Dr. Mosley's five-step plan to break your junk food habit

Have you ever felt that you're eating something you shouldn't, but you can't overcome the temptation? This could be a sign of addiction and, at the same time, a signal that it's time to start countering this syndrome. You will find these five simple tips from a doctor useful.

Processed food is a nightmare for the body. Although we all know this, most of us can't help but reach for a bag of crisps or visit a well-known American fast-food chain. It turns out that this is not just a problem of "willpower", but dealing with a typical addiction. How can you overcome it? Tips from a famous doctor come to the rescue.

Dr. Michael Mosley is a British doctor who worked at the Royal Free Hospital in London before making a career at the BBC (which began in the mid-1980s). Later, Mosley made a name for himself as a presenter of television programmes related to biology and medicine. The 66-year-old doctor is still active in the public sphere and recently gave his followers five tips on effectively giving up the habit of eating processed junk food.

According to Dr Michael Mosley, the first rule is to decide to prepare your meals at home for work. Indeed, dining out contains the most health threats. Fortunately, today, this challenge can be facilitated—after all, the market is teeming with food catering services offering up to five meals a day.

The second rule involves making simple changes to your diet. Mosley recommends starting the dietary transformation with small improvements, which may prove more effective than jumping in at the deep end. The third rule is, in turn, getting enough sleep. The lack of sufficient sleep leads to a tendency to snack.

The fourth point of the British doctor’s "rules" involves maintaining awareness while eating meals. We should try not to eat too quickly and, though it might sound a bit pretentious, appreciate the taste, scent, and texture of our meals. Without this, the brain will again crave fast foods.

And finally, the fifth rule of Dr. Michael Mosley: taking notes. Making notes is very important because it allows you to gain actual control based on knowledge. It's surprising how many things we can "throw" out of our minds. By taking notes, we suddenly realize that we have just consumed alarming amounts of some unhealthy food.