Sugar Addiction

Here is an update on the Save the Dan obby. I consulted with a health counselor at MIT Medical. She recommended the book The Sugar Addict’s Total Recovery Program by Dr. Kathleen DesMaisons. I just read it and here is what I learned.

DesMaisons’s research shows that sugar addicts may have their body biochemistry to blame. Three inherited factors apparently contribute to sugar addiction: carbohydrate sensitivity, low levels of serotonin and low levels of endorphin. When you eat carbs, your blood sugar rises, and the body releases insulin to regulate blood sugar. If you have carbohydrate sensitivity, your blood sugar increases faster than it should. Your body overreacts and produces too much insulin, which cause your blood sugar to drop quickly. So, you tend to go on sugar high-low swings. Two hours after a donut, you suddenly find yourself dying for food, you eat whatever is in sight.

If you naturally have lower levels of serotonin in your brain, then you are likely to be more impulsive and prone to depression. Sugar, as well as simple carbs that quickly turn into sugar (bread and pasta), will immediately give you a comforting feeling which temporarily eases the depression.

The third factor that contributes to sugar addiction is low levels of endorphin. Endorphin is the natural pain killer your brain produces that gives you a euphoric feeling. Endorphin levels apparently also affect self-esteem and sense of confidence. Sugar can activate endorphin. If your body doesn’t naturally produce enough endorphin, it tries to compensate by upregulating (opening more endorphin receptors), which will give you a much bigger response when you do eat sugar. In effect, your sugar high is much more intense than someone with normal endorphin levels. This is why a sugar sensitive person feels like he’s in heaven when eating an ice cream cone. All these factors combine to make sugar irresistible.

The book then goes on to outline a simple seven step program to eliminate sugar cravings and overcome the addiction. You will have to read the book to get the details. The key, according to DesMaisons, is to eat some protein with every meal (especially breakfast), and to eat a small potato (with the skin) before bed. I know, the potato part is a little weird, but it is supposed to raise your serotonin levels in a natural way. It’s that or Prozac.

I’m starting Dan on the program as of tomorrow. We’ll see how it works.

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