Sunday, June 2, 2013

Eliminate Cravings For Greater Longevity

By Frances Keith


An individual may think that he or she is too often lusting after a certain thing. Or he or she may want a thing more than is healthy. Such an individual may seek to eliminate cravings.

A craving is a forceful impulse or need that can come at strange times. They can also be aimed at strange things a person does not normally want. Or they can be directed at things that other people find unusual.

A craving can cause difficulty in day to day life. It can come in the middle of the night or in the middle of a workday. It can present itself at even more awkward moments such as during emergencies or moments of high stress.

Cravings often happen during pregnancy. Expecting mothers frequently experience them. Often they are for strange things such as hot peppers, radishes, or vinegar. Often expecting mothers experience them in combinations, such as hot peppers with yogurt or burritos and waffles. The strange, unexpected needs of expecting mothers can sound strange, but they can also represent hidden nutritional needs. For instance, a craving for hot peppers can represent a need for nitrogen or even sodium. A suddenly acquired taste for yogurt can represent a need for calcium or sugar. These urges are usually temporary and often disappear when the hidden temporary nutritional need is met.

Some individuals are affected by desires that are unhealthy. For example, a man may begin spending too much time at a tanning parlor because he desires the feeling that comes from the UV radiation. Sunlight typically stimulates a production of hormones that he may crave. Or he may need the effect the UV rays have on his circadian rhythm and biological clock. A woman may crave alcohol is she is an alcoholic. She may seek to drink booze at social functions due to stress or because of insecurity. A woman may choose to drink by herself because she is lonely and intends to experience feelings of freedom. In any case, an individual may wish to abolish his or her cravings if the cost of them starts to overshadow their benefits. If an impulse produces problems with health or financial issues, one may wish to eliminate those cravings.

A craving can be based on circumstances either physical or psychological. Physical issues can involve sickness, stress, or nutrition. Psychological issues can come out of anxiety, depression, and other problems. Eliminating a harmful craving will depend on whether the craving in question is rooted in psychological or physical circumstances.

Cravings that are physical in nature can be eliminated by dealing with those causes. If an individual eats an unhealthy diet, making that diet healthier can reduce the impulse or desire. If an individual is afflicted with a disease or disorder, getting treatment can mean managing or eliminating the impulse. If an individual is dealing with stress, reducing that stress can in effect get rid of his or her craving.

Cravings of the psychological sort can be handled by finding the psychological cause. If someone desires a certain food in order to feel comfort, finding other ways to get the same comfort can eliminate the craving. If an individual is suffering from depression and as result craves an unhealthy food or behavior, getting treatment for that depression by way of therapy or medicine can eliminate cravings.




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