For individuals struggling with addiction, homeostasis is often disrupted. When a person has difficulty controlling their sugar intake, consuming sweet foods releases dopamine, providing pleasure.

Sugar addiction can trigger physical and mental symptoms like cravings, mood swings, and withdrawal Gradually reducing sugar intake, hydrating, and eating balanced meals can ease cravings ...

From the way you describe your predicament it sounds like you may have abnormally fluctuating blood sugar levels which need to be smoothed out in order to beat your strong sugar cravings.

Dan DeFigio, a certified sports nutrition counselor in Nashville, Tennessee, and the author of Beating Sugar Addiction for Dummies, points out: “Eating food that is bad for us actually helps ...

“We need to eat more to get the same feeling. That’s a classic feature of addiction.” Dr Zane Andrews Your brain thanks you for the sugar hit by making the chocolate bar literally taste ...

The One Direction star checked in to The Priory in late July to try to beat his drugs and booze demons. He walked out 48 hours into his 28-day Addiction Therapy Programme — devastating close ...

An Ayrshire man who battled a 17-year cocaine addiction has founded a group to help others with their life challenges. Lee Borthwick, 33, from Drongan, set up Unity Connections on Facebook after a ...

Social media platforms can impact mental health and productivity. By design, social media is engineered to be addictive, utilizing algorithms that feed users content that keeps them engaged for ...

Kurt Angle has opened up about his addiction issues ... explaining how he would text Vince McMahon, threatening to beat him up because of how high he was. “I was texting Vince while I was ...

However, he left 48 hours into his 28-day Addiction Therapy Programme ... Another source told the Sun he was desperate to beat his demons for his family and friens. They said: “Family and ...

Sarah Ferguson has revealed that her cancer diagnosis had some positive effects on her life, crediting the diagnosis with helping her overcome an addiction she had battled since she was 11.