This showed up on my Facebook feed a while back:

“I think people forget what really happens once the foods on the plate change. When healthier foods replace processed foods and animal products, the body starts correcting itself. Imagine a plate built mostly from natural plant foods instead of processed ones.”

i.e., the foods most people barely eat anymore.

But what happens next is something very few people understand. Because while it’s true people think diet change is about calories or weight loss, it’s also true:

1. When people begin eating foods rich in micronutrients, their taste buds begin changing

2. Over time, natural foods actually begin to taste better and become preferred

3. The foods that once felt irresistible begin losing their appeal

4. This is not willpower it is a neurological adaptation to a different way of eating

5. Highly processed foods overstimulate dopamine receptors in the brain

6. When those foods are removed and replaced with micronutrient-rich foods, the brain’s reward system gradually resets

7. As this reset occurs, the overstimulation from processed foods begins to fade

8. What most people don’t realize is that their cravings were not “normal appetite”

9. They were biochemical addiction signals

10. When micronutrient intake increases, the brain stops demanding those foods

11. The desire for sugar, oil, and refined foods weakens

12. Eventually those foods begin tasting unpleasant or overly intense

13. People often report that foods they once loved suddenly taste too salty, too sweet, or too greasy

14. That reaction is the nervous system recalibrating

15. What fades away is not just cravings.

16. What fades away is the brain’s dependency on hyper-stimulating foods

17. In other words, the addiction pathway itself weakens.

18. And once that happens, maintaining a healthy way of eating becomes dramatically easier.

Most people believe they are fighting their biology when they try to eat healthier.

In reality, once the foods on the plate change, biology slowly moves onto their side.

​Raw Food Secrets​

Irina Valeva