Comments (0)February 25th, 2011Posted by Dr. Charles D.C. in Healthy Eating Tips
I ran across an article where Dr Oz gave some advice on overcoming food addictions. I thought it was a good article, but wanted
to elaborate on it .
to elaborate on it .You know as well as I know that most people “crave some type of food”. For me, it’s sweets, (especially ice cream… yum 
) or Pizza…. ( I must be Italian at heart ) Something about those high fat, carb loaded foods that send you into insulin shock afterwards.
) or Pizza…. ( I must be Italian at heart ) Something about those high fat, carb loaded foods that send you into insulin shock afterwards.One reason why it is so satisfying to you is the fact that sugar triggers your brain’s natural opioids… which basically is similiar to how your brain gets addicted to heroin or morphine. (Crazy, right?)
What The Scientific Studies Show About Overcoming Food Addictions
Of course, this is a very interesting subject so scientists study this hard core. Here’s what they are now finding…
Refined Sugar (White sugar) is a more addictive substance than cocaine.
Cocaine used to be titled the most addictive substance known to man.
Well, how did they find this out?
In one study, they took a group of rats and gave them a choice between sugar water or cocaine. You can guess what the majority chose… Sugar water! An astonishing 94% chose the sugar water. Even rats that were previously addicted to cocaine, when given the choice between sugar water and cocaine chose the sugar water.
No wonder most diets don’t work! These type of foods are so addicting, people literally give up just to give in to their addiction.
4 Easy Steps To Combat Food Addictions according to Dr Oz
Step 1: Replace eating grains and things with flour in it with broccoli or cauliflower for one week and make sure to load up on garlic, chives and leeks. These all help with detoxing your liver which is the first step in getting rid of addictions.
Step 2: During withdrawal, take a Vitamin B Complex and 1,000 mg a day of Chromium Picolinate.
Step 3: Eat meat in a 4:1 ratio, limiting it to a quarter of your protein intake. Add some leafy greens and citrus fruits.
Step 4: Take care of your emotional food cravings. Most emotional food cravings happen instantly instead of gradual physical hunger.
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Comments (1)February 10th, 2011Posted by Dr. Charles D.C. in Healthy Eating Tips
Neotame: The Newest Dangerous Sweetener To Hit Your Store Shelves
Have you heard about the newest artificial sweetener? It’s called Neotame and it’s a derivative of aspartame. Neotame is 7,000 to 13,000 times sweeter than sugar and about 60 times sweeter than aspartame (nutra-sweet) . So what is the big deal? The problem is that you have been lied to…
Why Aspartame and Neotame are NOT a Dieters Best Friend
This is a myth. Thanks to the media, and great marketing tactics by large corporations, they have gotten you to believe that these man made artificial sweeteners can help fight obesity. Guess what? It doesn’t. There is a truckload of evidence pointing to the fact that artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and neotame tend to lead to weight gain.
Here’s why: Aspartame and Neotame contain 2 amino acids called Phenylalanine and Aspartic Acid. These are known to rapidly stimulate insulin and leptin which are 2 hormones directly involved in your hunger mechanism and fat storage. These 2 hormones play a gigantic role in regulating your metabolism.
Calories Don’t Matter…
Even though you aren’t eating sugar and these sweeteners have no calories, Aspartame and Neotame can still raise your insulin and leptin levels. This boosts your fat storing ability which leads to obesity, diabetes and a few other not so good to have diseases.
Over time, if your body gets exposed to too much insulin and leptin it becomes resistant making you hold onto fat. What happens next? Your body will crave sweets and store fat.
The best thing that you can do for your weight loss goals, and for your body is to simply avoid artificial sweeteners all together. If you need something to use, switch to stevia, or coconut sugar.
