Chinese Medicine - Salt, Sour, Sugar, Bitter, Spicy Cravings

April 25, 2007

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 Chinese Medicine teaches could indicate a weakness in that area of your body:

1.  Salt Craving - kidney

2.  Sour - immune system, liver

3.  Sugar - spleen

4.  Bitter/burnt (like coffee) - endocrine, heart

5.  Spicy - lung

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

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3 Responses to “Chinese Medicine - Salt, Sour, Sugar, Bitter, Spicy Cravings”

  1. MARLA on May 20th, 2007 7:27 pm

    i have been craving water,,,can u tell me why that would be?????

  2. Diana Walker on May 26th, 2007 5:21 pm

    Hi Marla,
    Great question.
    There are 2 main reasons why you would be craving water.

    1. Exercise - if you are working out a lot, and sweating a lot, and dehydrating your body, then you could be craving water. Also, of course, if you are out in the sun or hot weather a lot.

    2. Diabetes - it would be good to check with your physician if you are excessively thirsty, because it can be a symptom of diabetes.

    We should all be drinking at least 8 cups of water a day — and often up to 16 cups of water a day.
    Oh, are you eating a lot of salty products? because that also can of course increase your thirst.
    Hope this helps, Marla!
    Diana

  3. Jessica on April 7th, 2008 2:03 am

    I have been craving very sour and spicy foods. I was diagnosed with an endocrine disease (addison’s disea). Could there be a link.

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