigger, you can deal with the emotion that’s making
you desire a certain food. Try to deal with the
triggers in the best way you can.

- Sometimes, even recognizing that a craving is about
to happen doesn't seem to help. Don't beat yourself-up.
There is always tomorrow. Call a friend, make good use
of your support network and share your feelings with
someone.

- Get enough sleep. When you’re tired, you’re more
likely to crave things.

- Never give-up. When you "slip", press-in, bear-down,
get a grip, do whatever is necessary to re-gain
control. Try to practice restraint most of the time,
but don't get legalistic and un-balanced in your weight
loss approach. Think moderation and not abstinence at
all times!

- Understand that self-control and discipline by
themselves, won't cut it! If you depend totally on
yourself for control, you will fail. Forming caring and
supportive relationships is required. If you do not
currently have a support network, start building one
TODAY.

- Exercise. It increases feel-good endorphins that cut
down on your cravings. Try to get at least 30 minutes
of physical activity every day.

- Use moderation. Instead of stuffing yourself with
every kind of food hoping that your craving will go
away, eat 100 to 200 calories of your "craved" food.

- Substitute with low-fat foods and complex carbs. If
you’re hungry for chocolate, eat non-fat chocolate
yogurt. Try fig bars or raisins for a sweet craving.

- Never skip a meal. Eat every three to five hours. Try
six smaller meals or regular meals with nutritious
snacks.

- Understand that hunger craving are oftentimes stress
related. Practice other ways to treat chronic stress –
a walk in the park, spiritual connections, a cozy
fireplace, baths...all these stimulate neurochemicals
that activate regions of the brain that stimulate
pleasure. Relaxation techniques may work by reducing
the psychological drives on stress output, which can be
the root causes of stress. Bottom line, substitute
pleasurable experiences for comfort foods.

- Beware of certain medications. They can stimulate
appetite. Drugs used for the treatment of depression
and bipolar disorder can be appetite stimulants. Other
drugs, both prescription and over the counter, may
influence appetite as well. If you are on a medication,
and troubled by food cravings, discuss this with your
doctor or pharmacist. You may be able to find an
alternative that doesn't send your cravings out of
control.

- Distract Yourself. What's that old expression...idle
hands are the devils workshop? Get busy. Do anything
other than cave-in to your desire for food, and keep
doing it until the cravings subside.

- One final thought, take a look inside your
refrigerator and kitchen cabinets and do some general
"house cleaning." Throw-out all that unhealthy stuff
that is waiting to sabotage your diet, and start
shopping more wisely. A little forethought and careful
planning will go a long way for improving your chances
of success.

Eat wisely, be happy, and live long!


Sincerely,

Loretta Crosby
Editor, Recalling Health to Body, Mind and Spirit 

Partners-N-Health Ezine

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