Have you ever wanted a hamburger so badly that you could not stay put until you got your hands on one? Have you experienced a chocolate craving so much so that all your thoughts throughout the day kept coming back to it? If you have, then you have experienced some serious food cravings.

Food cravings, also called selective hunger, can be tricky because, unlike normal hunger, the brain controls them. Hunger is born out of your survival mechanism; it is the body’s sign that you must feed it, and as such, the stomach controls it.

What most of us don’t know is that these food cravings are born out of nutritional deficiencies in the body. They are messages sent within the body to communicate that something is missing. For example, a craving for something sweet, such as a chocolate bar, can signify much more than just wishing to feed the palate with a sugary snack. Below, you can find some of the most common food cravings, the reason behind each, and raw foods you can eat instead.

Perhaps knowing the reason behind our cravings will not only make us understand our bodies a little more, but also help us steer our diets in a healthier direction.

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According to Western medicine, idiopathic disease is one that exists without any connection with any known cause. (Source: Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursin and Allied Health, 7th Edition, 2003). Idiopathic disease is also referred to as “mystery disease.” Doctors simply don’t know what causes the illness.

Diseases most commonly classified as idiopathic are:

• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• Seizures
• Fainting
• Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
• Parkinson’s disease
• Staph infections

Causes of Idiopathic Disease

By definition, it’s difficult to explain the causes of specific idiopathic diseases. However, if a disease as no known “connection” to another condition, one must look within themselves to see how they may have contributed to the development of the disease.

Someone who eats a diet full of processed foods, fast foods, high fat foods, high sugar foods is likely to compromise their heart health or contract diabetes.

Someone who is exposed repeatedly to dangerous chemicals (such as nail technicians or hair dressers) may experience dizziness, fainting or even seizures.

Someone who takes one or more prescription medications may actually experience side effects that are worse than the condition for which the drug was prescribed.

Simply living in the modern world can compromise health. Next time you walk into a restaurant (especially if you live in California), you may notice a sign posted by the entrance that warns visitors that the building contains substances known to the State to cause cancer or trigger birth defects.

Because so many people believe in and fear sickness and disease, they attract what they fear. Except in rare, genetic circumstances, most disease is preventable through lifestyle, diet and mind-set.

Natural Healing Solutions

You are what you see and look at, what you worry and stress about, what you constantly think about and what you believe. Truly, your thoughts create reality.

Dale Carnegie’s classic book “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living” is a good read on this subject, and so is Florence Schinn Schovel’s “The Game of Life and How to Play It.”

The conscious mind thinks about a disease and the subconscious mind works to bring the disease into physical manifestation. Whether you believe it or not, your mind is a genie bottle and will give you whatever it is you desire-consciously or subconsciously, positive or negative.

You always have a choice.

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Hypoglycemia is a condition of low blood sugar. The term is derived from the Greek words hypo, meaning “low,” glykys, meaning “sweet,” and, haima, meaning “blood.”

Blood sugar levels below 70 mg/dL is considered too low and is potentially dangerous.

Hypoglycemia is denoted by a less than normal amount of glucose in the blood, usually caused by administration of excessive insulin, excessive secretion of insulin by the islet cells of the pancreas.

If too much insulin is secreted, the result is hypoglycemia. If too little insulin is secreted, the result is hyperglycemia. If no insulin is secreted, the result is diabetes.

Causes and Risk Factors

Hypoglycemia can be caused by:

• Diet
• Digestive issues
• Pancreatic issues
• Hormonal issues

Anyone can experience hypoglycemia, but diabetics have to be especially careful to properly manage their blood sugar levels.

Symptoms

Some of the medical signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia include:

• Headache
• blurred vision
• dizziness
• fatigue
• numbness
• convulsions
• palpitation
• fainting spells
• confusion
• perspiration
• weakness
• nervousness
• night sweats
• depression
• cravings for sweets/sugar
• swollen feet
• constant hunger
• insomnia
• pain in certain parts of the body (mainly the eyes), and
• trembling

Natural Healing Solutions

Herbs that maintain the proper health of the pancreas include:

• Cinnamon
• Devil’s Club
• Stevia
• Gymnema Sylvestre
• Lycii Fruit
• Nettle
• Guave Leaf
• Fenugreek
• Neem
• Kudzu
• Bilberry
• Cerasee
• Goldenseal
• Fringetree Bark
• Elecampane
• Moringa (Karela) Seed

Dietary Intervention

Hypoglycemia is a degenerative disease, which means it is diet-based. Poor, deficient, or inadequate diet is the primary cause of hypoglycemia.

