Am I addicted to food?

Are you happy and hungry? Angry and hungry? Sad and hungry? In other words, in general, you are always hungry. Be careful: you can be addicted to food. Food anxiety is your body sending you some message. Sometimes we see craving anxiety as a weakness or lack of discipline to maintain control over certain foods, but as we will see, nothing is further from the truth. What can you do to nourish yourself well and stop craving food? The solution is not to prohibit desired foods, because like anything prohibited: we crave it more and we go for it! but in achieving a balanced diet rich in nutrients. Here are some recommendations that will help you control excessive appetite:

1. Drink plenty of WATER: Sometimes we suffer from chronic dehydration without realizing it, which can be confused with hunger. When you feel a craving, before eating it, drink a glass of water and see if the sensation disappears, you will be surprised how many times you confused hunger with thirst. Do not replace natural water with anything, it is a valuable liquid that your body needs and that will help you control anxiety. As a general recommendation we need between 8 to 10 glasses of water a day, and if the weather is hot and you exercise, you will need more. A good tip to know if you are well hydrated is to observe your urine, it has to be extremely clear and transparent, if you see that your urine has an amber color, it is very concentrated and you do not urinate frequently, immediately go drink water, you need it urgently.
2. Increase your FIBER consumption. Achieve it through the intake of raw green vegetables, whole fruits with peel, whole grains. s and legumes such as beans and lentils. These foods contain a component that is not digested called fiber and when combined with water it expands in your digestive system, helping you feel comfortably satisfied for longer. In addition, fiber helps avoid constipation and delays the absorption of sugars in the blood, being very helpful for diabetics or people with metabolic syndrome.
3. Nutritional value Eat foods with extraordinary nutritional value such as vegetables, fruits, oily fish, whole grains and incorporate superfoods whenever possible such as goji berries, spirulina, flaxseed, amaranth, quinoa, green juices, among others, all of these foods provide many nutrients and are low in calories. Take a nutritional supplement that contains a complete mix of vitamins and minerals so that you do not lack any of them, because it is enough for one to be absent for your body to scream for it or make you sick.
4. Drink tea When anxiety is excessive, you can use some natural appetite suppressants such as yerba mate, green tea and natural herbal extracts such as Irvingia Gabonensis (African mango); These foods will help you control food anxiety.