| Have you ever noticed that there are particular foods | | | | include mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, |
| that you crave on a regular basis, often in cycles? | | | | legumes, cheese, and sesame. |
| | | | | A craving for coffee or tea, may be an indication of a |
| You’re not alone. For example, many people | | | | few nutrients that are lacking such as phosphorus, |
| crave sugar, carbohydrates, or alcohol not because of | | | | sulfur, NaCL (salt) and iron. Some of the healthy food |
| eating disorders, but instead it is a sign of hormone | | | | choices in this case are chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, |
| imbalance caused by a lack of healthy nutrition. | | | | eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, egg yolks, red pepper, garlic, |
| | | | | onion, cruciferous vegetables, sea salt, apple cider |
| One thing the doctors agree on, if you have dieted | | | | vinegar, seaweed, greens and black cherries. |
| over a long period of time, particularly low-fat dieting, | | | | Craving alcohol or even recreational drugs can be an |
| chances are your metabolism needs to heal itself first | | | | indication that your body probably needs more protein, |
| with the necessary nutritional support such as | | | | avenin, calcium, glutamine and potassium. Try eating |
| high-grade vitamins and supplements. | | | | meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, nuts, granola, oatmeal, |
| | | | | mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, |
| If you become aware of your common cravings, you | | | | cheese, raw cabbage juice, black olives, and seaweed. |
| can also do daily work to slowly change your | | | | If you crave soda or carbonated drinks, your body |
| unhealthy habits and get back to a normal lifestyle that | | | | probably needs calcium. Try eating mustard and |
| is not controlled by physical imbalances. When you | | | | turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese and |
| find yourself craving a particular food, try eating the | | | | sesame. Here’s an important tip: if you find |
| healthy food choice is small amounts. | | | | yourself wanting to chewing ice often, your need iron. |
| | | | | Food sources are meat, fish, poultry, seaweed, greens |
| Researchers have discovered that chocolate contains | | | | and black cherries, or supplement a gentle iron. |
| the same alkaloid compounds found in alcohol. So | | | | If you crave salty foods, your body is looking for |
| you chocolate cravings might feel like an addiction, but | | | | chloride. The healthy choice is raw goat milk, fish and |
| like any other imbalance, you can fix it. More women | | | | unrefined sea salt. If a lot of your food choices are |
| tend to have this craving and often our bodies are | | | | acidic in nature, you should supplement magnesium. |
| influenced by a shortage of magnesium. In this case, | | | | If you crave tobacco, your body could be looking for |
| healthy food choices include raw nuts, seeds, legumes | | | | silicon and tyrosine. Eat nuts, seeds and avoid refined |
| and fruits. | | | | starches. It’s also a good idea to supplement |
| If you crave sweets often, you might be exhausted or | | | | Vitamin C and eat orange, green and red fruits and |
| feeling depressed, your blood sugar and serotonin | | | | vegetables. |
| levels and likely low, and so the body signals the brain | | | | If you find yourself craving any solid food over a liquid, |
| that it needs a pick me up. But what your body | | | | your body is dehydrated. You have probably needed |
| probably needs is healthier food choices that include | | | | water for a long time so try flavoring your water with |
| chromium, such as broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried | | | | lemon or lime and give the body 8 glasses a day. |
| beans, calves liver and chicken. You may also need | | | | Women who have specific cravings right around |
| carbon, phosphorous, sulfur and tryptophan. Try the | | | | menstruation or pre-menstrual are lacking zinc. Try |
| following foods: fresh fruits, chicken, beef, liver, | | | | eating red meats (especially organ meats), seafood, |
| poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, cheese, raisins, | | | | leafy vegetables and root vegetables. |
| and vegetables such as kale, spinach and cabbage. | | | | The good news it’s possible to get your body back |
| If you crave oily and fatty foods, what your body | | | | into balance with the right food choices made every |
| needs primarily is calcium. Healthy sources of calcium | | | | day and supplement only where absolutely necessary. |