Three Healthy Habits That Help You To Beat Sugar Addiction

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Three Healthy Habits That Help You To Beat Sugar Addiction​

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Sugar is a substance that many people consume. So many doctors, nutritionists, and health experts have suggested that sugary food could be bad for your health. Our body needs sugar. However, any kind of excessive sugar is wrong for us. Unfortunately, many people could get addicted to sugary foods and cannot help but consume foods and drinks full of sugar. This article will discuss various ways you could combat sugar addiction.

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Get More Sleep To Beat Sugar Addiction​

Getting the correct quantity of Sleep is essential for our health. It would be best to get good quality sleep to maintain your health. However, it seems like getting Sleep is not only good for your health. Getting good sleep could also help you beat sugar addiction, according to a study that appeared in a peer-reviewed journal known as Sleep. A similar kind of study was also reported in some other journals. This suggests that there might be a solid relationship between a lack of sleep and sugar cravings.

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Reduce Your Screen Time During Midnight​

We are living during a time when most people use gadgets such as smartphones, laptops, and computers at midnight. This is when many people usually watch their favorite shows in a dark room. However, some studies have shown that certain kinds of lights, such as "blue lights," could lead you to consume more and more sugar. According to a paper published by the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour, certain rodents were exposed to blue light during the night hours. The researchers studied their behavior and found that rodents exposed to bluish light at night were more likely to consume sugary foods. This is when most people opt to watch their favorite shows, and we can see why so many people consume sugary and fatty snacks during that time! The study authors have stated that blue light could interfere with glucose tolerance. This may result in excessive consumption of sugary beverages and food during that particular time.

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Exercises Such As Walking May Also Reduce Your Urges To Eat Sweet​

Walking is good for our health, and we all know this. Walking could increase your life span and make you physically fit as well. However, it seems like walking could also help you decrease sugar cravings, according to some studies, such as one published in a popular journal, Plos One. Walking and exercising could change the brain's neurobiological functions, which is why it is so effective to stop unhealthy cravings.

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Conclusion​

It might be tough to beat addictions like sugar addictions; however, if you are dedicated and adopt a healthy lifestyle, you could reduce addiction to some extent. Small changes such as changing your sleep patterns, going on a walk, and reducing screen time could potentially decrease sugar cravings to some extent. However, if you are still unable to deal with sugar cravings, you must consider therapy and get professional help.

 

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Sugar is a substance which is consumed by many people. So many doctors, nutritionists, and health experts have suggested that eating sugary food could be bad for your health. Our body needs sugar. However, any kind of excessive sugar is bad for us. Unfortunately, many people could get addicted to sugary foods and they simply cannot help but consume foods and rink that are full of sugar. In this article, we will discuss about various ways you could combat sugar addiction.

Get More Sleep To Beat Sugar Addiction

Getting the right quantity of sleep is really important for our health. You need to get good quality sleep as well if you want to maintain your health. However, it seems like getting sleep is not only good for your health, in fact, getting good sleep could also help you to beat sugar addiction as well, according to a study which appeared in a peer-reviewed journal known as Sleep. A similar kind of study was also reported in some other journals as well. This suggests that there might be a really strong relationship between a lack of sleep and sugar cravings.

Reduce Your Screen Time During Midnight

We are living during a time when most people use gadgets such as smartphones, laptops, computers, during midnight. This is the time when many people usually watch their favourite shows in a dark room as well. However, some studies have shown that certain kinds of lights such as "blue lights" could actually lead you to consume more and more sugar. According to a paper published by the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour, certain kinds of rodents were exposed to blue light during the night hours. The researchers studied their behaviour and found that rodents who were exposed to bluish light during the night time were more likely to consume sugary foods. This is the time when most people opt to watch their favourite shows and we can see why so many people usually consume sugary and fatty snacks during that time! The study authors have stated that blue light could interfere with glucose tolerance. This may result in excessive consumption of sugary beverages and food during that particular time.

Exercises Such As Walking May Also Reduce Your Urges To Eat Sweet

Walking is really good for our health and we all know this. Walking could increase your life span and make you physically fit as well. However, it seems like walking could also help you to decrease sugar cravings as well, according to some studies such as one which was published in a really popular journal called Plos One. Walking and exercising could change the neurobiological functions in the brain and this is why it is so effective to stop unhealthy cravings.

Conclusion

It might be really hard to beat addictions like sugar addictions, however, if you are really dedicated and adopt a healthy lifestyle, then you could manage to reduce addiction to some extent. Small changes such as changing your sleep patterns, going on a walk, and reducing screen time could potentially decrease sugar cravings to some extent. However, in case you are still not able to deal with sugar cravings, then you must consider therapy and get professional help.

These are great tips to limit sugar consumption.
Interesting fact about sleep:
Even a nap improves mood, and lowers cortisol levels, and refreshes the mind. This right here, along with a good night's sleep, will automatically lower stress, which would help control stress eating in general.
Very nice article.