What are Cravings telling you?

Thursday, May 26, 2011

If you crave this…What you really need is…And here are healthy foods that have it:
  • Chocolate
MagnesiumRaw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits
  • Sweets
ChromiumBroccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans, calves liver, chicken
CarbonFresh fruits
PhosphorusChicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, grains
SulfurCranberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables, kale, cabbage
TryptophanCheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach
  • Bread, toast
NitrogenHigh protein foods: fish, meat, nuts, beans
  • Oily snacks, fatty foods
CalciumMustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame
  • Coffee or tea
PhosphorousChicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes
SulfurEgg yolks, red peppers, muscle protein, garlic, onion, cruciferous vegetables
NaCl (salt)Sea salt, apple cider vinegar (on salad)
IronMeat, fish and poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries
  • Alcohol, recreational drugs
ProteinMeat, poultry, seafood, dairy, nuts
AveninGranola, oatmeal
CalciumMustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame
GlutamineSupplement glutamine powder for withdrawal, raw cabbage juice
PotassiumSun-dried black olives, potato peel broth, seaweed, bitter greens
  • Chewing ice
IronMeat, fish, poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries
  • Burned food
CarbonFresh fruits
  • Soda and other carbonated drinks
CalciumMustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame
  • Salty foods
ChlorideRaw goat milk, fish, unrefined sea salt
  • Acid foods
MagnesiumRaw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits
  • Preference for liquids rather than solids
WaterFlavor water with lemon or lime. You need 8 to 10 glasses per day.
  • Preference for solids rather than liquids
WaterYou have been so dehydrated for so long that you have lost your thirst. Flavor water with lemon or lime. You need 8 to 10 glasses per day.
  • Cool drinks
ManganeseWalnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries
  • Pre-menstrual cravings
ZincRed meats (especially organ meats), seafood, leafy vegetables, root vegetables
  • General overeating
SiliconNuts, seeds; avoid refined starches
TryptophanCheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach
TyrosineVitamin C supplements or orange, green, red fruits and vegetables
  • Lack of appetite
Vitamin B1Nuts, seeds, beans, liver and other organ meats
Vitamin B3Tuna, halibut, beef, chicken, turkey, pork, seeds and legumes
ManganeseWalnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries
ChlorideRaw goat milk, unrefined sea salt
  • Tobacco
SiliconNuts, seeds; avoid refined starches
TyrosineVitamin C supplements or orange, green and red fruits and vegetables

1 comment:

  1. This is very helpful because I have many of these cravings!

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