Gain Control Over Over Your Life
What causes cravings?
Cravings mean that the body is missing something and needs to fulfill that need.
As an example if you are craving sweets, you are not effectively burning fat, you are running on sugars instead (not healthy folks). Now that let's you know that there is an imbalance that needs to be addressed. As a side note, if youare burning fat, you really do not have those dang cravings.
Let's see how to get rid of them...
Sweets
By increasing the potassium levels in ourbody (via several cups of the right vegetables, cruciferous Kale, Broccolli, Spinach, Etc.)
Starchs
This signifies a vitamin B1 deficiency, hopefully through foods like: green peas, asparagus,brussel sprouts, pistachios, etc..
Salt
Now the body needs salt for carbon dioxide transport (breathing) and many other functions, however we need balance here. Sea Salt is oneofthe better sources as is Pink Himalayian... but for balance you need to increase the potassium as mentioned above. This is especially important for more active or athletic individuals.
Fat
If a person is craving fats, it is mainly due to the way the body is not absorbing fats efficiently. There may be an issue with their liver, gall bladder or even bile. What helps... Warm Water with Lemon Juice,avoiding sugar and processed food,eat cultured vegatables, etc..
Chocolate
This typically indicates the body needs more Seritonin....this can be aided with Magnesium. We can get this naturally in our diets with an increase in dark leafy vegetables (are you seeing a pattern develop?), nuts, seeds, beans, etc.
Sour
If you crave sour foods, it is indicative of a Choline deficiency. This effects sleep and wakefullness and can be found in Lemon Juice. You can develop this craving from a fatty liver issue as sour foods canreduce the fats in the liver.
Ice
Yes some folks even crave ice... usually if they have an iron deficiency. As an example pregnant women develop iron deficiencies and crave ice. So increase your iron intake (dark leafy vegetables like spinach), peas, beans etc..
More...
Now of course there are more, like alcohol, caffine, etc... but they all indicate a deficiency that the body then craves.
So eating again is the remedy... but only when youeat foods with nutrients. Our modern food processing has stripped these nutrients and we are being served empty fillers instead.
Take charge of your health by gaining controlover cravings with real foods!
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