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A friendly reminder that a sugar addiction is STILL an addiction.
A sugar addiction is worse than people realize. In fact it is one of the most common addiction. yet for some reason it is widely brushed under the rug.
People may experience unpleasant symptoms when they initially cut sugar from their diets. These can include:
cravings for sweet or high calorie foods
headaches
lack of energy
muscle aches
nausea
bloating
stomach cramps
irritability or anxiety
feeling down or depressed
These symptoms are usually mild and temporary. They should subside without treatment after the body adjusts to lower sugar intake.
Withdrawal
Numerous scientific studies have found evidence to suggest that sugar produces physiological and behavioral effects, similar to those caused by addictive drugs.
In a 2016 animal study, researchers found that long term exposure to high quantities of sugar causes brain changes, similar to those associated with nicotine addiction.
Several animal studies have found that when deprived of sugar, rats showed opiate withdrawal symptoms, such as anxious behavior and a decrease in dopamine release. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter that controls pleasure and reward-motivated behavior.
When people drastically reduce their sugar intake, they may experience withdrawal symptoms, such as headaches, cravings, and mood changes. These should go away within a few days or weeks.
Treatments
Many of the symptoms associated with sugar detoxes occur as a result of fluctuating blood sugar levels. When a person eats sugar, their body breaks it down into glucose, which the cells use for energy.
In most cases, consuming sugar causes and an initial boost of energy followed by a rapid decrease in energy, or a blood sugar “crash.” People can minimize the adverse effects of sugar detoxing by regulating their blood sugar. Eating regularly and including more fiber in the diet can help avoid spikes and drops in blood sugar and decrease cravings.
Tips for cutting out sugar safely
Glucose is the primary and preferred source of fuel for the brain and body.
However, many people can benefit from reducing their added sugar intake by instead choosing fruits and vegetables, which provide vitamins, minerals, fiber, and naturally occurring sugar for energy. Including fibrous, complex carbohydrates can help deter cravings and minimize a sugar withdrawal.
People can increase their chances of success, reduce cravings, and minimize sugar withdrawal symptoms by using the following tips:
Avoid the following foods and drinks:
Sugar-sweetened beverages: Sodas, fruit juices, and energy drinks are the leading sources of added sugars, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Drink water and unsweetened coffee or tea instead
Candies and sweets: These food items contain high quantities of added sugar. Try replacing them with fresh fruit.
Baked goods: Cakes, cookies, and even certain types of bread contain added sugars. Avoid these refined carbohydrates as much as possible.
Low fat foods: Food advertised as low fat or fat free often contain added sugars to offset the missing fat.
Combat cravings by:
Eating more protein: Animal and plant-based protein sources can help regulate the appetite, according to one 2014 study.
Snacking on fresh fruits: People who experience intense sugar carvings can satisfy their sweet tooth with a piece of fresh fruit. Unlike candy bars and cookies, fruits contain naturally occurring sugars and fiber. Learn about low sugar fruits here.
Getting enough sleep: A lack of sleep may cause cravings for unhealthful foods, according to one 2018 study.
Relaxing and avoiding stress: The findings from this 2015 study suggest that chronic stress may contribute to food cravings.
When you eat excess sugar, the extra insulin in your bloodstream can affect your arteries all over your body. It causes their walls to get inflamed, grow thicker than normal and more stiff, this stresses your heart and damages it over time. This can lead to heart disease, like heart failure, heart attacks, and strokes.
Throughout the body, excess sugar is harmful. Even a single instance of elevated glucose in the bloodstream can be harmful to the brain, resulting in slowed cognitive function and deficits in memory and attention. The good news, however, is this inflammatory damage from sugar may not be permanent.
Keep sugary foods away. Don't tempt yourself by stocking candy, cookies, and other high-sugar foods in your cupboards and fridge. "As a substitute for these things, keep fruit around," suggests Dr. Hauser.
Sweeten foods yourself. Start with unsweetened iced tea, plain yogurt, and unflavored oatmeal. Then add your own sweetener. No matter how much sweetener you add, you probably won't put in as much as the manufacturer would have, according to Dr. Hauser.
Watch for hidden sugars in foods. Be wary of foods where sugar tends to hide, including reduced-fat products. "When companies take out the fat, they add back almost all the calories in sugar," Dr. Hauser says. Read labels. Avoid products that list sugar as the first ingredient or that contain several different types of sugar (brown sugar, cane nectar, etc.)—it's one way manufacturers avoid having sugar listed as the first ingredient.
Eat breakfast. Start out your day with a filling, nutritious meal, so you'll be less likely to give in to cravings. Steel-cut oatmeal, eggs, and fruit are all good breakfast choices.
