Dr. Sara Gottfried, MD, is a Harvard-trained integrative physician who helps women feel at home in their bodies again, regardless of age. She is the creator of "Mission Ignition: Sex Drive," a wildly popular online course for women to re-ignite their sex drive using her 3-Step Gottfried Protocol for natural hormone balancing–utilizing nutraceuticals, botanicals, and when needed, bioidentical hormones, along with little-known esoteric practices.
Sugar actually triggers the release of serotonin, so it can have a dramatic effect on your mood, emotions and energy level.
Unfortunately, other than that satisfying momentary gratification, nothing good comes from eating sugar.
It wrecks your immune system, crashes your blood sugar, creates fatigue and bloating, stores as fat, and sets the stage for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Excess sugar intake is also linked to rising obesity rates, chronic yeast infections, leaky gut syndrome, and a whole host of other undesirable conditions (Psychology Today).
WHY are you experiencing these cravings? And more importantly, what's happening to your body when you ingest sugar?
Dr. Sara Gottfried is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is also a Harvard-trained integrative physician. Dr. Gottfried provides steps to resist unhealthy cravings.
5 ways to kick the sugar cravings:
5 ways to kick the sugar cravings:
- Eat regularly
- Get enough fiber
- Eat real, whole foods
- Spice it up
- Get enough Zzz's
