Better Health through Digestion with an Ayurvedic Diet
 
7 Step Plan to Eliminating Food Cravings
Written by John Joseph Immel, Asheville, NC
Introduction to an Ayurvedic Diet | Weight Loss in Ayurveda | 7 Step Plan to Eliminating Food Cravings

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If you fight with the mind, the mind always wins. Fight with cravings sometimes makes them stronger. Instead, these seven steps are gentler. They are designed to help eliminate or diminish food cravings to manageable levels without a struggle. For example, always keep healthy options nearby for untimely cravings. Bananas satisfy the sweet craving but are much healthier than ice cream. Plus, bananas are heavy enough to help delay hunger for awhile.

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1. Take a short walk or stretch.

Sometimes, even though there is plenty of energy available, it becomes inaccessible. Poor circulation, low oxygen and insulin resistance (the inability to absorb sugar from the blood), for example, can starve body cells. The starving cells get hungry and stimulate the taste buds via hormones. Walking raises the heart rate, oxygen levels, and brings blood (prana) everywhere in the body. Stretching flushes the lymphatic system. Walking and stretching help to release stored energy from within. The burst of energy help satisfy any starving organs and hunger cravings. ...

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