On episode 68 of The Keto Kamp Podcast we discuss 5 ways to kick your sugar cravings for good. Here is what you'll discover in this episode: How sugar can as as addicting as cocaine Why cancer loves sugar Supplements for regulating blood sugar And more! ?Want to become a keto and fasting pro? Join the BRAND NEW Keto Kamp Academy today: http://www.ketokampacademy.com . 5 ways to quit sugar for good. This can happen within 30 days. .   1: Gradually transition into ketosis, and do not practice fasting yet. Use an app to calculate how many carbohydrates you are currently having each day. Drop your carbohydrates by 50%, and increase healthy fats and protein by 50%. Do this for 7 days until you reach the desired effect of 50 grams per day of carbohydrates. . 2: Eat until full and no snacking in between meals. The human body has mechanisms in place to let you know when you are full, and to stop eating. Let's develop this relationship. Eating until full will hold you over so that you do not snack in between meals. Snacking raises glucose and insulin teaching your body to be in a sugar burning fed state. Insulin is the bully of the block! . 3: Make sure you get 7 hours of quality sleep each night. When you are sleep deprived you have higher levels of cortisol, which increases your glucose/insulin leading to cravings. . When your sleep suffers, your blood sugars increase. Sleep deprivation can cause you to have the blood sugars of a type 2 diabetic. Yikes.  . Try banana tea before bed. ?My Favorite Sleep Supplements: Systemic DREM: http://bit.ly/2OBh7Lf Systemic CALM: http://bit.ly/2YE2giT Magnesium Malate: http://bit.ly/2ZBDXD5 . Tape your mouth with somnifix, wear ear plugs eye mask. . 4: Activate your parasympathetic nervous system. .  Long walks, breathing exercises, meditation, love and gratitude.  . 5: Smart supplementation.  . CINNAMON activates your cell receptor sites and wake up your cells by allowing glucose to get into the cell. Cinnamon has been used for over 4,000 years. It is high in antioxidants. #7 ORAC score, antioxidant score. cinnamon blood sugar study in type 2 diabetics: http://bit.ly/2Ojbu2l. Cinnamon for diabetes can help block the activity of several digestive enzymes to slow the absorption of sugar in the bloodstream after a high-carb meal http://bit.ly/2pGufm4 Many studies have shown that people with type 2 diabetes can experience significant positive effects on blood sugar markers by supplementing with cinnamon extract. http://bit.ly/2ohO170 . FENUGREEK With trace nutrients (iron, manganese, copper) and a variety of antioxidants, fenugreek is a wonderful keto herb. In a study published in the Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, it was also observed that the control ground had a "4.2 times higher chance of developing type-2 diabetes compared to subjects in the fenugreek group.” http://bit.ly/34Xo5O8 . CLOVES Consuming cloves can help stop sugar cravings as well. In a study, 30 type-2 diabetics were given capsules containing zero, one, two or three grams of cloves each day for a month to observe their serum glucose levels. Researchers of the study suggested that consuming one to three grams of cloves per day is beneficial for type-2 diabetics to better manage their glucose and total cholesterol levels.” http://bit.ly/2DRB2NQ . GINSENG In several human studies American ginseng lowered blood sugar levels in people with type-2 diabetes. The blood sugar lowering effect was seen both on fasting blood sugar and on postprandial (after eating) glucose levels. http://bit.ly/2DRh1qq Drink ginseng tea before or after your keto meals. . 06:40 L-GLUTAMINE L-glutamine calms the part of your brain that lights up when you experience a sugar/carb craving. It turns out, sugar is as addicting as cocaine, and some say sugar is 8 times more addicting then cocaine. Wow. Take 500mg of l-glutamine powder, up to 3 times each day. I recommend this one: http://bit.ly/2ZGB2sE . ▸ [FREE] ?E-BOOK: "The Keto Kickstart Guide: