Dr. Mary Simon
How to Conquer Sugar Cravings
Sugar cravings!! There are many reasons why it's hard to give up sugar including genetics, hormones, and sugar's addictive nature. Thankfully, there are many strategies you can use to conquer your sugar cravings. The main reasons people crave sugar are low energy, low blood sugar, low serotonin (the feel-good hormone), and high stress. The brain relies on glucose (sugar) for fuel, so when blood sugar is low, it causes you to crave it even more. Oftentimes we turn to sugar to