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• Introduce bitter foods like lemon juice and salad mix.
• Eat every 4 hours to keep blood sugar levels stable.
• Choose savoury, unrefined foods.
• Eat complex carbohydrates – nuts, seeds, beans, whole grains (oats, brown rice, millet, barley etc) or protein, for slow release energy.
• Try fruit (the organic fruit in season at the moment is stunning – think white peaches, mangoes, nectarines, plums…) to sate the sweet urges.
• The Indian herb Gymnema temporary blocks the sweet receptors on your tongue, take a few drops when you feel the desire to eat sugar. It is also a useful herb for diabetes.
• Chromium is an important mineral for regulating blood sugar. It is normally low in pregnancy and when you have a virus. Look at taking a supplement.
• Caffeine effects blood sugar levels as well, so cut down on the coffee.
• Alcohol is s potent form of sugar, so ease off on the drinks as well when you are trying to break your sugar addiction.
• Artificial sweeteners are generally not a healthy option.
• Be wary of high fructose corn syrup. Research indicates this is metabolised differently from sugar and may be a potential health hazard.

Gill Stannards B.A., Dip. App. Sci. (Naturopathy)
City Natural Therapies
510/220 Collins Street, Melbourne,
9650 3419
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Or you can tune into "Health Trip" on RRR for naturopathic advice and talkback, alternate mondays at 10.30 am (during The Long Grass Sessions).