"When you get used to eating fewer super-sweet things, you crave them less," Dr. Hauser says. "You become more satisfied with less sweet things." You also won't feel guilty on those less frequent occasions when you do splurge.
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No... they shouldn't. We all have them... express them... accept them... demand they be fulfilled. 💕⚘️
I could stab a bitch for some black licorice right now..
Late night thought(s):
I've been wondering this for awhile, meaning it's been on my mind for a time, but lately it's started to become a craving, which is.. I'm wanting to experience the, well.. "experience" of being in a Little/Caretaker/giver relationship. I find my mind getting lost in itself, making up daydreams and stories of what life might or could be like, like that.
In all honesty though, I don't know how to even go about beginning to look for it or potentially find it. I'm not a very social person, I'm usually very secluded and keep to myself type of individual, plus I don't want to just shove anything in someone's face by asking or telling them what I'm looking for or would like. I don't really want to be too forward with this post even but it helps sometimes to just.. get it off my chest.
One thing at a time I always say. And thank you to anyone and everyone who takes the time to read this as well as those who follow my blog. I appreciate it 😊
Chapters: 2/? Fandom: Super Mario & Related Fandoms, Super Mario Bros. (Video Games), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), Luigi's Mansion (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Mario/Princess Peach (Nintendo), Mario & Princess Peach (Nintendo), Princess Daisy/Luigi (Nintendo), Princess Daisy & Luigi (Nintendo), Past Mario/unrevealed character Characters: Mario (Nintendo), Luigi (Nintendo), Princess Peach (Nintendo), Princess Daisy (Nintendo), Toadette (Nintendo), Toad (Nintendo), Toadsworth (Nintendo), Background & Cameo Characters, Yoshi (Nintendo), Professor E. Gadd (Luigi's Mansion), Polterpup (Luigi's Mansion) Additional Tags: Mixed Media, it's honestly pretty flexible for anyone's interpretations, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Fluff and Humor, Attempt at Humor, Friendship, Mutual Pining, lol the four of them are such dorks but in different ways, Famine and drought, Blood and Injury, Hiding Medical Issues, Fictional politics, Lies, power-ups, Unreliable Narrator, just a bit, drug references, Some Cursing, Italian Language, Illegal Activities, Self-Destruction, Self-Medication, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Spa Treatments, Nausea, References to Drugs, references to other media, Dorks in Love, but before they know it lol, Addiction, Different walks of life because we all come from different places, we can choose for ourselves where we go though :3, To Be Edited, Dirty Jokes, only a little bit and you know who says them lol, Past Relationship(s), Reckless Mario, cute luigi, Madlad Daisy, Strategic Peach, weight loss, Insomnia, Kaizo - Freeform Summary:
After Bowser’s latest attack on the Mushroom Kingdom, the land becomes empty of its main resource: Super Mushrooms. The emergency stores were pillaged and Winter was approaching, leaving little room for error in Princess Peach’s endeavor to sustain her Kingdom.
Until the supply improves, Mario is determined to continue on, even if it kills him.
Chapter 3 is out!
Probably a part of why I’m excited to continue writing this piece is because of the different dynamics in this fic. It has Mario/Peach and Luigi/Daisy romantic relationships (all in different stages of the relationships, wink wink laughs in pining trope) but there’s also an almost equal amount of Peach/Luigi and Daisy/Mario friendship vibes too.
In chapter 3, there’s a glance at how comfortable Luigi and Peach are with each other, like some teasing and getting caught up on things. But in later chapters, there’s some more scene of this and it shows more of the trusting dynamic they have with one another. It’s really cute and it’s a great platform to write prompts off of :3
Later on, once the squad comes together for [redacted spoiler], Daisy shows up and kinda functions as a madlad and a catalyse for other ideas/plans that the group will make later on. I like to think she is fiercely competitive in an energetic, supportive sort of way, but she is also a very determined political figure in Sarasaland, which ties in with the plot’s setting of a Power-up crisis later on.
I’m excited to keep publishing this fic. There’s a lot happening and it’s fun to look forward to posting more about it :3
Chapter 4! *dank horn noise*
This has a lot of Peach/Luigi friendship in this. I think they make good buddies :3
Also, I’m hoping to post chapter 5 in the near future, after some revision that is. I think chapter 5 is one of my favorites just because there’s a little bit more reveal about Mario’s situation, and also what Peach and Daisy are gonna do moving forward.
Writing chapter 5 also made me want to go to a Day Spa so bad! I’ve never been but I’d like to one day :3