The B-complex can stomp on sugar cravings: so why doesn’t it sometimes work?

Liquid B complex is the only magic nutrition I know of. You can stop a sugar craving in just a few minutes. But every once in a while, people tell me they tried that 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 B complex

The liquid formulation seems to speed up the effect so that we can feel it in a few minutes. The tablets take longer and may 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’ve used liquid B on a whim before taking your usual dose of B, there’s no reason to take the tablet that day.

A one-day “overload” of B vitamins won’t be harmful, but it’s best to avoid it on a regular basis. (If you have any questions about this, check with your doctor.)

Take B12 instead of B complex

For reasons I’ve never been able to understand, people misinterpret “B complex” as “B12.” This may go back to the ancient practice of taking B12 shots 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 misinterpretation has occurred so often that I now clarify immediately every time I recommend 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 the cravings. The B vitamins work as catalysts to help form specific brain chemicals. Those chemicals can kill cravings (and prevent them, too) when they’re at optimal levels. But brain chemicals are made of amino acids, which we learned about in seventh-grade biology as “the building blocks of protein.”

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 stop 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 others.

For reasons beyond the scope of this article, those brain changes will likely make you crave the rest of your cookies.

Suffice to say, there’s simply no way a teaspoon of liquid B-complex can nullify 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 in a side note. If your cookies are too easy to reach because you’re home and they’re conveniently located in your kitchen cabinet, do yourself a huge favor: don’t keep cookies in your kitchen. Throw away what you have. Don’t buy more.

it works if you work it

Liquid B complex is still the only nutritional magic 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 to you.

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