Food Obsessions

Food obsessions can manifest in various ways, from constantly thinking about food to obsessively planning meals. People with food obsessions may find themselves preoccupied with thoughts of what they will eat next or fixating on certain types of food. This obsession can lead to excessive planning and preparation, as well as a constant search for new recipes or ingredients. It can also result in strict dietary restrictions and an avoidance of certain foods deemed "unhealthy" or "impure." While a healthy interest in food is normal, food obsessions can become problematic and negatively impact one's physical and mental well-being. It is important to maintain a balanced relationship with food and seek professional help if obsessions become overwhelming or interfere with daily life. Let's see what we can do about it.

1️⃣ Too little fat in the diet. It is a sufficient amount of fat in a particular meal that allows you to send a signal to the brain about satiety in time. If your meal contained very little fat, then the body will still want to eat more and more for some time, although you have already eaten the required calorie intake for this meal.

Solution: Add healthy fats to every meal and snack.

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2️⃣ Lack of essential vitamins and minerals in the body. The reasons may be the following:

🔻 you have problems with digestion and subsequent absorption of nutrients (lack of hydrochloric acid, leaky gut syndrome, bacterial overgrowth syndrome, etc.)

☝️ Solution: adjust the work of all departments of the digestive tract.

🔻you eat food that does not contain enough nutrients (fast carbohydrates, processed foods, fast food, etc.)

Solution: Include whole natural foods with maximum nutritional value in your diet, focus on vegetables in your diet. Which food has the highest nutritional value? Read in tomorrow's post. Each meal should contain protein + fat + fiber.

3️⃣ Not enough water. Thirst is often expressed in a strong desire to eat something containing fast carbohydrates.

☝️ Solution: drink at least 1.5 liters of water per day. If out of nowhere you're tempted to eat something (especially something fast-carb), drink a glass of water first and wait.

4️⃣Leptiresistance. Leptin is a satiety hormone. It is produced in the adipose tissue of our body. Everything is logical, if there is a lot of fat in the body, then a signal is sent to the brain that food is no longer needed. However, the use of fast carbohydrates leads to the fact that cell receptors become resistant to this hormone, the body requires more and more food.

☝️ Solution: Eliminate the use of fast carbohydrates and balance your diet. See recommendations above.

5️⃣Hormonal background. During periods of PMS, pregnancy, menopause, women may experience certain cravings for a particular food.

🔻 During periods of PMS, pregnancy, menopause, women may experience certain cravings for a particular food.

☝️ Solution: Normalize the hormonal background. Try to choose the most healthy options for food that you crave so much. For example, 90% chocolate or carob instead of milk chocolate.

6️⃣Emotional triggers: low self-esteem, boredom, sadness, stress, etc. We want to relieve tension and turn to food. Also, the power of memories plays an important role. We often want the food that made us happy at some point in our lives.

☝️ Solution: It is necessary to understand for ourselves at what moments we most often uncontrollably want to eat and pounce on food, try to turn on awareness. Ask yourself the question: what do I really want this moment? To be heard? hugged? Throw out energy? Cry? And give vent to real emotions, and not seize them. Do practices that restore emotional balance: sports, meditation, yoga, breathing practices, etc.

What do you think of the above can be the reason for your desire to eat something else or constantly eat something specific?