Skip to main content

How caffeine affects your cravings

 

Caffeine may be contributing to your sudden cravings for carbs and sugar. Here's how to prevent it.

 

That sustainable double shot could be responsible for your hunger pangs by 11am. Caffeine stimulates a rush of adrenalin, which puts it into fight or flight mode. As you’re not on the run from mammoths, the adrenal hormones that would once have given you energy for a quick getaway circulate in your system, making you feel depleted and worn out. This fatigue can promote cravings for carbs and sugar as the brain screams for its favourite fuel source, glucose.

Prevention:

  • Switch to herbal tea or a coffee substitute like dandelion tea – caffeine can be dehydrating.
  • Choose single shots rather than double.
  • If you must have a coffee daily, don’t have more than one.
  • Avoid energy drinks and colas, which are also high in caffeine.
  • When suffering an energy dip, stop for five minutes, drop your shoulders and slow breathe, instead of reaching for some Java.

NEXT: Read more about the 'mind-gut connection' that could be contributing to your cravings.

 

{nomultithumb}

 


Read more ...
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

VIDEO: Swiss ball dumbbell chest press

Improve your upper body strength with this Swiss ball workout. WH&F Head Trainer Nikki Fogden-Moore demonstrates. Read more ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Title:

Are You Using The Weight Loss Secret That Personal Trainers Use all the time Word Count: 1314 Summary: Learn the weigfht secret that celebrity personal trainers use to get their clients in top shape for the silver screen. Keywords: weight loss, personal trainer, cardio, weight training, fast, quick, exercise Article Body: Whether you like him or not, you have to respect Dr Phil just because of one thing. He continually asks his guests one simple question: "How's it working for you?" Success in anything comes from FINDING WHAT WORKS then DOING WHAT WORKS. I am going to reveal to you the Secret Weight Loss Formula that Celebrity personal trainer don't want you to know about. Before I reveal the secret, first I need to explain to you that there is process that your body goes through to burn body fat. So how does your body burn fat? It is a 2 steps process and in order you need to: 1. Release the fat from the fat cells and only then 2. You can burn the fat That process is...
Post a Comment
Read more

Health and fitness with Lauren Hannaford

  We chat to Lauren Hannaford ( @lozhannahford ) about her top fitness tips, how she stays motivated and her fitness mantra.   After competing as an elite gymnast for more than 20 years, IsoWhey -sponsored athlete Lauren ‘Loz’ Hannaford turned her fitness sights to gymnastics coaching, modelling and personal training. While touring the world with The Wiggles (yep, she once performed on stage as Dorothy the Dinosaur), Hannaford learnt the importance of the ‘do anywhere, anytime’ workout for boosting her health and wellbeing. “I always remind myself of how much more energised and vibrant I feel all day after I sweat myself through an awesome workout.” Her top tips Write it down - “This is a great way to believe you can do it. There is something about writing it down that makes it become real. When it becomes a real commitment there is no room for self-doubt or sabotage.” Focus on process, not outcome - “I encourage [my clients] to have their specific goals but to ultimately make...
Post a Comment
Read more