1621 What Secrets Are Your Food Cravings Telling You?

Food cravings don't let up. They can haunt you day or night. What secrets are your food cravings telling you?

It's the nagging and pesky cravings that attaches to your tummy and then sucks your mind in.

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Food cravings are debilitating to psyche and can derail any health goal.

No one wants to be defeated by food.

So instead of letting the cravings rule you, listen to the secrets of what the cravings are telling you.

CHOCOLATE

CRAVE: Chocolate

NEED: Magnesium, chromium, B-vitamins, or essential fatty acids

EAT: Dark chocolate (at least 75% cocoa), real fruit, legumes, nuts and seeds

CARBOHYDRATES

CRAVE: Bread, crackers, noodles, pasta

NEED: Sign of insulin resistance, hypoglycemia, chromium deficiency, or fatigue.

EAT: Chromium and Magnesium rich foods like bananas, apples, apricots, spinach, avocado, broccoli, celery, and chard.

SWEETS 'N SUGAR

CRAVE: Cakes, candy, and cookies

NEED: Blood sugar imbalances and mineral deficiencies like chromium and magnesium.

EAT: Real fruit

SALT

CRAVE: Salty foods

NEED: Result of stress hormone fluctuations and low levels of electrolytes.

EAT: Stress - Go for the B-vitamin rich foods like nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Electrolytes - coconut water with no added sugar.

FRIED FOOD

CRAVE: Fried foods

NEED: Deficiency in essential fatty acids.

EAT: High quality fats like salmon, avocado, nuts and nut butters, olive oil, coconut milk, and coconut oil.

COFFEE OR TEA

CRAVE: You needing more than a caffeine fix.

NEED: Sulfur or iron deficiency

EAT: Leafy greens (kale, spinach, and cabbage). Consume Vitamin C for better iron absorption.

SODA/CARBONATED BEVERAGES

CRAVE: Bubbly carbonated soda

NEED: Calcium

EAT: Broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, mustard and turnip greens.

RED MEAT

CRAVE: Hamburger or a steak. Red meat (even if you're a vegetarian).

NEED: Iron deficiency which can lead to fatigue, lowered immune health and overall weakness.

EAT: Beans, legumes, spinach, dried fruit

NON-FOOD ITEMS (PICA - other than normal foods)

CRAVE: Ice, clay, dirt, chalk

NEED: Iron/mineral deficiency

EAT: Dark leafy vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds

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