A diet high in consumption of refined carbohydrates, various refined sugars (sucrose, sugar cane crystals, etc.), alcohol, and caffeine (chocolate, coffee, soft drinks, etc.) will greatly sabotage the proper function of the pancreas, which can lead to hypoglycemia.

Dherbs Solutions

Dherbs.com products that can help include:

• Pancreas Formula
• Circulation Aid
• Sugar Control
• Pancreas Aid
• Electric Greens Combo

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It is normal while performing Dherbs Pancreas Cleanse to experience irregular blood glucose (sugar) levels. The body is merely attempting to regulate itself, including blood sugar levels. The cleanse is a way to regulate, stabilize, and normalize body functions. The end result is a more balanced body, inside and out.

The pancreas and liver work together in the body to balance blood sugar. When either organ isn’t functioning properly, blood sugar levels can become imbalanced. Some signs that can indicate high blood sugar include:

• Night sweats
• Excess thirst
• General fatigue
• Cravings for sweets

Signs of low blood sugar levels are:

• Dizziness when suddenly standing
• Sugar cravings
• Headaches
• Shakiness, jitteriness
• Tired or weak feeling is you skip a meal
• A need to drink coffee in the morning
• Impatient or nervous mood
• Poor memory
• Poor concentration

Some days your blood sugar may be higher than others. This is generally a result of diet. Foods containing sugars, whether natural or unnatural, can spike your blood sugar.

The reason even natural sugars may cause issues with blood sugar levels is due to the fact that the body has been exposed to unnatural sugars for years. Unnatural sugars include:

• White table sugar
• Saccharin products
• Aspartame products

The body can become confused when it is given a mixture of natural and unnatural sugars.

If during the cleanse, blood sugar levels are higher than normal, it could be beneficial to cut out all sugars, natural and unnatural. Give the body a period of time to recover and eliminate from the unnatural sugars. After 7-10 days, the body should be cleansed of all sugars and at that time, natural sugars can be reintroduced.

Eliminating fruit from your diet for the first 9 days of the Pancreas Cleanse can be a great way to avoid any blood sugar spikes. After that period of time, feel free to reintroduce fruit in a moderate amount for the remainder of the cleanse.

Herbs That Naturally Stabilize Blood Sugar Levels

As a way to normalize blood sugar levels, Dherbs has created a tea called Sugar Buster Tea. Simply drink one cup 2-3 times per day to keep sugar levels at a normal state.

There are various other herbs that promote stable blood sugar levels and overall health. These herbs can be made into teas and consumed daily. Feel free to drink these herbal teas during the Pancreas Cleanse or any other Dherbs cleanses. These herbs include:

• Gymnema sylvestre
• Licorice Root
• Jambul Seed
• Bilberry (Blueberry leaf)
• Guava Leaf

There are some natural sugars that can be consumed in place of the unnatural sugars listed earlier in this article. These sugars will not affect conditions of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. Some great examples include:

• Fructose (found in fruit)
• Stevia leaf
• Maple syrup (Grade B or C)
• Agave nectar

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Sugar addiction is a major problem in the U.S.

The term ‘sugar’ is a general one. Today, there are numerous umbrella terms to identify sugar. However, we must not forget that Nature produces sugar (true fructose). The sugars or sweeteners Nature provides are not harmful because they are balanced sugars – balanced with nutrients! Mother’s milk or breast milk is sweet, but it contains nutrients and thus is balanced. Same thing with maple syrup – it contains balanced nutrients.

Sugar is really not the problem. It is unstable and isolated sugars that are man-made, processed or refined that are problematic. During sugar’s processing, it turns from a sticky black substance to a clear juice that is heated to remove impurities and after this process it is then bleached ‘white’ with chemicals.

More than 70% of the sugars we consume are hidden in the foods we eat and beverages we drink. The types of sugar that is doing the serious harm our health are known as:

• Sucrose
• Glucose
• Dextrose
• Maltose
• Brown sugar
• Malitol
• Isomol
• Sorbitol
• Mannitol
• Xylitol
• Corn syrup
• High fructose corn syrup
• Fructose
• Cane sugar
• Turbinado sugar
• Sugar cane crystals (or cane crystals)
• Evaporated cane juice
• Succinate
• Demerara sugar
• Natural milled cane sugar
• Dried cane juice
• Granulated cane juice
• Milled cane sugar
• Plantation white sugar
• Raw cane juice
• Molasses
• Muscovado sugar
• Unrefined cane sugar
• Barley malt
• Rice syrup
• Fruit juice concentrate
• Granular fruit sugar
• Aspartame
• Saccharin
• NutraSweet
• Sweet N’ Low
• Equal
• Yellow-D sugar.

