You're not weak. You're not lacking willpower. Your cravings are actually telling you something, and once you understand what they're saying, everything changes. If you've ever stood in your kitchen at 9pm unable to stop thinking about chocolate, this episode is for you.
In this episode:
- Why sugar cravings have nothing to do with willpower and everything to do with what's happening inside your body.
- The blood sugar roller coaster, what it actually looks like, why it keeps looping, and the sneaky foods that are spiking you without you realizing it.
- Why your smoothie, your fruit snack, and your adrenal cocktail might be working against your blood sugar without you knowing.
- The simple plate formula that will change how you feel if you actually do it accurately.
- Why your cravings are completely different in your luteal phase than the rest of your month, and what progesterone has to do with it.
- How cortisol spikes your blood sugar even when you haven't eaten anything, and why the 3pm crash and nighttime cravings are a stress response.
- What your specific craving is actually telling you, if it's salt, think adrenals; if it's specifically chocolate, think magnesium.
- Why parasites feed off serotonin at night and what to watch for if your cravings only show up after dark.
- Why just cutting sugar doesn't work, and what actually does.
- The craving reset: hormone plating, fixing your mineral base, and supporting your luteal phase.
- Why HMA testing can show blood sugar imbalances before they ever show up on a standard blood test.
- What emotional eating actually is at a biological level, and why it's not a character flaw.
Cravings aren't a weakness. They're clues. And once you know how to read them, you won't need willpower anymore.
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I'm Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life. Through the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you'll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing.
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