There is no downside to eating and drinking high-value nutrients.
One day in a bookstore, I got “Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juices” by N.W. Walker. I read several chapters that night. I read enough to have an epiphany that I needed live enzymes in nutrient-rich fresh homemade juices. Changed my life! The very next day I bought a $300 juicer. Walker recommended you start with carrot juice for a few days, then gradually add other vegetables and fruits of your choice. So I started with carrot juice that same day! After drinking a glass, I realized that about five hours had passed, and I had not felt any hunger. Hmm.
Then I figured out a cycle that was happening in me. When my cells signaled for nutrition, they were not getting what they needed. The cells signaled my brain for nutrition. My brain thought “Eat.” My mouth desired hot and heavy foods, [which I ate]. My stomach felt full but my cells were not satisfied with nutrients.
However, within five to six hours of drinking carrot juice, and realizing that I was not hungry, I understood that the right thing happened. The cells sent a message to my brain for fuel. My brain chose high-quality, high enzyme, fresh juice. My mouth swallowed. My stomach processed it. And, my cells were satisfied. I did not feel hungry. Try it.
Some of my favorites then were peanut butter and jelly, burritos (I was living in California), those boxes of 5-minute macaroni and cheese, grits, pancakes, potato chips . . . You get the picture. I was usually hungry.
The first day that I drank carrot juice, being highly nutrient-dense, my blood did not send signals to my brain that I was hungry. Instead, since real nutrients were delivered to my cells, my cells were satisfied. I knew then that what I mistook for hunger was a call for nutrients.