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Causes of Cravings
The document discusses the causes of cravings, identifying eight key factors such as emotional imbalance, hydration, and nutritional deficiencies. It emphasizes that cravings serve as messages for maintaining balance in various life areas and provides tips on healthier alternatives based on seasonal changes. Additionally, it encourages individuals to evaluate their life satisfaction to address underlying causes of cravings.
Causes of Cravings
- 1. What’s Causing YourCravings? Heidi Jones Health & Nutrition Coach
- 2. You will learn •8 causes of cravings • Identify areas of imbalance in your life
- 3. How do youview cravings?
- 4. Lack of PrimaryFood Is the biggest cause of emotional eating • Creativity • Finance • Career • Education • Health • Physical Activity • Home Cooking • Home Environment • Relationships • Social Life • Joy • Spirituality
- 5. Water *Top tip Drink aglass of water as soon as you crave something, if it subsides it means you were actually dehydrated!
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- 7. Inside Coming Out Cravingscome from foods: • that we have recently eaten • foods eaten by our ancestors • foods from our childhood * Top tip: A clever way to satisfy these cravings is to eat a healthier version
- 8. Seasonal Spring cravings Detoxifying foods Summercravings Cooling foods Autumn cravings Grounding foods Winter cravings Hot, warming foods Cravings can also be associated with the holidays
- 9. Lack of Nutrients Ifthe body has inadequate nutrients, it will produce cravings. Overall inadequate nutrition produces cravings for non-nutritional forms of energy, like caffeine.
- 10. Hormonal Fluctuating testosterone andestrogen levels may cause unique cravings.
- 11. Self-sabotage syndrome This oftenhappens from low blood sugar and may result in strong mood swings
- 12. Underlining Causes OfYour Cravings Remember: • Cravings are important messages to assist you in maintaining balance • Look at the foods, deficits and behaviors in your life that are the underlying causes of your cravings • Deconstruct you cravings by asking yourself, what does my body want and why?
- 13. Circle of Life Discoverwhich primary foods you are missing, and how to infuse joy and satisfaction into your life. What does YOUR life look like? 1. Place a dot on the line in each category to indicate your level of satisfaction within each area. Place a dot at the center of the circle to indicate dissatisfaction, or on the periphery to indicate satisfaction. Most people fall somewhere in between. (see example) 2. Connect the dots to see your Circle of Life. 3. Identify imbalances. Determine where to spend more time and energy to create balance. Example
Editor's Notes
- #4 Discuss here how the body is an amazing machine and it never makes mistakes – cravings are not a sign of weakness they are actually really important messages to assist you in maintaining balance.
- #5 Dissatisfied with a relationship inappropriate exercise routine (too much, too little, or the wrong kind), being bored, stressed, uninspired by a job, or lacking a spiritual practice may all cause emotional eating. Eating can be used as a substitute for entertainment or to fill the void of primary food.
- #6 Lack of water can send the message that you are thirsty and on the verge of dehydration Dehydration can manifest as a mild hunger, so the first thing to do when you get a craving is drink a full glass of water. Excess water can also cause cravings, so be sure that your water intake is well balanced.
- #7 Print Yin Yang lifestyle qualities page for reference Certain foods have more yin qualities (expansive), while other foods have more yang qualities (contractive)
- #8 Use example from dad
- #9 In the spring, detoxifying foods like leafy greens or citrus foods. In the summer, people crave cooling foods like fruit, raw foods, and ice cream, and in the fall people crave grounding foods like squash, onions, and nuts. Winter, many crave hot and heat-producing foods like meat, oil, and fat. Cravings can also be associated with the holidays, for foods like turkey, eggnog, or sweets.
- #10 Example: Inadequate mineral levels produce salt cravings.
- #12 We crave foods that throw us off, thus creating more cravings to balance ourselves.
- #13 Look at the foods, deficits, and behaviors in your life that are the underlying causes of your cravings. Many people view cravings as weakness, but really they are important messages meant to assist you in maintaining balance. When you experience a craving, deconstruct it. Ask yourself, what does my body want and why?
- #14 All to complete their own circle of life handout