By Truth | The Healers Journal
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One of the great ironies of Western/first world societies is that although obesity rates are through the roof, we are simultaneously malnourished like never before in our history. This is primarily due to the devitalization (read: removal of essential nutrients) of our foods. Processed foods still supply macronutrients our body can use for energy like protein, fat and carbohydrates, however, they severely lack micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants). Therefore they can still give us the illusion we are healthy and well while simultaneously causing us to gain weight while and leaving our bodies completely malnourished of essential daily vitamins and minerals. In this state, our bodies are essentially slowly breaking down and decaying towards increasing levels disease. I have known many people who are less than 30, overweight, malnourished and already suffering from diseases related to a poor diet such as candida, IBS, blood sugar issues and more due to the over reliance on processed foods in their diets.
The Root Cause of and Cure to Food Cravings
When our bodies are highly malnourished from the overconsumption of devitalized foods, we experience food cravings, as this is our bodies way of telling us it needs specific nutrients. If we consume whole, organic, unprocessed foods in response to these cravings, then we can begin to address these underlying deficiencies and simultaneously end or severely reduce food cravings. The problem usually occurs when people have food cravings and instead of consuming nourishing, whole foods, still choose the processed junk that they are used to, which only perpetuates the problem. If you are already eating healthy or trying to make the transition, then by using the chart below and learning what common food cravings actually translate to food/nutrient wise, you will understand exactly what your body is telling you it needs and be able to make the right choices instead of reaching for candy, chips or ice cream out of desperation (and deliciousness… although I will say that the healthier one becomes, processed foods begin to lose their appeal and taste. Eventually you can begin to taste the chemicals and preservatives, and I assure you, they do not taste good as they once did).
Adding Nutrient Dense Foods to Your Diet
One of the main things we can do to decrease or eliminate food cravings is to increase our intake of extremely nutrient dense foods. I highly recommend Hydrilla Verticillata for this purpose.
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Hydrilla is perhaps the most nutrient dense food on the planet, with incredibly high levels of essential daily nutrients such as Calcium, Iron, Vitamin A, B-Complex Vitamins (including B-12). Hydrilla will reduce food cravings and help one to lose weight as it supplies many of the essential nutrients our bodies need daily for radiant health and wellbeing. Hydrilla also has a gentle cleansing effect on the digestive tract, which helps to detox harmful substances and wastes from the body.
Food Craving Nutrition Chart
| If you crave this… | What you really need is… | And here are healthy foods that have it: |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate | Magnesium | Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits |
| Sweets | Chromium | Broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans, calves liver, chicken |
| Carbon | Fresh fruits | |
| Phosphorus | Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, grains | |
| Sulfur | Cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables, kale, cabbage | |
| Tryptophan | Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach | |
| Bread, toast | Nitrogen | High protein foods: fish, meat, nuts, beans |
| Oily snacks, fatty foods | Calcium | Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame |
| Coffee or tea | Phosphorous | Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes |
| Sulfur | Egg yolks, red peppers, muscle protein, garlic, onion, cruciferous vegetables | |
| NaCl (salt) | Sea salt, apple cider vinegar (on salad) | |
| Iron | Meat, fish and poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries | |
| Alcohol, recreational drugs | Protein | Meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, nuts |
| Avenin | Granola, oatmeal | |
| Calcium | Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame | |
| Glutamine | Supplement glutamine powder for withdrawal, raw cabbage juice | |
| Potassium | Sun-dried black olives, potato peel broth, seaweed, bitter greens | |
| Chewing ice | Iron | Meat, fish, poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries |
| Burned food | Carbon | Fresh fruits |
| Soda and other carbonated drinks | Calcium | Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame |
| Salty foods | Chloride | Raw goat milk, fish, unrefined sea salt |
| Acid foods | Magnesium | Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits |
| Preference for liquids rather than solids | Water | Flavor water with lemon or lime. You need 8 to 10 glasses per day. |
| Preference for solids rather than liquids | Water | You 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 | Manganese | Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries |
| Pre-menstrual cravings | Zinc | Red meats (especially organ meats), seafood, leafy vegetables, root vegetables |
| General overeating | Silicon | Nuts, seeds; avoid refined starches |
| Tryptophan | Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach | |
| Tyrosine | Vitamin C supplements or orange, green, red fruits and vegetables | |
| Lack of appetite | Vitamin B1 | Nuts, seeds, beans, liver and other organ meats |
| Vitamin B3 | Tuna, halibut, beef, chicken, turkey, pork, seeds and legumes | |
| Manganese | Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries | |
| Chloride | Raw goat milk, unrefined sea salt | |
| Tobacco | Silicon | Nuts, seeds; avoid refined starches |
| Tyrosine | Vitamin C supplements or orange, green and red fruits and vegetables |
