The holidays are on the horizon, and that means one thing: food. Gatherings with family and friends mean pie, cakes, and cookies galore—and that can spell trouble if you don’t know how to control your sugar cravings. With the help of supplements and better eating habits, you can stop cravings, limit your sugar intake, and enjoy happier and healthier holidays.

How to Control Sugar Cravings

Limit Your Sugar Intake

It may sound simplistic, but if you’re trying to figure out how to control sugar cravings, limiting your intake is the most effective way to do it. But that doesn’t mean cutting out sugar altogether. You can combat your cravings for sugary sweets by eating fruit, yogurt, and other foods rich in natural sugars. Still, you should practice moderation, and that may be something that a nutritional tracking app may be able to help with. Quantifying your daily sugar intake as well as your overall calorie intake is a great way to ensure you lose weight and feel better.

Watch When You Eat

It’s not just enough to know what you should avoid eating. Knowing when to eat throughout your day can help you control sugar cravings. Try spreading your calorie intake out over the day and enjoying small, healthy snacks between meals—like Standard Process’s protein-rich StandardBar®. If you feel more fulfilled and satisfied, you’re less likely to impulsively snack on cookies or whatever sweets are being shared in the breakroom. You should also limit your sugar intake later in the day as it can affect your sleep.

Try Supplements to Stop Sugar Cravings

You may want to turn to natural supplements if you’re exploring how to optimize your nutrition, and it’s an effective avenue if you want to control your sugar cravings. Standard Process offers products like Gymnema 1:1, which contains the gymnema leaf used in Ayurvedic herbal preparations as a craving suppressant. And you can use Standard Process’ Glucose Assist™ to balance blood sugar levels and control your cravings.

Start Better Health Habits With Healthy Life Chiropractic

Halloween gives way to the holiday season, which means there will be a lot of temptation to stray from your healthy lifestyle. But if you start implementing practices to control sugar cravings now, you’ll have more confidence come Thanksgiving. If you want to limit your sugar intake, stop cravings, and start living healthier, Healthy Life Chiropractic can help with natural supplements and other services. Request an appointment in Newnan, GA, or call us at 770-252-3661 to get started.

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How to Control Sugar Cravings