02/11/2025
I’ve been noticing my community is struggling with sugar cravings, which can be due to many factors: here’s some simple tricks to help reduce these, often due to imbalances in multiple areas… don’t wait to see someone to start helping with sugar cravings today:
🌟Start your day with protein and antioxidants such as my super smoothie with h**p protein and acai berries.
🌟Ensure fibre, fat and protein first for main meals and add a dash of vinegar.
🌟Let filtered water with lemon quench your thirst.
🌟There is no need for calorie counting : leave the sweets till last 🍒
🌟Move your body after meals 🏃
🌟Avoid those sugary carbs : opt for fresh fruit, yoghurt and seeds as a snack 🍎
🌟Only eat when hungry and when you do, eat the rainbow with grace and colour: chew each mouthful well 🍲
🌟Eat all the different parts of plants
Fungi, roots, flowers, fruits, and greens Enjoy foods of many flavours
Bitter, salty, spicy, sour and sweet 🥘
🌟Eat living ferments with each meal to give your gut biome a treat : variety is key for a diverse microbiome 🍱
🌟Colour your plate: eat the rainbow for mood and skin health. Carotenoids (reds, oranges, yellows) and anthocyanins (blues, purples) are potent antioxidants; carotenoids even contribute to a subtle, healthy glow. While isolated supplements have shown mixed results, whole foods remain the safest and most enjoyable approach. 🌈
🌟Choose diversity—and eat low on the food chain and combine plant-based omega-3s (chia, flax, nuts, seeds) with small wild fish. 🐠
🌟 Be mindful of biomagnification—pollutants and microplastics concentrate higher up the food chain. ⛓️💥
🌟Choose chemical free to increase phyto-nutrients 🌸
🌟Eat SLOW: Seasonal, Local, Organic, and Whole. Embrace seasonal produce and, if you can, grow something yourself to add to your meals.
🌟Water quality really counts: what you drink with meals influences flavour, microbiome balance, and metabolic responses. Filtered water helps reduce contaminants that may disrupt taste and gut health, and minimises exposure to microplastics, endocrine disruptors, obesogens, and carcinogens.
🌟Quick wins you can try today: eat with people you love
🌟Start meals with a bitter or sour opener (e.g., rocket salad with vinegar).
Plate a rainbow and add one live ferment.
Pair carbs with oil and vinegar; take a brief post-meal walk.
Make a simple home ferment such as sauerkraut, kombucha, or kefir.
Buon appetite!