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Healthy Craving!!!

The Junk food you have been craving for hours or the Body you have been craving for years???? CHOICE is Yours!!!!

 

Have you ever got up in the middle of the night and had a chocolate or an ice-cream? Closed your packed lunch from home and had a Pizza/Burger? Driven to the other end of the city to have your favourite chaat?

Most of us have been through this and may be still doing this regularly!

The Human body is complex and has the capacity to take what it wants. We feel thirsty when we are dehydrated and sleepy when tired. At different situations our body fulfills its requirement by compelling us and urging us to complete the action. Does that mean craving is a way of our body telling us it needs something that is missing? It has been proved time and again that cravings are directly related to deficiencies. So the next time you crave for Chocolate ask yourself if the craving would be satisfied with just eating a spoon of sugar or you need a chocolate only.Below is a chart which shows craving and the deficiencies related to it and how you can compensate it with healthy food options. This will not only compensate your craving but also let your calorie count be in limits.

Chocolate Magnesium deficiency Whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, greens, fruit
Soda, fizzy drinks Calcium deficiency Sesame seeds, broccoli, kale, legumes, mustard and turnip greens
General sweets Hypoglycaemia   (low blood sugar) fruit, high fibre foods, Whole Grains
Tryptophan deficiency pumpkin/sesame/sunflower seeds, oatmeal, sweet potato, spinach
Chromium deficiency Onion, tomato, cinnamon, grapes, apples, sweet potato
Sulphur deficiency  cabbage,radish, garlic, onion
Phosphorus deficiency whole grains,pumpkin seeds, lentils
Cheese Essential Fatty Acids deficiency Omega 3’s (EPA and DHA)- Flax seeds, walnuts
Calcium deficiency Sesame seeds, broccoli,legumes, mustard and turnip greens
Pasta/white bread/ pastries Chromium deficiency Onion, tomato, cinnamon, grapes, apples, sweet potato
Bread/Sandwich/toast Nitrogen deficiency Green leafy veggies, nuts, seeds, legumes, grains
Chips/Crisps/Fried food Chloride deficiency celery, olives, tomato
Essential Fatty Acids deficiency Omega 3’s,Flax Seeds, walnuts
Acid foods Magnesium deficiency  Whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, greens, fruit
Salty Foods Chloride deficiency celery, olives, tomato
Stress hormone fluctuations Meditation, breathing exercises, exercise, leafy greens, vitamin B and C

Now we know what our cravings mean and how we can help ourselves.

PS: Try this and let me know how it worked for you?

Comments

2 responses to “Healthy Craving!!!”

  1. Krishnan avatar
    Krishnan

    Can you put some light on how this update or research was tested. Is it a universal rule for ever human being with such craving sense.

    1. anithanarayanamurthy avatar

      There has been extensive research done and then these conclusions were drawn. However it cannot be ruled out that the mood also plays a major role in cravings.Next time when there is craving try substituting with health food.