According to the Agricultural Marketing Research Center, most refined sugar comes from sugar beets and sugar cane. Roughly 75% of sugar comes from sugar cane, about 23.5% comes from sugar beet production, and the remaining come from sources like corn, corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup.

Sugar is EVERYWHERE!

A 2009 US News Health report revealed that sugar-bingeing plays a major role in metabolic changes in the American population and in the exploding obesity rates. In part, here’s what the report found:

“Added sugars, which are sprinkled on and processed into packaged foods and beverages, have become all too common in the American diet, says the American Heart Association. The group argues that sugar bingeing is helping drive the uptick in metabolic changes in the American population, including the exploding obesity rate, and has now recommended an upper limit on daily consumption. Women should consume no more than 100 calories per day of added sugars, and men should not top 150 calories per day. One 12-ounce can contains about 8 teaspoons or about 33 grams of added sugar, which equals approximately 130 calories. One gram of sugar serves up 4 calories, according to the American Dietetic Association. With math like that, it’s not surprising that the average American rings up an average of 22.2 teaspoons, or 355 calories per day, of added sugars, mostly from sugar-sweetened beverages. But those who shun sweet-tasting drinks are not off the hook. Part of the challenge of avoiding added sugars, argues the AHA, is that they have become far more prevalent over time; the amount of added sugars in Americans’ food options increased 19 percent between 1970 and 2005.”

Sugar and Disease

Sugar plays a role in a host of diseases. In fact, diabetes used to be called ‘sugar diabetes.’ Sugar is also implicated in heart disease, candida albicans, kidney failure, cancer, tooth decay, pancreas disorders, obesity, excess and unhealthy weight gain, neurological disorders, menstrual complaints, glaucoma, hypoglycemia, mood swings, depression, and headaches.

Healing Sugar Addiction Naturally

When we consume sugar, the body goes into overdrive because sugar contains little to no nutrition. It is a simple carbohydrate.

When we consume sugar (especially simple sugars), it greatly taxes the body. The body uses stored nutrition in our bodies to process the sugar. In effect, sugar (regardless of whether it’s natural or man-made) robs our body of nutrition.

To overcome or heal from sugar addiction, the body needs nutrition: minerals, trace elements, vitamins and B-vitamins, amino acids (protein), and essential fatty acids and the best sources of these vital nutrients are live foods, living foods (raw foods), especially fruits and vegetables.

Incorporate more live foods into your daily diet. Drink vegetable juice as much as you can. Vegetable juice is 100% liquid nutrition, especially if the veggies are organic.

Always opt for complex sugars over simple sugars.

There are also herbs that can assist with naturally kicking the sugar habit. These herbs include Gymnema sylvestre, Stevia, Licorice Root, Cinnamon, Jambul Seed, Bilberry leaf, and Guava Leaf. These herbs are useful for healing problems of obesity and pancreas complaints (i.e. diabetes and hypoglycemia).

Gymnema sylvestre (also known as ‘Gurmar’), which literally means “Destroyer of Sugar“is also known to be very helpful in breaking a sugar addiction. Licorice root is an effective herb to help regulate blood sugar levels. It has a mildly natural sweet taste. Jambul seed is effective in reducing the amount of sugar in the urine.

Healthy Sugar Alternatives

There are also natural sugar alternatives (natural sweeteners) available today, including:

• Maple syrup contains a moderate amount of nutrients that make maple syrup very beneficial for health purposes.
• Stevia (Stevia raubadiana), a plant, is 200 times naturally sweeter than sugar and without the adverse side effects of sugar (sucrose, white table sugar). Stevia works best in tea compounds and gives herbal teas a naturally sweet taste.
• Agave nectar is 1.4 to 1.6 times sweeter than traditional sugar. It’s extracted from several species of the agave plant (the same plant that produces tequila). It’s an excellent vegan alternative to honey when cooking.

Satisfy Cravings Naturally

If you have a craving for sugar or something sweet, consider something naturally given or provided for in Nature and that has not been refined or processed by man; or if it has been processed by man (into a product) make sure it still contains nutrients for purposes of nutrition.

Here is a list of naturally sweet foods that can suffice a sugar craving:

• Raisins
• Black currants
• Figs
• Dates
• Most raw fruit: i.e. banana, watermelon, orange, peach, mango, etc.
• Dried fruit (unsulfured)
• Carob

Dherbs Solutions

Dherbs products that are helpful to people trying to stop sugar addiction:

• Full Body Cleanse
• Sugar Formula
• Pancreas Aid
• Electric Greens Combo

This article is compliments of Dherbs.com.

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