Salt Cravings and High Blood Pressure
April 25, 2007 | 3 Comments
I just read a writeup on a new study, in the British Medical Journal. It says that people who eat a salt-reduced diet are 25% to 30% less likely to develop strokes and heart attacks. Reducing sodium lowers blood pressure, and lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
The average person eats between 10 to 15 pounds of [...]
Chinese Medicine - Salt, Sour, Sugar, Bitter, Spicy Cravings
April 25, 2007 | 3 Comments
Did you know that in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the 5 tastes are very important?
If you crave certain tastes in outrageous amounts, it can be an imbalance, and can indicate a weakness in your body, or a nutritional need that is not being fulfilled.
Here is a brief outline of what you could be craving, and what [...]
Sugar Cravings and Candida Yeast
April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Did you know that if you have outrageous sugar cravings, it could be because you have Candida Yeast? Nutrition plays a very important role in reducing cravings.Candida often starts as a result of taking drugs, like antibiotics, cortisone drugs, birth control pills, etc.
Symptoms of Candida include:
1. Extreme cravings for sugar and carbs
2. Chronic fatigue - [...]
