What Your Food Cravings Mean II
>> June 06, 2008
I get quite a few visits to my site from people trying to figure out what their food cravings mean. I wrote a post back in November of 2006, that listed 6 common cravings, why you might be having them, and what you can do to stop the craving. While Stumbling through websites a few weeks ago, I ran across the website of Dr. Colleen Huber, Naturopathic Medical Doctor. She has a page on her site devoted to food cravings. Her list is more extensive, with a total of 18 cravings -- everything from chocolate and sweets to chewing ice, to burned food, to tobacco -- and then she lists what you may really need and what healthy foods you can substitute that have it. You can find her site at: http://www.naturopathyworks.com/pages/cravings.php.
7 comments:
Wow Angie. Thanks for the excellent resource. I thought that cravings were just something that happened and that you just had to ignore them as best as you could. I never knew there was a reason behind them and I would never have thought that your body really needed something else. I'll turn to this list next time I crave something (it's usually the carbonated drinks for me).
Thanks for the link, I looked at your previous post about the 6 cravings and the other list and I find that extremely interesting. I've always heard about the link between chewing ice and iron deficiency, but I had no idea that cravings like these were due to a variety of nutrition issues.
thanks for the link! that's an excellent help! I fight a lot of cravings, and it's good ot know that there is a reason for them.
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What a great find and helpful resource! I will be using this to keep the pounds off this summer :)
Awesome blog btw!
That's great! Here is another perspective on food addictions and cravings from my blog. In this revealing 40 minute presentation, Dr. Neal Barnard MD discusses the science behind food additions. He is the founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). During the first few minutes of his presentation, he gets our attention by telling us how sucrose (simple table sugar) releases opiate chemicals in a babies brain, in turn releasing dopamine, explaining how the mechanisms of food addictions work at the most basic level.
Food Cravings and Addictions
Angie I totally enjoyed the info on your blog this morning... you know it's funny how you go out on the inet in the morning looking for something and never quite know where you're going to land! :-)
You've got a huge resource of really great info here!
Would you add you site to the Be Naturally Well community and add your site?
My readers deserve to find you easier than I did.
Thanks for being an inspiration!
Cheers,
Shelley
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