Sugar Addiction alert

Sweetness of sugar gives the sensation of happiness. However, lower sugar production of endorphins (substances trigger a sense of happiness) in the body. Endorphin deficiency depression can cause us to want more sugar and more. We also continue to look for sugar in soft drinks, sweet breads, cereals, and others. The process is similar to addiction to alcohol addiction. How to overcome addiction to sugar?

- Never skip a meal
When we skip a meal, the energy level will decrease. As a result, the body starts craving sweets. His strategy is to eat small portions but frequently to energize your body does not suddenly drop.

- Choose fruit
In order not to get caught a vicious cycle of sugar addiction, when the cravings of ice cream, chocolate, candy or cake, take a piece of sweet fruit. Fruit not only satisfy our thirst will taste sweet, but also rich in fiber. Fiber will reduce the absorption of sugar in the body and keep blood sugar does not rise too fast. Rapid rise in blood sugar that we make sugar addiction worse.

- Find a healthy substitute for sugar
There are a number of sugar substitutes such as aspartame on the market. These artificial sweeteners are generally safe for consumption.

- Brush your teeth and gargle
Toothbrushes and mouthwash immediately after eating sweet foods. In addition to preventing cavities, sweet foods do not taste good after you brush your teeth. This will make us lazy eating sweet again.

- Do not store sweet foods
If there is a sweet food in the refrigerator, the more temptation to consume too large.

- Roads
Instead of eating dessert, try a walk after dinner. Eating sugar can also increase serotonin levels which enhance a sense of happiness. The streets for a moment have the same effect on serotonin. More healthy instead.

Hormonal Problems Overcome with Fresh Food

Most of the women's life stage characterized by hormonal events, starting from birth, menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, until menopause. That's why women vulnerable to experiencing a variety of hormonal problems such as polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis and ovarian cysts. This is all centered on an imbalance of estrogen hormones.

But actually the hormone estrogen makes the skin more smooth and gentle woman, as well as protect our heart vessels. So in fact we need to do is how to keep your metabolism of estrogen in the body can run stable. And according to dr. Shannon Munkley, ND., Naturopathic from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, food is the most effective way to balance estrogen metabolism.

Munkley also invites us to get acquainted with the foods that can increase or decrease the hormone estrogen makes it unstable alias.

Foods that lower estrogen levels
Type of brassica vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage
Green vegetables concentrated
Spices such as garlic, ginger, basil, black pepper
Stoberi, peaches, and cherries
Lemon juice

Foods that raise estrogen levels
Dairy products, refined sugar, canned foods, caffeine, alcohol and drugs.

After getting used to eating foods that can make the production of estrogen is more stable, we must find out what factors could make the hormones become unbalanced. Factors are:

1. Obesity.
2. Pill Consumption
3. Stress. The hormone cortisol is one that makes the hormone progesterone receptors 'cornered', Hence the excessive estrogen production.
4. Peptisida exposure from pesticides sprays, floor cleaning products, or waste peptisida attached to the fruit and vegetables.