Curbing Your CRAVINGS

A mindful approach to healthy eating habits

BY LISA CANTKIER

Mindful eating is an essential practice for people looking to improve their health and diet. Often, the consumption of processed and high-sugar foods leads to increased cravings. Eating mindfully can equip you with the skills needed to better understand and respond to your body’s natural signals and rhythms, thereby combatting unhealthy dietary urges. What foods do you crave? Acknowledging cravings is an important first step that can help you control your eating habits, so try to become aware of what foods you crave. Keeping a food journal can help you better understand your eating patterns and impulses. Once you understand what they are, the techniques outlined below can help curb your cravings. The first step: becoming aware Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, discovered that mindful eating (and reducing stress) can help…

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Diabetes Self-Management (Digital) - 1 Issue, Fall 2023

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