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How To Determine What Food Cravings Mean And What Nutrients You Need To Counter Food Cravings

Managing Food Cravings: What Do Your Food Cravings Mean? How can you minimize food cravings?

Cravings can be very difficult to overcome. Sometimes it feels like you will do anything to satisfy the urge for chocolate or a bag of potato chips. When you crave to eat, your body is talking to you. Indicates that you are missing one or more vital nutrients. For women especially, our monthly cycles deplete our bodies of certain key nutrients and minerals, and as you can see from this list, there is a direct correlation with desire and our low mineral levels.

I use this in my practice with my clients and find that as we begin to make small adjustments, the body responds well and the cravings subside and balance is restored.

Check out the list of common food cravings and how you can add nutrients to minimize cravings.

If you yearn …

Chocolate

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Magnesium: raw nuts and seeds, vegetables, fruits

Chromium: broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans, beef liver, chicken

Carbon: fresh fruits

Phosphorus: chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, cereals

Sulfur: blueberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables, kale, cabbage

Tryptophan: cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach

Toasted bread

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Nitrogen: high protein foods: fish, meat, nuts, beans

Oily snacks, fatty foods

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Calcium: mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, greens, cheese, sesame

Coffee or tea

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Phosphorus: chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes.

Sulfur: egg yolks, red peppers, muscle protein, garlic, onion, cruciferous vegetables

NaCl (salt): sea salt, apple cider vinegar (in salad)

Iron: meat, fish and poultry, seaweed, vegetables, black cherries.

Alcohol and drugs

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Proteins: meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, nuts

Avenin: granola, oatmeal

Calcium: mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, greens, cheese, sesame

Glutamine: Glutamine withdrawal powder supplement, raw cabbage juice

Potassium: sun-dried black olives, potato peel broth, seaweed, bitter greens

Chew ice

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Iron: meat, fish, poultry, seaweed, vegetables, black cherries.

Burnt food

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Carbon: fresh fruits

Soft drinks and other carbonated drinks

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Calcium: mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, greens, cheese, sesame

Salty foods

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Chloride: raw goat milk, fish, unrefined sea salt

Preference for liquids over solids.

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Water: Season the water with lemon or lime. You need 8 to 10 glasses per day.

Preference for solids over liquids.

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Water: You have been so dehydrated for so long that you have lost your thirst. Season the water with lemon or lime. You need 8 to 10 glasses per day.

Cold drinks

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Manganese: walnuts, almonds, walnuts, pineapple, blueberries

Premenstrual cravings

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Zinc: red meat (especially organ meats), shellfish, leafy vegetables, root vegetables

Overeating in general

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Silicon: nuts, seeds; avoid refined starches

Tryptophan: cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach

Tyrosine: vitamin C supplements or orange, green, red fruits and vegetables

Lack of appetite

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Vitamin B1: nuts, seeds, beans, liver and other organ meats.

Vitamin B3: tuna, halibut, beef, chicken, turkey, pork, seeds and legumes.

Manganese: walnuts, almonds, walnuts, pineapple, blueberries

Chloride: raw goat milk, unrefined sea salt

Tobacco

YOU NEED: MUST EAT:

Silicon: nuts, seeds; avoid refined starches

Tyrosine: vitamin C supplements or orange, green, and red fruits and vegetables