Best Cravings Killer Didn’t Work? What to Do by Joan Kent, PhD
Liquid B complex is the only Nutrition Magic I know. It can crush a sugar craving within a few minutes. But every so often, people tell me they tried it and it didn’t work. Why is that?
Careful questioning uncovered a few mistakes that prevent B complex from working. Avoid these if you can.
Not Using Liquid B Complex
The liquid formulation speeds up the B vitamin effect so we feel it within a few minutes. Tablets take longer and work for daily supplementation, but a “craving emergency” calls for liquid B.
If you already take a daily B-complex tablet, you can safely add more liquid B on a day that you get a craving. On the other hand, if you’ve already used liquid B to stop a craving before taking your usual dose of B complex, there’s no need to take the tablet that day.
A one-day “overload” of B vitamins won’t be harmful, but it’s best to avoid it on a regular basis. (If you have questions about whether you should take B vitamins, please check with your doctor.)
Taking B12 Instead of B Complex
For reasons I’ve never understood, people misinterpret “B complex” as “B12.” It’s possible that this dates back to the once-common practice of getting B12 injections for energy.
B12 is only part of the complete complex – and not even the most important B vitamin in trampling cravings. Yet this mistake happens so often, I clarify immediately whenever I recommend B complex.
Again, use LIQUID B COMPLEX. Not tablets, not B12, not any other individual B vitamin.
Not Eating Enough Protein
This mistake is usually made by folks who haven’t worked with me as clients. My clients know I stress the importance of protein.
Protein is a key element in the craving-killing plan. B vitamins work as catalysts to help form specific brain chemicals. Those chemicals can end cravings (and prevent them) when they’re at optimal levels. The brain chemicals are made from amino acids – which we learned in 7th grade biology as “the building blocks of protein.”
We can’t make the necessary brain chemicals without protein.
Protein foods include: fish, chicken, turkey, shrimp, crab, lobster, eggs, and more. For vegans, a scoop of vegetable, brown rice, or hemp protein powder will work.
Nuts are healthful fats, NOT protein. Quinoa or beans-and-rice are healthful starches, NOT protein.
Junking Out on Sugar First
If you’ve eaten half a bag of cookies, please don’t expect B vitamins to stop you from eating the other half. The brain chemical changes that cookies will set in motion are powerful – even more powerful for some people than for others.
For reasons beyond the scope of this post, those brain changes will probably make you want the rest of the cookies.
There’s no way a teaspoon of liquid B complex can override the strong effects of sugar you’ve just eaten. What’s better? Use B vitamins to stop your craving so you don’t eat cookies in the first place.
If it’s too easy to reach for cookies because you’re home and they’re conveniently in your kitchen cabinet, why not do yourself a huge favor? Don’t keep cookies in your kitchen. Throw away the ones you have. Don’t buy more.
It Works If You Work It
Liquid B complex is still the only nutrition magic I know. It’s effective and quick. But it’s not a stand-alone miracle. It’s best used as part of a sincere attempt to reduce dietary sugar.
B vitamins are a short-term solution for stopping sugar cravings. Getting rid of cravings permanently — yes, you can! — requires changes in diet: more protein and vegetables, less sugar, and so on.
Changing your diet can eliminate sugar cravings. Think of the freedom that would mean for you.
If you’d like help with quitting sugar, just visit www.LastResortNutrition.com and grab your free copy of “3 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Trying to Quit Sugar.” Gaining control around sugar is a fantastic gift to give yourself!
Brought to you by Dr. Joan Kent, best-selling author of Stronger Than Sugar: 7 Simple Steps to Defeat Sugar Addiction, Lift Your Mood, and Transform Your Health.
