Are your cravings getting in the way of your health goals?
Do you feel like they keep pulling you off course no matter how hard you try?
What if those moments of giving in weren’t a sign of weak willpower but actually signalsyour body is sending that you haven’t learned to understand yet?
Gina Worful is here today to share the surprising truth behind why we crave, why traditionaldiets keep failing us, and how you can finally break the cycle of self-sabotage.
She talks about her journey from a frustrated dietitian to a pioneer of mindfulness-based health, offering a refreshing approach to food that goes beyond restrictive dieting.
If you’ve ever felt powerless over cravings or guilty about giving in, this episode will give you the tools to understand what’s really happening and make lasting changes from the inside out.
Episode Details
Episode Timeline
- 0:00 Episode start
- 1:16 Welcoming today’s guest, Gina Worful, founder of the Mastering Mindfulness Institute
- 1:59 How she transitioned from being a registered dietitian to focusing on mindfulness and human behavior in health
- 3:23 How to handle cravings for favorite unhealthy foods and whether to shut them down or embrace them in moderation
- 11:42 The importance of environment in cultivating healthy habits and how your environment shapes your growth
- 13:37 Navigating healthy choices when family members or partners aren’t on the same page
- 18:12 The different types of food cravings people experience and how to identify them
- 19:41 The role of protein in managing cravings and its benefits for muscle, bone health, and overall well-being
- 23:11 Mood-based cravings: How low serotonin levels can trigger cravings for carbohydrates and how to address them
- 25:01 Gina links serotonin, mood, and bone health through key nutrients like magnesium, calcium, and vitamin D
- 26:54 Nervous system-based cravings: How stress impacts your drive for sugar and calories
- 31:16 Subconscious cravings: How subconscious memories and emotional attachments to foods affect cravings and self-sabotage.
- 35:14 Actionable steps to address food cravings and self-sabotage, with information on how to get help through Gina’s programs
- 40:08 Her humanitarian work in Mexico and involvement in building homes for families in need
- 46:24 Where to find Gina Worful online
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About the guest
Gina Worful, MS, RD is founder of the Mastering Mindfulness Institute. While she’s a classically trained registered dietitian, her work is far from conventional. Gina’s frustration with the diet industry’s notoriously poor success rate drove her to dive deeper into human behavior to understand why we sometimes resist or sabotage diets.
This led her to developing science based methodologies that empower people in their health. Today, the Mastering Mindfulness Institute teaches people how to leverage mindfulness to transform their health, from the inside – out.
When people try to follow a health program for bone health or osteoporosis, they often experience food cravings that can feel like they’re sabotaging their own progress. These cravings aren’t just about a lack of willpower; they often stem from deeper emotional needs or stressors that the body is trying to address through food.
By understanding and listening to these signals, we can shift from feeling controlled by cravings to understanding what our body genuinely needs.
The diet industry encourages suppression of food cravings but if they could be explored and understood, it can unlock each person’s own inner power on their journey to better bone health.
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