This week, we will begin a new feature, "Health Tip of the Week."
Specifically, today's pointer is to help those of you who tend to battle but often cave into overpowering cravings — for sugar, coffee, cigarettes or other unhealthy behavior.
This tip will help you if you:
Are a sugar addict
Are overweight or obese
Have type 2 diabetes
Have an annoying habit of consuming refined carbohydrates
Are going through sugar detox
Need or desire to stay away from high fructose corn syrup-filled candies and pastries
Want to get more healthy (just about everyone!)
So let's pretend you're in the throes of a yen for chocolate-covered peanuts, donuts or a sugary coffee from one of those specialty stores.
Or perhaps you're near a bakery, vending machines or newspaper stand that sells candy bars.
Here's how to quickly stop that craving so you don't go into unpleasant sugar shock:
Take a look at your watch or your cell phone to get the time. (If you have neither, ask someone else.)
Next, whatever time it is, then take that number of breaths — but do so slowly, deliberately and confidently.
Example: So, it's now 9 am. That means you'd slowly take 9 breaths in and 9 breaths out.
At the same time, visualize your breath just wiping out your craving. Expect that it's happening! Now watch the cravings go whoosh!
After breathing, if you're still tempted, simply repeat the whole procedure another 9 times.(In other words, if it were 5 pm, you'd take 5 breaths, and if you're having a hard time, you'd repeat this another 5 times.)
Simple isn't it? Now make sure that while you're breathing, you're also visualizing the cravings being wiped out.
This tip is called the Timed-Breath, Stop-Cravings, Wipe-Out Technique.
Did you like this stop sugar shock pointer? Got any ideas of your own that you'd like to share? Let us know so we can pass it on.
Get SUGAR SHOCK! now to learn why it's important to cut back on your consumption of sugars and refined carbs.
Health Tip of the Week: Take Timed Breaths to Stop Cravings
This week, we will begin a new feature, "Health Tip of the Week."
Specifically, today's pointer is to help those of you who tend to battle but often cave into overpowering cravings — for sugar, coffee, cigarettes or other unhealthy behavior.
This tip will help you if you:
Or perhaps you're near a bakery, vending machines or newspaper stand that sells candy bars.
Here's how to quickly stop that craving so you don't go into unpleasant sugar shock:
Simple isn't it? Now make sure that while you're breathing, you're also visualizing the cravings being wiped out.
This tip is called the Timed-Breath, Stop-Cravings, Wipe-Out Technique.
Did you like this stop sugar shock pointer? Got any ideas of your own that you'd like to share? Let us know so we can pass it on.
Get SUGAR SHOCK! now to learn why it's important to cut back on your consumption of sugars and refined carbs.