Causes of Common Food Cravings:
- Acid or sour- Body is full of toxins
- Alcohol- Imbalanced brain chemicals or mineral deficiencies
- Baked goods- yeast, wheat allergy, emotional, lack of love
- Beef- Body low in phosphorus
- Beverages- Phosphorus deficiency
- Bones- Calcium deficiency
- Bread- yeast infection or wheat allergy
- Caffeine- Adrenal exhaustion (needs glandulars)
- Carbohydrates- Yeast or eating triggered by specific emotions or brain hormone imbalances
- Cheese- Yeast infection, sulfite allergy (orange cheeses)
- Chemicals (gasoline fumes, chlorine or petrochemicals)- allergy
- Chalk or Plaster- Calcium deficiency
- Chocolate- Cocoa allergy, lack of love, craving more phenylethylalanine (the love hormone), hormonal imbalances
- Cold weather or prior to rain storms- Mold allergies
- Cravings, same time every day- decreased serotonin
- Cravings, about the same time each day-Cortisone cyclic rhythm changes.
- Cravings, winter months- Possible mold allergies
- Cravings, night- Allergy withdrawal signs or decreased adrenal function
- Dirt or Clay- Mineral or trace mineral deficiency
- Fatigue/Insomnia, cravings with- Low energy, adrenal exhaustion
- Feces- Cow poop, Horse poop- Enzyme deficiency or trace minerals
- Feces- Dog poop (as a dog) Improper potty training by humans
- Fish and Shrimp craving- Iodine deficiency, hypothyroidism
- Ice Cubes- Iron or B6 deficiency
- Ice Cream- Calcium deficiency, yeast
- Licorice- Salt and/or water deficiency (Licorice increases retention of water therefore leading to High Blood Pressure)
- Midnight snacks- try eating frozen foods like melon/grapefruit
- Milk- Low calcium, diminished parathyroid function, poss. yeast
- Nutritional supplements, cravings with- wrong type of supplements
- Orange Juice- Allergic addiction to same
- Pepper, Black- Chromium or chromium picolinate deficiency
- Peanut Butter- Possible mold/mildew allergies
- PMS, cravings from- Decreased progesterone, Trace mineral or vitamin deficiencies.
- Pregnancy, cravings during-Zinc deficiency
- Salt- Sodium deficiency or decreased sensitivity to salt
- Smoking, cravings with- Nicotine is suppressing insulin levels
- Soda Pop- Phosphorus, Calcium, Magnesium imbalances.
- Sugar- Corn allergy, Yeast infection
- Water- Diabetes, Addison’s disease
- Water- Craving at night- Salt deficiency (Try Celtic Sea Salt-it has way more minerals in it than any salt including the “sea salt” you see in the health food store!)
