How I stopped my sugar cravings and improved my gut health
I thought my dream body and health would never become a reality. I had terrible skin and huge gut to show for it in my 27 year old body. Sugar was always my best friend since a young age. No matter the emotion, I always had room for processed sugar. I developed signs of insulin resistance and I was too young to experience the poor health that I had. It wasn’t until I tried on a workout shirt for a bike ride with my community bike group and noticed how snug it was that I realized that something had to be done.
Before and after improving my gut health
I had always been health conscious but couldn’t figure out exactly why I kept craving sugar. I would just hop from diet to diet until I finally learned how I should be eating for me. I had to find a way to eat that was sustainable but most of all enjoyable. Here are the things that I did:
I found healthier swaps for my favorite sugary treats.
Example, regular pasta I would switch to banza or chickpea noodles. Instead of soda, I found olipop or kombucha. I started swapping sugar for natural sweeteners at home such as honey, coconut sugar, dates or agave. Even ice cream I began to try to make at home, so I could control what sweeteners I used. The tricky part about processed sugar is that it’s highly addictive and the less you keep in your diet the better to help eliminate your cravings.
Increased my fiber
Another reason that I was craving sugar so much was because I wasn’t eating enough fiber and having enough balanced meals. Most of the time, you’re simply hungry. If you eat tons of processed foods like I did, your gut health could be in pretty bad condition. If you don’t begin to feed your gut good bacteria (not just probiotics) you’ll continue to crave sugar. So I increased my fiber dramatically. Any time I had a sugar craving I would eat real fruit that I enjoyed rather than candy or pastries. I made sure to have veggies at every meal as well to increase the good bacteria in my gut. I go more in detail in my free sugar detox guide. Subscribe to get your free and easy Sugar detox guide today!
Added supportive supplements.
I found a few supplements to help and speed up my healing process along with what I’ve already listed. One of those were collagen. Now many more notable mentions of collagen typically have to do with a more outward appearance benefits such as hair, skin and bone health, but not enough has been talked about for improved gut health. A really good collagen supplement can literally help heal any areas that damage done by highly processed and sugary foods so your lining can begin to absorb the nutrients you are eating properly.
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4. Removed diary from my diet.
For me dairy was highly inflammatory to my gut and I noticed a dramatic difference in my gut health once I removed it from diet and only had it for cheat meals. And yes that even included yogurt lol My bloating and gas completed disappeared.
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