Food Cravings and Addictions

One more issue I would like to cover on cravings has to do with the idea that it is an "addiction."  I mentioned on a previous blog that giving up a specific food item may elicit a "drug like" response such as moodiness, shakiness, etc.  We cannot afford to let ourselves become a "victim" around our eating habits either. By this I mean remember that bad eating habits are not a genetic or medical issue in and of themselves.  Every single day we make conscious choices about what we put into our bodies. By making healthy food choices we can reduce sugar consumption without suffering any ill effects.

Remember that many sugar cravings in particular, are frequently every bit a psychological issue as they are physiological. Many readers readily admitted this is as a problem. I've written numerous blogs on emotional eating that speak to this problem.

So the bottom line is, if a food has an addictive calling to you that is problematic (stemming from either a  physical or emotional source) you probably should not be consuming it at all. In fact one of my favorite sayings is, "when in doubt, don't."