#FoodCravings, Are you listening to what your Body is telling you?

When your body gives you signals do you pay attention to them?  

Do you know what they are?

I am a vegan and allergic to dairy (nice right?).  I found out as an adult. I used to be sick all the time.  The copays and hospital visits were driving me crazy!! When they found out that I had sarcoidosis, through a lung biopsy - It. Changed. Everything.  On top of that they learned that multiple reactions were occurring due to an egg and dairy allergy.  Do you know how many things have dairy in it? It was even in the pills that several doctors were prescribing.  Now, I pay attention to everything.  I read the labels. I pay attention to what I put inside of my body, I know when it's lacking something.

Many times our body gives us clues to what it needs by the cravings that we get. What we have to do is think about the cravings that we want and give our body what we need, in the healthiest way possible.

• Chocolate
  • The Need: Lack of Magnesium & Copper
  • The Healthy Option:  Eat More Yellow Foods, Butternut Squash, Bananas, Apples.
    Or add Carob or Cacao to your smoothie
• Dairy
  • The Need:  Calcium
  • The Healthy Option:  Dark Leafy Greens, Almonds, White Beans, Oranges
• Nuts
  • The Need:  Protein, Fatty Acids, Healthy Sodium
  • The Healthy Option:  Unsalted Seeds
• Fried Foods
  • The Need:  Lack of Good Fats
  • The Healthy Option:  Olives, Avocados, Seeds, Healthy Oils
• Sweet/Sour
  • The Need:  Liver Congestion
  • The Healthy Option:  Add Lemon to your water
• Carbs
  • The Need:  Magnesium
  • The Healthy Option:  Spinach, Black Beans, Bananas
• Salt
  • The Need:  Healthy Sodium
  • The Healthy Option:  Himalayan Salt, Celery Juice
• Caffeine
  • The Need:  Adrenals are Exhausted
  • The Healthy Option:  Licorice Root, Vitamin B5, Vitamin C
• Ice
  • The Need: Iron Deficiency
  • The Healthy Option:  Leafy Greens

This is crazy right? Now, the goal is to keep this in sight when you get these cravings, find the healthy way to satisfy the craving. Its honestly starts with your mindset.

You make the decision to do things differently. Choose to Live.  Eat to Live.

Til next time, may your tastebuds be forever satisfied.

Que 🙂