sugar addiction

Sugar Addiction

Sugar creates a temporary spike of energy in the human body. Your brain contains a chemical called dopamine which is your pleasure chemical and is released while digesting sugar. So sugar creates a feeling of pleasure. If you are after having a really hard day, you want to soothe and comfort yourself. You want some dopamine. Over time your brain registers that sugar helps release dopamine, so you’ll join the dots and start believing that sugar makes you feel good.

If you’re not sure if you have an addiction, the easiest way to figure that out is to focus on people you know that definitely don’t have a sugar addiction and ask them questions. Ask them how much soda they have in a typical week. Ask them how many sugary foods they intake in a typical week. If you find that your intake is much higher, that’s a pretty good sign you might have an addiction. Another sign is that you’d find it difficult to change.

Self hypnosis audios are a great way of relaxing and accepting that you’ll be fine without the sugar.