| | | » Go to besthealthmag.ca | | | | | | | Playing Candy Crush Saga can reduce cravings | | Whether you're trying to quit smoking or nix a sugar habit, playing a pattern-matching game when you get a hankering can stop temptation in its tracks. Playing Candy Crush Saga or Bejeweled for a few minutes will preoccupy the visual imagination part of your brain, so you literally can't picture that thing you're craving, says Dr. Jane McGonigal, PhD, gamer and game creator. "It reduces cravings by 25 percent, which studies have shown to be just enough of a willpower boost to make smarter eating choices or not pick up that cigarette." Read more: |  | | | | | | Best Health Magazine © 2016 Reader's Digest Magazines (Canada) Ltd. |
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