The Beyond The Food Show |empowering|educating|women|health|mind Body Connection

In today's episode, we'll explore sugar cravings and intuitive eating “Is it bad to have sugar cravings?” “Why does our body crave sweets?” “Is sugar addictive?” “Why eating sugar leads to binging?” “What is my body trying to tell me when I crave sugar?” “Why do I crave sugar at night?” These are all normal and almost expected questions given the current perspective of our society (read here diet culture) on sugar these days. As a result, many of my community members have been asking these questions. You likely do as well. Fat is bad ... no, no, now it’s sugar! 30 years ago, it was fat. Everyone was absolutely convinced that fat is a food of great danger. We avoided it at all costs. Created food and diets that were “low fat”. Fast forward to today... we giggle at this moment of history. Now, we have shifted to sugar being the villain. What will we say 30 years from now? Human loves dichotomy. It makes us feel safe. It makes our food choice simple. Facts are: fat is good. Sugar is bad. Nutrition is not that s