Type 2 Diabetes - Cravings and What They Mean to Your Body
Most people have cravings for a particular food at sometime.
Whether it's chocolate or candy, salted food, fried food or another food, there's a logical reason behind these cravings.
It usually means you are deficient in particular vitamins and/or minerals and because you are not really aware of that fact, you eat the foods you crave without wondering why.
Here are a few examples of foods you may crave - and what they signify...
1.
If you crave chocolate, it's usually due to a magnesium deficiency.
So choose to eat raw cacao - then you'll get the chocolate taste without the refined sugars or milk fats.
Seeds and raw nuts also contain magnesium and you can take magnesium supplements.
2.
Craving salty foods such as potato chips and salted nuts, may indicate you are low in chloride.
Sprinkle sea salt on healthier food options to help correct this issue.
3.
Craving sugary food such as candy can mean you are low in chromium, sulfur, carbon or tryptophan.
The best way to overcome these issues is by eating...
4.
If you crave red meat it means you may be lacking iron and taking in spinach or, maybe supplements, can fix this problem.
5.
If you crave pizza, French fries or oily, fatty foods, you need to replenish your calcium levels.
Eat...
A lack of minerals encourages your body to crave certain foods until your mineral levels rise and then you shouldn't feel the cravings - if that was the cause.
Sometimes cravings can be brought on by emotional upsets in your life.
To avoid eating when you don't have to, follow these steps...
These foods include...
Be smart about what you put into your body and you can usually overcome any cravings.
Nobody's perfect and there will be times when you do indulge but moderation is the key.
If you follow the steps mentioned above, you should be able to manage your cravings and maintain better health, blood sugar levels and your weight.
Whether it's chocolate or candy, salted food, fried food or another food, there's a logical reason behind these cravings.
It usually means you are deficient in particular vitamins and/or minerals and because you are not really aware of that fact, you eat the foods you crave without wondering why.
Here are a few examples of foods you may crave - and what they signify...
1.
If you crave chocolate, it's usually due to a magnesium deficiency.
So choose to eat raw cacao - then you'll get the chocolate taste without the refined sugars or milk fats.
Seeds and raw nuts also contain magnesium and you can take magnesium supplements.
2.
Craving salty foods such as potato chips and salted nuts, may indicate you are low in chloride.
Sprinkle sea salt on healthier food options to help correct this issue.
3.
Craving sugary food such as candy can mean you are low in chromium, sulfur, carbon or tryptophan.
The best way to overcome these issues is by eating...
- bananas,
- apples,
- onion,
- garlic,
- spinach,
- sweet potato, and
- fresh fruit.
4.
If you crave red meat it means you may be lacking iron and taking in spinach or, maybe supplements, can fix this problem.
5.
If you crave pizza, French fries or oily, fatty foods, you need to replenish your calcium levels.
Eat...
- broccoli,
- legumes, and
- turnip greens.
A lack of minerals encourages your body to crave certain foods until your mineral levels rise and then you shouldn't feel the cravings - if that was the cause.
Sometimes cravings can be brought on by emotional upsets in your life.
To avoid eating when you don't have to, follow these steps...
- wait 15 minutes before eating whenever you feel hungry.
During this time, consider whether you are really hungry or if the hunger is to satisfy a different issue. - drink a glass of water - it's not unusual to be thirsty but mistakenly believe you are hungry.
Water will satisfy your thirst and if you do end up eating, you won't eat as much.
These foods include...
- eggs,
- avocados,
- tuna,
- chicken,
- salmon,
- broccoli,
- bananas,
- almonds,
- cashews,
- asparagus,
- brown rice,
- whole grains,
- pork, and
- dried apricots.
Be smart about what you put into your body and you can usually overcome any cravings.
Nobody's perfect and there will be times when you do indulge but moderation is the key.
If you follow the steps mentioned above, you should be able to manage your cravings and maintain better health, blood sugar levels and your weight.
