Women's Health Decodes Your Cravings

Posted by Nadine Bells

Recently, I've been craving dark chocolate. Almost an insatiable craving. Fortunately, dark chocolate is good for the heart. Unfortunately, this "good" is recommended in small doses. I don't do small.

I came across this fascinating Women's Health article. It decodes our cravings, looking at what our bodies might be telling us when we crave salt. And then it gets fun and also looks into what the craving might say about us. I disagree with the dark-chocolate assessment. I'm hardly the life of the party. But you want to believe otherwise, I won't stop you.

A brief look at their craving decoding:

Salty:

Your body: You may be mineral deficient. Especially in the area of calcium.

You: You go with the flow.

Chocolate:

Your body: Craves the serotonin. It wants the antidepressant effects of dessert.

You: (dark) You're the life of the party; (milk) You're the quiet, introspective type.

Spicy:

Your body: You need to cool down.

You: You're a perfectionist.

Check out the rest of the article for explanations of your sweets and sweet-and-salty cravings. Do you agree with the assessments of personality?

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