Listen to your body-
What you crave may be pointing towards a deficiency your body has,
or be showing you an allergy you have. An interesting list is compiled here- of unusual things people crave.
Look, is this you?
Causes of Common Food Cravings
Acid or sour food craving- Body is full of toxins
Alcohol as a food craving- Imbalanced brain chemicals or mineral deficiencies
Baked goods food craving- yeast, wheat allergy, emotional, lack of love
Beef - food craving- Body low in phosphorus
Beverages as a food craving- Phosphorus deficiency
Bones- Calcium deficiency
Bread – food craving- yeast infection or wheat allergy
Caffeine – food craving- Adrenal exhaustion
Carbohydrates – food craving- Yeast or eating triggered by specific emotions or brain hormone imbalances
Cheese – food craving- Yeast infection, sulfite allergy (orange cheeses)
Chemicals- (gasoline fumes, chlorine or petrochemicals)- allergy to those
Chalk or Plaster- Calcium deficiency
Chocolate – food craving- Cocoa allergy, lack of love, craving more phenylalanine (the love hormone), hormonal imbalances
Cold weather or prior to rain storms- Mold allergies
Food Cravings, same time every day- decreased serotonin
Food Cravings, about the same time each day-Cortisone cyclic rhythm changes.
Food Cravings, winter months- Possible mold allergies
Food Cravings, night- Allergy withdrawal signs or decreased adrenal function
Dirt or Clay- Mineral or trace mineral deficiency
Fatigue/Insomnia, cravings with- Low energy, adrenal exhaustion
Feces- Cow poop, Horse poop- Enzyme deficiency or trace minerals
Feces- Dog poop (as a dog)- Improper potty training by humans
Fish and Shrimp – food craving- Iodine deficiency, hypothyroidism
Ice Cubes- Iron or B6 deficiency
Ice Cream food craving - Calcium deficiency, yeast
Licorice – food craving- Salt and/or water deficiency (Licorice increases retention of water therefore leading to High Blood Pressure)
Food craving of midnight snacks - try eating frozen foods like melon/grapefruit
Milk – food craving- Low calcium, diminished parathyroid function, poss. yeast
Nutritional supplements, cravings with- wrong type of supplements
Orange Juice – food craving- Allergic addiction to same
Pepper, Black- as a food craving- Chromium or chromium picolinate deficiency
Peanut Butter – food craving- Possible mold/mildew allergies
PMS, cravings from- Decreased progesterone, Trace mineral or vitamin deficiencies.
Pregnancy, cravings during- Zinc deficiency
Food craving of salt- Sodium deficiency or decreased sensitivity to salt
Smoking, cravings with- Nicotine is suppressing insulin levels
Soda Pop – food craving- Phosphorus, Calcium, Magnesium imbalances.
Sugar – food craving- Corn allergy, Yeast infection
Water- Diabetes, Addisons disease
Water- Craving at night- Salt deficiency (Try Celtic Sea Salt)
Reference: No More Cravings by Douglas Hunt, MD. c.1987 and Dr. Denise Moffat
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