Re: Sugar Cravings & Deficiency

[Guest guest]

>>>I am sure that I once read somewhere that sugar cravings are a sign of a

vitamin/mineral deficiency only I can't remember which one. Can someone please

enlighten me to what the deficiency is.<<<

With sugar, it's more a matter of having some makes you crave more. It throws

your blood-sugar and insulin out of whack. Your blood-sugar goes up after eating

sugar and other high carb foods (especially highly processed 'white' foods -

white flour products, white rice, potatoes without their skins, etc.) and you

feel pretty good for a while. Then, lots of insulin is pumped out to correct the

high blood-sugar. The blood-sugar drops rapidly and you feel like crap and want

another 'hit' of sugar to feel good again.

Removing the sugar and 'whites' from your diet, and replacing them with complex

carbs (high fibre foods) and balancing them with plenty of protein and fats to

slow the blood-sugar response, should stop the cravings. Some prefer to remove

them gradually, but others go 'cold turkey' and go through a withdrawal period

that normally lasts only a few days - commonly called the Atkins Flu. There are

some supplements out there that are said to help balance the blood-sugar/insulin

fluctuations, but I'd rather treat the cause than the symptoms.

HTH,

Tas'.

[Guest guest]

Eating too much sugar/carb can deplete you of chromium, and taking

it can help with cravings. l-glutamine is an amino acid that helps

with cravings too.

By all means treat the cause, as Tas says, but I don;t see any harm

in using whatever tools you can, in the short term, to help you get

there. EFT is also helpful, if you want to check that out

www.emofree.com

Cheers, deb

--- In , " " <parnham@w...>

wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I am sure that I once read somewhere that sugar cravings are a

sign

> of a vitamin/mineral deficiency only I can't remember which one.

> Can someone please enlighten me to what the deficiency is.

>

> Cheers,

>

> (who is about to grab another handful of Lollies - please

stop

> me

[Guest guest]

also, sugar cravings can be a sign of yeast having their way in your

body. candida love sugar, and they drive you to eat it too...

> > Hi,

> >

> > I am sure that I once read somewhere that sugar cravings are a

> sign

> > of a vitamin/mineral deficiency only I can't remember which one.

> > Can someone please enlighten me to what the deficiency is.

> >

> > Cheers,

> >

> > (who is about to grab another handful of Lollies - please

> stop

> > me

[Guest guest]

The " minerals " section in the front of NT is wonderful and the info is in

there.

Nanette