My cravings for sugary goodness were legendary. The candy aisle at the drugstore was Disneyland. Godiva inspired chocolategasms. Donuts and cookies and soda oh my!
When my hormones got the best of me every month, I would go into a frenzy of inhaling pastries, chocolates, and sweet (hot) tea by the gallon.
Chewy, crunchy, creamy, delicious boxes of chocolates were my favorite and always on hand.
Sugar Addiction
I had one serious sugar addiction.
A candida overgrowth, nutritional deficiencies, poor diet, blood sugar dysregulation, an addictive personality, and little willpower overwhelmed my desire to be healthy and eat the foods that I knew I should be eating.
Truthfully, they still get the better of me at times but they’re now a 2 on a scale of 1 to 10. Two years ago, they were a 15.
Sugar and I have a toxic relationship. When I eat it, symptoms of cystic acne, rough, rashy skin, menstrual cramps, mood fluctuations, blood sugar dysfunction, adrenal strain, fatigue, and liver congestion rear their ugly heads.
Kombucha for Sugar Cravings
Kombucha is fermented tea made with black or green tea, sugar, and a SCOBY and is effective against gut pathogens and a great energy booster.
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I have been using kombucha to battle sugar cravings for over a year now, and it works 99.8% of the time. It’s my miracle cure.
Now this advice is a rarity at 20 something allergies. It’s completely anecdotal. I have no scientific evidence to back it up. I have some theories but don’t really know the mechanism behind it. I do know that it works well for many people, including me. Amazingly well.
Love jello? Try kombucha jello!
Beat the Sugar Craving
For those of you just starting out with kombucha, start small. It’s a highly detoxifying food and can cause the body to dump toxins. For those with congested livers and compromised detox pathways, this can cause you to feel ill as the toxins build up in your system. if you’re feeling a bit of the yuck, try a detox bath.
I brew my drinking kombucha for 9 days and therapeutic kombucha for 30 days (traditional brew time).
At 9 days, most of the sugar has been consumed by the beneficial microbes and the acidity is at a proper level to enhance digestion. Therapeutic kombucha is much stronger, has little to no sugar, and contains more healing elements.
- Start with 1 teaspoon per day and take a break every 3rd day to give your body time to filter out toxins in between. Increase slowly, 1 teaspoon at a time, until you no longer have reactions.
- If you don’t notice any detoxification symptoms, you can increase the dose to anywhere between 1 tablespoon to 1 ounce at a time until you reach your optimal dose.
I usually drink 4-6 ounces of the 9 day brew or 1 ounce of the 30 day when I need to eradicate my sweet tooth.
Do you have any fail-safe natural methods for beating your sugar cravings? Share them in the comments!
DETOXIFICATION
IMMUNE SUPPORT
IMMUNE SUPPORT
THYROID SUPPORT
ADRENAL SUPPORT
HEALING RESPONSES
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Can you clarify the 30 day brew? Do you keep the tea in the container with the scoby for 30 days?
Yep. 30 days steeping.
Please clarify a little more … do you keep the tea BAGS in the container with the scoby for 30 days, or just the brewed tea?
Just the brewed tea. The tea bags steep for 10 minutes and then are removed. Otherwise, they would release too many tannins – making the brew extremely bitter – and allow for mold and contaminants to grow.
I have 2 favorites for reducing sugar cravings.
1). Sauerkraut
2). Drinking Apple Cider Vinegar, fresh lemon juice, and ginger mixed in water.
Yum! I love the addition of ginger to your ACV and lemon juice electrolyte drink.
What ratio of each do you use?? I’ve just started drinking 1tsp of ACV in green tea
How big are your batches? Do you store it in the fridge after it’s finished brewing? Just need to know since my fridge is full and will have to make some room!
Thanks
I make 1-2 gallons at a time and either leave it in the pantry with the SCOBY still in (will continue to ferment) or put them in travel size glass containers in the fridge.
If drinking store bought kombucha instead, how should I increase the amount consumed? My understanding is that store kombucha is not as strong, correct?
You’re right that it’s not usually as strong, but I’m not sure how best to calculate it. You could try doubling the amount and dial back if you need to.
I like drinking a cup of herbal tea with almond milk. This is replacing my late night chocolate binges lol
It’s wonderful that herbal tea helps your chocolate cravings!
I found that a hot chocolate, made with almond milk, cocoa, and stevia as sweetener fools my sweet tooth and delivers a nutritious punch.
That sounds like a delicious treat!
I love kombucha! It is good for just about everything 🙂
Seriously. It’s my favorite ferment. I love that it has so many uses as a vinegar too if it gets over-steeped.
I’m finding kefir water flavored with organic fruit juice is taming my candida driven sugar cravings which come on about 25 minutes after a healthy meal. I took antibiotics for 5 years while undergoing Lyme treatment, and I now eat fermented foods whenever I can to help in the battle.
Perfect!
I think this post is missing the ‘kombucha’ tag! I think your kombucha mustard post is also missing that tag. I’d like to link to all your kombucha posts in one lump, but it’s a bit tricky without the labels!
I don’t use tags too extensively, because they’re rarely used. You can search ‘kombucha’ in the search bar, and it will pull them all up though!
I tried to get the kombucha jello recipe, but it diidn’t work ,please email the recipe to sharonbiro@gmail.com I would appreciate it . Thank you Sharon biro
I emailed a link to the active post for you!
I would prefer to have no sugar in my kombucha- what is your suggested brew time?
The microbes in the SCOBY need a food source to turn the tea into kombucha. That’s what the sugar provides. I prefer the traditional 30 day brew. It makes the booch sour like apple cider vinegar and removes most of the sugar.