BODY TALK : Understanding Your Body's Signals
Food Cravings
Do you have a constant urge for a certain kind of food? Somehow you just can't stop eating (or drinking ) lots of chocolate, sweets, sodas, coffee, hamburgers? Often, when we lack certain nutrients, our bodies send us signals in the form of food cravings. Food cravings are a sign of 'cellular hunger' for nutrients. However, many people supplement these cravings with the wrong foods. Satisfying a craving with your favourite food once in awhile is ok (if it is not toxic to your body!) but you should regulate your diet to include foods that provide the necessary nutrients.
The following table below shows some common food cravings people experience due to nutritional deficiencies and the appropriate foods required.
( Note: A consistent urge for sugary foods can be the result of parasitic infections such as candida that thrive on sweet foods).
FOOD CRAVING NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY FOOD RICH IN THE REQUIRED NUTRIENTS
CHOCOLATE MAGNESIUM Raw Nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits
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SWEETS CHROMIUM Broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans, chicken
CARBON Fresh Fruits
PHOSPHORUS Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish eggs, dairy, nuts,
legumes, grains
SULPHUR Cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables,
kale, cabbage
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BREAD, TOAST NITROGEN High protein foods: fish, meat nuts and beans
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OILY SNACKS CALCIUM Mustard and turnip green broccoli, kale, legumes
& cheese, sesame
FATTY FOODS
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COFFEE OR TEA PHOSPHORUS Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish eggs, dairy, nuts,
legumes, grains
SULPHUR Egg yolks, red peppers, muscle protein, garlic
cruciferous vegetables
IODINE Sea salt, apple cider vinegar
IRON Meat, fish and poultry, seaweed, green, black
cherries
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BURNED FOOD CARBON Fresh fruits
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SODA CALCIUM Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes,
/CARBONATED DRINKS cheese, sasame
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SALTY FOODS CHLORIDE Raw Goat Milk, fish, unrefined sea salt
IODINE Sea salt, apple cider vinegar
COLLOIDAL MINERALS Raw Nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits, Chicken, beef,
liver, poultry, fish eggs, dairy, nuts, mustard and
turnip green broccoli, kale, legumes
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ACIDIC FOODS MAGNESIUM Raw nuts and sees, legumes and fruits
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GENERAL OVEREATING SILICON Nuts, seeds, avoir refined starches
TRYPTOPHAN Cheese, liver, lambs, raisins, sweet potato,
spinach
TYROSINE Vitamin C supplements, include a wide range
of colourful fruits and vegetables
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ALCOHOL ( To treat a craving or addiction to alcohol / drugs the following nutrients should be included in treatment )
RECREATIONAL DRUGS
GLUTAMINE Glutamine for withdrawal, drink raw
cabbage juice
AVENIN Oatmeal
POTASSIUM Sun-dried black olives, potato peel broth, seaweed,
bitter greens
PROTEIN Meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, nuts
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