This article was written by William Davis, M.D. and provided by our partners at Rodale Wellness.
Carb management is easier than it sounds, even in people who have a sweet tooth. Ridding your life of grain-derived opiates and lectins results in both reduced appetite and a reawakened sense of taste, including a heightened sensitivity to sweetness. It means that goodies you formerly thought were tasty will now taste sickeningly sweet.
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It also means that your desire for sweets will almost certainly diminish or disappear. As wacky as it sounds, people will often say things like, “Avocados and carrots taste so good now that I don’t need sugary snacks anymore.”
Here are a few simple rules that become useful when managing carbohydrate intake: