Get your control back over food, don’t let food control you
If you suffer of that insatiable need for sweets again, or feel a big urge to snack, try out the following foods:
Craving this: | Reason is: | Restore with this: |
COMMON FOOD | ||
Cheese | Essential Fatty Acids deficiency | Omega 3′s (EPA and DHA)– Flax oil, ground flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnuts |
Calcium deficiency | Sesame seeds/ tahini, broccoli, kale, legumes, mustard and turnip greens | |
Pasta, white bread, pastries | Chromium deficiency | Onion, romaine lettuce, tomato, cinnamon, grapes, apples, sweet potato |
Bread and toast | Nitrogen deficiency | Foods containing proteins, i.e.. Green leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, grains |
Red meat | Iron deficiency | Beans, legumes, unsulphured prunes, figs+ other dried fruit, seaweed, spinach, cherries, Vitamin C for iron absorption |
Popcorn | Stress hormone fluctuations | Meditation, breathing exercises, exercise, leafy greens, vitamin B and C |
Crisps | Chloride deficiency | Celery, olives, tomato, kelp, Himalayan sea salt |
Essential Fatty Acids deficiency | Omega 3′s (EPA and DHA)– Flax oil, ground flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnuts | |
FLAVOR | ||
Burned Food | Carbon deficiency | Fresh fruits |
Acid foods | Magnesium deficiency | Raw cacao nibs/beans/powder, whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, greens, fruit |
Salty Foods | Chloride deficiency | Celery, olives, tomato, kelp, Himalayan sea salt |
Stress hormone fluctuations | Meditation, breathing exercises, exercise, leafy greens, vitamin B and C | |
SWEETS | ||
Chocolate | Magnesium deficiency | Raw cacao nibs/beans/powder, whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, greens, fruit, magnesium |
Soda, fizzy drinks | Calcium deficiency | Sesame seeds/ tahini, broccoli, kale, legumes, mustard and turnip greens |
General sweets | Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) | Fruit, high fibre foods (beans, legumes), complex carbs (grains), chromium (cinnamon) |
Tryptophan deficiency | Spirulina, pumpkin/sesame/sunflower seeds, raw cacao, oatmeal, sweet potato, spinach, raisins | |
Chromium deficiency | Onion, romaine lettuce, tomato, cinnamon, grapes, apples, sweet potato | |
Sulphur deficiency | Cruciferous vege (kale, cabbage, etc), cranberries, horseradish, asparagus, carob powder, garlic, onion | |
Phosphorus deficiency | Whole grains, pinto beans, pumpkin seeds, brazil nuts, lentils | |
STIMULANTS | ||
Coffee or black tea | Sulphur deficiency | Cruciferous vege (kale, cabbage, etc), cranberries, horseradish, asparagus, carob powder, garlic, onion |
Iron deficiency | Beans, legumes, unsulphured prunes, figs+ other dried fruit, seaweed, spinach, cherries, Vitamin C for iron absorption | |
NaCl (salt) deficiency | Himalayan or Aztecan sea salt, Apple Cider vinegar, kombucha | |
Phosphorous deficiency | Whole grains, pinto beans, pumpkin seeds, brazil nuts, lentils | |
Alcohol, recreational drugs | Calcium deficiency | Sesame seeds/ tahini, broccoli, kale, legumes, mustard and turnip greens |
Glutamine deficiency | Cabbage, beetroot, beans, spinach, parsley, vegetable juice | |
Protein deficiency | Green leafy vegetable, nuts, seeds, legumes, grains, beans | |
Potassium deficiency | Citrus fruits, bitter green leafy veg, banana, tomato, pineapple, black olives, seaweeds | |
Avenin deficiency | Oatmeal, granola, cereals, whole grains | |
Tobacco | Silicon deficiency | Horsetail herb, nuts, seeds, oats, millet, barley, onions, whole wheat, beetroot. Avoid refined starches |
Tyrosine deficiency | Fruits (esp. avocado and banana), whole grains, oats, legumes, beans, nuts, seeds, Vitamin C, vegetables | |
EATING HABITS | ||
Lack of appetite | Chloride deficiency | Celery, olives, tomato, kelp, Himalayan or Aztecan sea salt |
Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency | Whole grains, peanuts, seeds, beans, green and yellow vegetables | |
Niacin (Vitamin B3) deficiency | Peanuts, sunflower seeds, wheat bran and wheat germ | |
Manganese deficiency | Walnuts, almonds, pecans, whole grains, green leafy veges, pineapple, blueberries | |
Often overeating | Tryptophan deficiency | Spirulina, pumpkin/sesame/sunflower seeds, raw cacao, oatmeal, sweet potato, spinach, raisins |
Tyrosine deficiency | Fruits (esp. Avocado and banana), whole grains, oats, legumes, beans, nuts, seeds, Vitamin C, veges | |
Silicon deficiency | Horsetail herb, nuts, seeds, oats, millet, barley, onions, whole wheat, beetroot. Avoid refined starches | |
Often snacky | No balanced diet, missing nutrients | Do a detox, substitute junk food for healthy meals |
BIZARRE | ||
Crunching on ice | Iron deficiency | Beans, legumes, unsulphured prunes, figs+ other dried fruit, seaweed, spinach, cherries, Vitamin C for iron absorption |
Laundry starch | Iron deficiency | Beans, legumes, unsulphured prunes, figs+ other dried fruit, seaweed, spinach, cherries, Vitamin C for iron absorption |
Cigarette butts | Iron deficiency | Beans, legumes, unsulphured prunes, figs+ other dried fruit, seaweed, spinach, cherries, Vitamin C for iron absorption |
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Source: Bernard Jenson, PhD, The Chemistry of Man B. Jensen Publisher, 1983 (deficiencies linked to specific cravings and some food recommendations)
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