A few years back, TV shows and movies used to portray a
pregnant woman as someone who had bizarre cravings for
things like pickles and ice cream or noodles and jelly. It
was always good for a laugh.
But seriously, food cravings are usually not a reflection
of weird food fantasies or a lack of self control. They’re
your body’s way of letting you know that something is
missing in your diet.
Unfortunately, most people reach for things like
chocolate, cookies, processed snacks, fast food, ice cream
or soda when they feel a craving because, even though
they’re the worst possible things to put in your mouth,
they quickly fill the void and they taste good.
What people don’t realize is that most “food cravings” are
NOT because you are hungry. It’s your body’s way of
letting you know you need more water–that you’re
dehydrated.
Every day you lose over 2 quarts (64 oz.) of water through
our normal bodily functions alone, so you need to take in
at least enough water to replace what you lose…plus your
body needs even more than that.
The average person doesn’t drink anywhere near 2 quarts of
water a day, so there are a lot of people walking around
dehydrated and don’t even know it.
A good guide is to drink a quart of water (32 oz.) for
every 50 pounds of bodyweight each day.
If you feel you’re craving junk food or soda, have a glass
of water first. Chances are the hunger feeling will
subside within minutes.
If you still experience cravings even after your body is
properly hydrated, that could be a sign of a vitamin or
mineral deficiency.
With the typical kind of diet that prevails in the US (and
many other countries too), millions of people are
nutritionally deficient. Here’s why:
First, processed foods (boxed, canned, and most bagged and
bottled “foods”) are so denatured and chemicalized that
even though they may have started out as real food, they
end up as anything but. As a result of the processing, the
only nutrients left are those that are sprinkled in by the
food manufacturers to make them sound “healthy.”
But since processed foods are so acidic to the body, those
added nutrients are useless because an acidic body cannot
effectively absorb vitamins and minerals.
As a result you get a nutritional deficiency.
This is really a double whammy and here’s why:
The body’s hunger signal is triggered by a need for
nutrients, not by something to fill the space. So when you
eat a processed food and wonder why you can polish off a
huge bag of chips and feel hungry again an hour later,
that’s why.
Your body isn’t getting nourished. It’s trying to tell
you to eat REAL food.
And you know what eating all those chips (or other
processed foods) leads to.
That’s right–love handles, thunder thighs and the dreaded
“cankles.”
Bad food combinations also lead to nutritional
deficiencies. Poorly combined foods cause the stomach to
overproduce acid, and the excess acid destroys some or all
of the naturally occuring nutrients in your food.
So you could have what would appear to be a healthy home-
cooked meal made from all fresh foods, but if it’s badly
combined, you’re not getting any of the nutrients (and
asking for digestive problems).
The best way to end cravings once and for all is to eat
how I show you in Great Taste No Pain.
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The GTNP manuals teach you which foods are naturally
acidic to your body, they explain what happens when
processed foods are eaten, and they show you how to
correctly combine tasty REAL foods to keep stomach acid low.
And of course, they explain how and when to add water,
which means a better hydrated, more nourished you…and NO
MORE cravings.
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To your health,
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