Breaking Unhealthy Food Cravings Food cravings are not something you will want to have to deal with when you are depending on your food storage. It is important to learn how to deal with them now so that you do not have to deal with them during a hard time. When a disaster or emergency strikes, it is likely that you will become very stressed and that you will have to depend on your food storage for proper nutrition. The combination of these two things can lead to a multitude of negative conditions, including food cravings. When food is scarce it is very common for people to kick into a routine where they eat as much as they possibly can at all times. In addition, a disaster or emergency situation can lead to poor sleep. Tiredness and stress are two of the leading causes of food cravings. In addition, many families have food storage, but their food storage does not contain very much variety. This lack of variety or lack of familiar foods and meals can cause people to become tired of eating the things they have. As a result, all of these things can combine to create severe food cravings. Usually when you have food craving, your body is simply telling you that you are hungry. However, it usually tells you that you need sugar or carbohydrates to fix the problem because these things can provide you with quick energy. Unfortunately, during an emergency situation where you are depending on your food storage you will have no choice but to eat what you have. It is important to learn how to curb cravings while you have plenty of food so that it is easier when you have to depend on food storage or little amounts of food. The first thing you will need to do is learn how to listen to your body. This is critical to the health of your body in all aspects of life including exercising, injuries, illness, and meals. It is a bad habit to blame yourself for the cravings that you have. Blaming yourself will only add negative feelings to the situation and will increase your need to eat something. This process is how some people develop severe and unhealthy emotional eating habits. It is very important to realize that your cravings stem from a normal bodily function, simply telling you that you are hungry. Do not blame yourself for this normal bodily function. Once you have moved past blaming yourself and learning to listen to the needs of your body, you will be able to respond according to your needs in a healthy and proper manner. The best way to reduce food cravings is to make sure that you eat plenty of healthy food during regular meal times and at snacks. If you eat enough healthy food, you will not get hungry before the next meal. As a result, your body will not be hungry and will not give you cravings to satisfy your needs. It can also help to make sure that you fulfill all of your nutritional needs as well. This can be done through nutritional supplements and vitamin pills. Of course, exercising can also reduce the amount you need to eat, improve your metabolism and reduce your cravings for unhealthy foods. As cravings can sometimes result from stress or other emotional problems, you may want to seek emotional support of some kind. Emotional support can help you solve the root problem if it is stress, anxiety, or depression, which will in turn resolve the cravings you feel now. When you eat healthily, exercise, and resolve other related issues, you metabolism will readjust and it will send fewer cravings. This often takes some time so do not get frustrated if you have worked hard to change your habits and you do not feel results after a few days or even a few weeks. While you are working on changing your habits, you will probably experience days that are much worse than other days. On the difficult days, try to make sure that you eat healthy food at least every three hours and that you eat enough of it that you will not get hungry before the next eating session three hours later. Drinking water can also help alleviate cravings as it helps your body feel full. When your body is dehydrated it often mistranslates the signal into a lack of food, which becomes a craving. When you experience a craving, perhaps all your body wants is some water. Try to drink a glass of water once an hour at least. If neither of these things work, try simply waiting. Cravings that are psychological will dissipated with some time, but real cravings that your body has for a certain food will not go away. If the craving does not go away after a few days you may want to consider giving in and satisfying the craving. It is likely that the food you want contains something that you body is lacking if this is the case. Jack R. Landry is an accomplished expert in family preparedness and has been giving seminars for over 15 years. He recommends that everyone have on hand an emergency food in case of any emergency or disaster. Contact Info: Jack R. Landry JackRLandry@gmail foodinsurance
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 09:39:57 +0000
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