Liquid B complex is the only magical nutrition I know of. You can stop a sugar craving in just a few minutes. But every now and then, people tell me that they tried it and it didn’t work. How is it possible?
Careful questioning revealed some common reasons that prevent the B complex from working effectively. This is what I have discovered.
Do not use liquid complex B
The liquid formulation seems to speed up the effect so that we can feel it within a few minutes. Tablets take longer and can be good for regular supplementation, but a “craving emergency” is best treated using liquid B.
If you already take a daily B-complex tablet, you can safely add liquid B on the day you have a craving. On the other hand, if you have used liquid B for a craving before taking your usual dose of B, there is no reason to take the tablet that day.
A one-day “load” of B vitamins won’t be harmful, but it’s best avoided on a regular basis. (If you have any questions about this, ask your doctor.)
Take B12 instead of B complex
For reasons I have never been able to understand, people misunderstand “B complex” as “B12”. This may go back to the ancient practice of taking B12 injections for energy.
Whatever the reason, vitamin B12 is only one part of the whole complex, and it’s not even the most important B vitamin for stomping on cravings. However, this misunderstanding has happened so often that I now immediately clarify whenever I recommend the B complex to a client.
So again, use LIQUID B COMPLEX. Not tablets, not B12, not any other individual B vitamins.
not eat any protein
When this mistake is made, it is usually by people who have not worked with me as clients. All of my clients know that I stress the importance of protein.
Protein is a key element in the plan to kill cravings. B vitamins work as catalysts to help form specific brain chemicals. Those chemicals can end cravings (and prevent them, too) when they’re at optimal levels. But brain chemicals are made from amino acids, which we learned in seventh grade biology as “the building blocks of proteins.”
We cannot make the necessary brain chemicals without protein.
Junking in sugar first
If you’ve eaten half a bag of cookies, don’t expect the B vitamins to keep you from eating the other half. The neurochemical changes that the cookies have set in motion are powerful, and even more powerful for some people than for others.
For reasons beyond the scope of this article, those brain changes will probably make you crave the rest of the cookies.
Suffice to say, there’s simply no way a teaspoon of liquid B-complex can reverse the strong effects of the sugar you just ate. The most helpful idea is to use B vitamins to stop the craving and not eat the cookies in the first place.
I’m going to throw a side note. If cookies are too easy to reach because you’re home and they’re conveniently located in your kitchen cabinet, do yourself a big favor: don’t keep cookies in your kitchen. Throw what you have. Don’t buy more.
It works if you work it
Liquid B complex is still the only nutritional wizardry I know of. It is effective; it’s fast. But it’s not a stand-alone miracle. It is best used as part of a sincere attempt to reduce sugar in the diet.
Keep in mind that B vitamins are a short-term solution to stop sugar cravings. Getting rid of cravings permanently requires dietary changes.
And yes, changing your diet can virtually eliminate cravings. Think of the freedom that could mean for you.