People become food addicted in spite of age, race, and gender groups. They may be overweight, underweight, and some of normal weight but all are connected by their obsession with food. The individual of normal weight may be obsessed with food, constantly thinking about what to eat or how much they weigh, he counts calories compulsively, eating without enjoyment. Some people suffer from so called "food allergies". There are foods which cause negative symptoms and changes in the body but at the same time entail craving. Just as a drug addict suffers withdrawal symptoms, when the drug is not available, food addicts feel discomfort when they lose access to a particular food. These food allergies imitate the body’s natural painkillers, endorphins. Such allergenic food induces creating in the brain opioid enkephalins, a narcotic that is as addictive as the others.
The primary food allergens are coffee, dairy products, eggs, wheat, and corn. In Asian countries, rice is a prominent allergen. It is noteworthy that all addictions are similar in its effect whether cigarettes, coffee, heroin, wheat or milk products. To recover the addict must identify the particular allergen and withdraw from it.
The first step to recovery is awareness and acceptance of the problem. Under professionals’ guidance, the addict must begin to change their eating and lifestyle. Nutritional treatment in combining buffers of mineral bicarbonate and vitamin C can help to achieve success. These buffers eliminate the acidity caused by the allergic reaction and relieve stress, thereby inducing symptomatic relief.
Through adjustment of the normal pH balance in the body, you can escape the food addiction symptoms, especially hunger. If you believe that you have food addiction symptoms, look for medical assistance immediately.
