Curb Food Cravings

Food cravings are completely normal, with over 90% of the population experiencing food cravings regularly. They can often be a sign of physical hunger. However, you can get food cravings even when you aren’t physically hungry.

The areas of your brain that are responsible for pleasure and reward play a significant role in food cravings. If there is an imbalance in your hunger hormones or happiness hormones, it can directly affect these areas of your brain, leading to increased food cravings.

So, what factors affect the levels of hormones in your body? Being overly stressed, lacking high-quality sleep, being bored, or being very thirsty are contributing factors to your hormone levels and food cravings. It can be difficult for the brain to separate these feelings from hunger.

Next time you are experiencing strong cravings, try out these things:

• Drink some water
• Perform a stress-relieving activity, such as going for a short walk or writing in a journal
• Eat a healthy snack to reduce sugar cravings