Finding Out Whether You Are A Food Addict Or Not

1. Article: Thehealthshrink.com FINDING OUT WHETHER YOU ARE A FOOD ADDICT OR NOT Food addiction means uncontrollable craving for food! Due to these uncontrollable cravings, people tend to eat different types of food items, which often deteriorate them physically, emotionally, socially and/or spiritually. Today, most of the people prepare a stringent diet plan, workout schedule, diet restrictions and much more, but after a certain period they tend to succumb and start eating furiously and develop a habit of overeating. The fact is that they do not know that they have become food addicts, which makes the problem even worse. So let’s find out through a series of questions to know whether you are a food addict or not: Do you think about food all the time? Do you often crave for a certain food item? With the passage of time, does your eating habit get worse? Do you always hide food from others? So you sometimes fail to concentrate because you are thinking of your food? Have you ever used food to change your mood/behaviour? In public, do your often avoid food areas? Is it difficult for you to understand how someone can throw away food? Have you ever experienced headache, depression, stress, or weakness, when you did dieting? Do you always feel out of control while eating? Have you ever fantasized about eating? If you answered yes to at least 10 questions from the above given list, ok then, you are a food addict. Now what? This is the right time for you to do some soul searching. No point in denying the facts, which we usually do. Yes, it’s time to change your life, let’s not allow food to rule your life. As you have understood now that the problem is serious and needs immediate addressing, it is good to identify the symptoms first and then start your battle. One-size-fits-all approach will not work As every situation is different and needs a different set of solutions, no One-size-fits-all approach will work. Such situations are handled by the expertweight loss coaches or diet coaches who have years of experience in resolving such complicated issues. They understand that it is a serious condition and people tend to avoid visiting nutritionists or diet coaches. That is why they suggest the most simple and easy to adopt lifestyle changes in order to handle the situation. They develop specific programs to focus the inner root causes of food addiction or weight issues. They also suggest attending psychology-counselling programs that combine the best weight-loss strategies, from nutrition science to dynamic eating psychology. Experienced diet coaches provide practical, long-lasting strategies Expert and experienced diet coaches always provide practical, long-lasting, and result-oriented strategies to resolve the serious food addiction or other health related issues. They understand the

2. Article: Thehealthshrink.com connection between brain and your "gut-brain" and based on their findings they try to balance the diet and workout schedule of yours. They also focus on Stress physiology, breathing, mindfulness, as well as other vital relaxation responses, which help in the digestion of food and also reduce food cravings. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Boris Mclean is an expert in the field of nutrition coaching and an avid writer who loves giving out information related to his field through his interesting articles and blogs. He recommends TheHealthShrink.com as the name you should be trusted if you are looking for a health and wellness coach.