Interesting thread. I used to get cravings but I now manage them through 
saturating my liver every other day at one meal by carb loading (as paleo as 
possible).
I Have experimented with fructose (fruit) but this does not do it. My 
cravings stay away till my liver is once again desaturated (which happens 
when you eat less than 100 gr of carbs per day and you don't have a good 
transition to GNG).
Now I only have mild cravings in reaction to stress. I crave starch and fat 
but a meal of starch (tubers) gives me that full fealing that my brain seems 
to crave and keeps me away from (chocolate, bread, chips etc).

Leonie


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Thanks for the info Ron.
Maybe we should start a thread called "cravings" as I think it could be very 
interesting.
Probably more than I crave sweet, I crave full. Even my sweet cravings seem 
centered around a feeling of fullness. I'm much more likely to crave an 
oatmeal cookie than a piece of candy. In fact, I find myself craving the 
fullness that comes from grains like oatmeal quite often, especially on a 
paleo diet.
I do eat a lot of greens/gabbage etc. to achieve that sense of fullness. But 
it's never quite the same as what you get from pasta, cereal etc.
gale



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Sent: Monday, August 4, 2008 4:20:15 PM
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Hi Gale,
All large neutral amino acids, except tryptophan, are insulin sensitive. If
you eat something sweet it causes an insulin spike which moves the insulin
sensitive large neutral amino acids into cells, leaving tryptophan behind.
The blood brain barrier allows passage of amino acids in proportion to their
presence in the bloodstream. Thus, more tryptophan in the blood means more
tryptophan in the brain. The brain uses tryptophan to make, among other
things, the feel-good neurotransmitter, serotonin.

An alcoholic going through withdrawal often appreciates anything that
produces a sedative effect.

As I am inclined to depression, I may crave sweets to alleviate (if only
briefly) my depression.

Understanding the process doesn't do a darned thing to reduce the sweet
tooth though. :-)

Best Wishes,
Ron


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> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 12:20 PM
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>
> Ron,
> I too suffer from this insane craving for sweets. But giving
> in and eating them doesn't actually satisfy. This is the
> truly frustrating part of it all. If somehow I could eat a
> sweet thing -fruit, dried fruit, candy - and be satisfied,
> that would be one thing. But it doesn't. I pace the kitchen
> as well - questioning my sanity the entire time. Even when
> I'm well-disciplined on a paleo diet, I have not been able to
> lose this nagging craving. It feels as though it comes from
> the brain and not the body. Is this sugar thing related to
> alcoholism? I've read that alcoholic's in rehab have
> incredible sugar cravings. What is driving us?
> gale
>
>