Why Do We Crave?
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Throughout the day, most of us will tend to experience a craving at one point or another. At different times in the day, it can be different things that we crave. Why does this happen? You may not even have a sweet tooth and all the sudden you are craving a good dose of chocolate.
Cravings are another way our body tries to communicate to us that there is an imbalance. We don’t crave cookies because that will provide the nutrients that we’re lacking, it is more of a signal. So, most times when we give in to a craving we’re not left with a sense of total satisfaction. The most common cause of cravings is dehydration which often manifests itself as hunger. Next time you experience a craving, opt for a big glass of water, then wait a couple of minutes and see how you feel.
The article 5 Reasons Why We Have Cravings brings focus to some other reasons why we might be looking at that donut, or that salty snack a little more enthusiastically than usual. Click on the link above to read the whole article, but here are their main reasons:
- You’re dehydrated
- You’ve got nutritional deficiencies
- You’re hormonal
- You’ve got underlying emotional issues
- You have a yin/yang imbalance
Cravings are essentially a pathway to better health. Consider the above and maybe this will illuminate a change or imbalance in you that needs to be tended to. Cravings are a clue for a Vancouver Naturopathic Doctor to delve deeper into one (or more) of the five issues mentioned. From a naturopathic perspective, cravings can be tackled with an arsenal of treatment possibilities ranging from supplementing to counselling.
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Vancouver Naturopath Article of the Week