A few years ago, I decided to eat only protein and no carbs.
For about 2 weeks, the weight was coming off at a rapid pace. Then all of a sudden, it happened.
I had what I would term a diet breakdown.
Late one night, my food cravings got really bad.
I could usually suppress 
them, but on this particular night it was if I was possessed.
I hopped in my car and “leadfooted” it to the grocery store.
I walked into the store and immediately found myself centered in the aisle where the pop tarts were located.
Coincidentally, I had been thinking about pop tarts for the last couple of days. I had no idea why, but at this moment it didn’t matter.
I grabbed two boxes of the “strawberry goodness” and headed to the checkout counter.
Within minutes of stepping out of the store, I had already ripped the box open and snatched out a pack.
I then preceded to rip the pack open and shoved one in my mouth. I would be lying, if I didn’t say, it tasted like a slice of heaven.
My diet was blown to smithereens, but I didn’t care! Before the night was over, I had devoured all two boxes of poptarts!
Over the years, I’ve had my bout with food cravings.
They would usually occur whenever I dropped calories in hopes of tricking my body into shedding body fat.
On sheer willpower, I would do well for a few weeks only to give into the craving and then blame myself for doing so.
I always thought I was just weak willed and couldn’t complete my diet. Now, I know that isn’t at all true.
Why do we get cravings and is there anything we can do about them?
Julia Ross revisited Perfectly Healthy And Toned Radio for Episode # 168…”The Craving Cure”.
Want to know more about why we crave certain foods?
Julia “drops science” on diets and the pitfalls many people are experiencing when they try to use willpower to reach their dietary goals.
This is a good one!
Who Is Julia Ross
Julia Ross is a world leader in the use of Nutritional Therapy for the treatment of mood problems, eating disorders, and addictions.
After 10 years as a psychotherapist working with individual adults and adolescents, families and groups in a variety of in psychiatric and outpatient settings, Ross began to direct programs.
Some of her early achievements included the founding of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first programs for food addicts and for drug-addicted adolescents and their families.
Inside The Episode
Very informative episode.
Julia gives a thorough analysis of what’s happened to our food over the years, and why it has significantly increased population cravings.
She also discusses some new information about Ancel Keys. If you’re new to the phrase,”neuromarketing” like I was, Julia gives an explanation.
Bomb episode if I say so myself!
What You’ll Learn
· What happened in the 1970’s that changed our diets forever?
· How is protein linked to development of the human brain?
· Why is Alzheimer’s a disease of glycation?
· What is neuromarketing?
· Why do we have cravings?
· What are the types of cravers?