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5 Effortless Tips for Craving Sugar Less to Alleviate Migraines
Even if you say no to dessert, skip candy at the movies, and avoid sugary soft drinks, how can you curb your sweet tooth and keep your blood sugar more stable?
You will remember that last week we talked about the correlation between sugar and migraines. This week I thought I would give you 5 tips to help you with those sugar cravings so you can get off off the sugar roller coaster and help your migraine patterns.
One thing I have learned from experience, natural sugars such as those found in fruit and berries taste so much sweeter and so much more delicious after you cut back on artificial and added sweeteners.
Can You Think of Some of the Health Benefits of Coconuts?
Coconut is often revered as an all-encompassing health and beauty cure. It helps in so many different ways, from your hair and skin, to helping with digestion, weight loss, and even heart disease. Here are some of the top health benefits of coconut to be aware of.
There are just so many wonderful benefits of coconuts and coconut oil, and I’m just sharing a few with you today.
It Helps Improve Your Digestion
The Migraine-Sugar Link! How Your Cravings Can Hurt You.
In this blog we are going to talk about the migraine-sugar link and especially how your cravings can hurt you.
If you’ve been reading my blogs, then you know I have mentioned before that I am a “sugar addict.” Well, did you know that sugar and migraines actually have quite a correlation?
Over the years, I have become more and more careful about what I eat and drink. It has made a huge difference with my migraine patterns. When I first started on that journey, I didn’t fully realize how all that sugar overload had an effect on my migraines.
Did you know that blood sugar spikes are one of the least understood when it comes to migraine triggers?
5 Reasons You Bloat More After Age 45
Yes, it’s very possible that you are bloating more now if you’re 45 or older.
Want to know one reason why?
Because our stomachs become less efficient at creating acid when we eat and that stomach acid is a critical step to proper digestion of foods. Reduced stomach acid can have wide-ranging digestive effects, including the feeling of bloating.
Staying in Charge When Temptation Pops Up!
Ah! Temptations. They are all around us. I am certainly no stranger to the occasional urge to rip open a chocolate bar, go through the drive-thru window, or dive into a jar of my favorite peanuts — and I’ll bet you aren’t a stranger to this either.
You know, the occasional indulgence isn’t anything to be alarmed about, but if you find yourself licking the remnants of these indulgences off your fingers on a more regular basis, you’ll need to practice some control to get in charge of those cravings. This is something that is way too familiar to me. And I’m the kind of person who is either all in or all out. Know what I mean? So this is a lifestyle I have had to learn to take control of.
You see, the goal here is to be in charge of your cravings, not have them be in charge of you. I have to be honest. For many years, cravings were totally in charge of me. I would so disgusted with myself and would promise myself tomorrow would be different…..but it never was. Those cravings were totally in charge of me! Not a good place to be for sure.
The One Thing That Can Help You Reach Your Goals
The one thing that can help you reach your health and weight loss goals? Accountability!
“Accountability” is when you take responsibility for your actions. When you “own” them.
And it’s key to improving your health and wellness.
It’s All About Gratitude!
You know what it’s like. There are times when you’re lying in bed, you’ve put on lots of peppermint oil or other essential oils to get some extra relief, you are aching all over, nauseated, and you are probably laying down with either an ice pack or heat. Definitely not a good place to be. For me, when I am laying there, pretty much helpless, I am fervently praying for the pain to go away.
At times like these, it’s really hard to clear your mind of bad thoughts that are just rolling round in your head. Despite trying as hard as you can, you can’t shake some of those thoughts.
7 Tips to Stop the Saturday Migraine Syndrome
In this blog, I’m talking about 7 tips to stop the “Saturday Migraine Syndrome.”
Has this ever happened to you? You go through the week and feel fine and then BAM! Saturday rolls around and there you are in the middle of enjoying some much anticipated time with your friends and before you know it, you have a doozy of a migraine.
I discussed in a previous blog, how I used to have this type of migraine when I first went on a vacation. The first and sometimes second day of my vacation had me “down” with a migraine. Sometimes, the same thing seems to happy on a weekend. Let’s face it, all we want to do when the weekend comes is relax and enjoy ourselves after a busy week.
Did you know that the weekend migraine is one of the most common headache patterns we encounter? And it is the most miserable way to spend a weekend, right?
Is Your Diet Making You Fat?
Is your diet making you fat? Everyone knows dieting = fat loss… right?
But wow, is it hard. It takes enough effort sorting through all of conflicting information on the internet to just “find” the right diet…
And then actually following it? Well, with most diets so restrictive on calories, it’s no wonder they’re so hard to follow.
Are You Curious About the Keto Diet?
Are you curious about the keto diet? I am “over the moon” excited about the upcoming new program I have created for you. It’s one I have never offered before, but since “keto” is everywhere, I wanted to offer you the opportunity to try this very popular program for yourself.
“Keto” or “Ketogenic Dieting” seem to be the latest buzz word. I am sure you have seen this advertised and spoken about in many different places…magazines, TV, billboards even.
Are you thinking about starting a ketogenic diet but don’t have enough information about it? This guide will help give you a rundown of the basics of a ketogenic diet so you can decide if this is your next step toward overall health. A ketogenic diet is essentially a low-carb, high-fat diet which has myriad health benefits, from weight loss and appetite control to better maintenance of blood sugar levels. It may reverse the development of type 2 diabetes and helps control the onset of epileptic seizures.
You Are What You Eat (Part 2)
With migraines, it can definitely be true that “you are what you eat!” In the last blog, talked about the incredibly long list of foods that are potential migraine triggers for us. Well, that was depressing, wasn’t it?
When I look back on the foods that were triggers for me, I am amazed at how little I knew. Oh, I knew the well-known ones like aged cheese and chocolate, and even red wine, but so many of the foods we talked about last week just were not on my radar.
This week we are going to get back on a positive track and actually talk about some of the things you can eat that will actually prevent migraines instead of triggering them. Great news, right?
You Are What You Eat
I can hardly believe we are into September and fall is right around the corner. Time if flying by, isn’t it? About the only time it doesn’t feel that way is when you are in the throes of a migraine and then the time just drags and you wonder when it will ever end. So for the next couple of weeks we are going to deal with how we eat…..”you are what you eat!”
I love to give tips on ways you can improve your “migraine life.” However, a lot of what I write about is really about migraine prevention. I was never able to use migraine preventative medications and so for me, when I started on my health and wellness journey as a way to stop my migraines, I realized that basically what I was doing was finding ways to prevent my migraines from even occurring—and all without the need for medications. Awesome.