Saw Kym Douglas on the Ellen Show talking about a UK study where women wore a patch with vanilla extract to control sweet cravings.
Vanilla apparently triggers serotonin (a natural feel good chemical messenger) in the brain which helps curb cravings for sweets and chocolates. A bit of searching Google reveals this is not a new study (it goes back to 2000).
Kym’s suggestion was to create a do it yourself “Slimming Spray” by mixing the following in a spray bottle:-
- Pure natural vanilla extract
- Distilled water
- Rubbing alcohol
Spray on and stop those sweet cravings.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Lauren // May 8, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Do you know the proportions to make the spray?
2 Natural Superfoods // May 10, 2009 at 3:51 am
I did a bit of research and found these details.
3 tablespoons of vanilla extract
1 cup distilled water (longer lasting-regular tap water goes rancid much faster)
1 teaspoon of rubbing alcohol
3 natalie page // Oct 21, 2009 at 5:03 am
It was an inspiring article